See More. Store More. Optimised for DVRs and NVRs SkyHawk surveillance drives are tuned for 247 workloads in capacities up to 10TB. Equipped with enhanced ImagePerfect firmware SkyHawk helps to minimise dropped frames and downtime with a workload rating 3 that of a desktop drive and is ready to record up to 90% of the time while supporting up to 64 HD cameras.
See More. Store More. Optimised for DVRs and NVRs SkyHawk surveillance drives are tuned for 247 workloads in capacities up to 10TB. Equipped with enhanced ImagePerfect firmware SkyHawk helps to minimise dropped frames and downtime with a workload rating 3 that of a desktop drive and is ready to record up to 90% of the time while supporting up to 64 HD cameras.
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The lowest price for Seagate (ST8000VE000) 8TB Skyhawk AI Surveillance 3.5" Hard Drive right now is $656.66 at eBay.com.au.
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Prices last updated 14 Sept 2026.
Seagate (ST8000VE000) 8TB Skyhawk AI Surveillance 3.5" Hard Drive
See More. Store More. Optimised for DVRs and NVRs SkyHawk surveillance drives are tuned for 247 workloads in capacities up to 10TB. Equipped with enhanced ImagePerfect firmware SkyHawk helps to minimise dropped frames and downtime with a workload rating 3 that of a desktop drive and is ready to record up to 90% of the time while supporting up to 64 HD cameras.
See More. Store More. Optimised for DVRs and NVRs SkyHawk surveillance drives are tuned for 247 workloads in capacities up to 10TB. Equipped with enhanced ImagePerfect firmware SkyHawk helps to minimise dropped frames and downtime with a workload rating 3 that of a desktop drive and is ready to record up to 90% of the time while supporting up to 64 HD cameras.
Last updated at 14/09/2026 04:17:25
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originally posted on amcrest.com
This drive as advertised is clearly a bait and switch. Do YOUR RESEARCH! The model number listed is NOT a surveillance model. You can find this out easily enough just looking it up. The actual specs for that model are NOWHERE NEAR the specs advertised here. Now... How do I know Amcrest is ripping off consumers? Because I did NOT bother to research this company as well as I should have and believed they would actually ship as advertised. What did I receive? That's the right model NUMBER, but the drive is definitely NOT a surveillance grade. When I took the time to research that model number at SEAGATE's website, I found out the truth. Amcrest claims to be selling you a surveillance grade drive, custom-built for surveillance applications with maximum 180TB/year ... MoreThis drive as advertised is clearly a bait and switch. Do YOUR RESEARCH! The model number listed is NOT a surveillance model. You can find this out easily enough just looking it up. The actual specs for that model are NOWHERE NEAR the specs advertised here. Now... How do I know Amcrest is ripping off consumers? Because I did NOT bother to research this company as well as I should have and believed they would actually ship as advertised. What did I receive? That's the right model NUMBER, but the drive is definitely NOT a surveillance grade. When I took the time to research that model number at SEAGATE's website, I found out the truth. Amcrest claims to be selling you a surveillance grade drive, custom-built for surveillance applications with maximum 180TB/year workload rating. That is three times the workload rating of desktop drives, making them reliable performing in write-intensive surveillance systems. But when you look at the specs based on Seagate model number, there is NO reference to it being a surveillance model AND the maximum workload per year is less than 55. So according to Amcrest's statement, you can readily expect this drive to fail in less than a year! On top of that you can purchase this cheap basic drive anywhere else for $99 retail. DONT BE A SUCKER!
originally posted on neweggbusiness.com
I would recommend this hard drive to anyone who wants a 7200 RPM hard drive for the speed. I think the Quality, Durability and storage is excellent. I will keep on buying these drives when I need to upgrade or add to my storage for more total data for computers or my surveillance system. This is a great drive for my needs.
originally posted on shop.bt.com
Pros: The packaging was impressive: no plastics, but recyclable cardboard in an intricate form that protected the drives well. The drives themselves were well finished, screw threads clean and free of swarf, all excellent. I've only had them for a few months, but they have been quiet and fault free.Cons: I changed policy from 7,200 drives to these. The difference in speed is not noticeable in normal use, but it certainly was when transferring 2TB data to each one. Faster NAS drives would be something to look forward to in future.
| General | |
| Device Type | Hard drive - internal |
| Capacity | 8 TB |
| Form Factor | 3.5" |
| Interface | SATA 6Gb/s |
Seagate 8tb Skyhawk Ai Surveillance Hard Disk Drive Hd8tbsa
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Seagate 8tb Skyhawk Surveillance Hard Disk Drive Hd8tbsv
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This drive as advertised is clearly a bait and switch. Do YOUR RESEARCH! The model number listed is NOT a surveillance model. You can find this out easily enough just looking it up. The actual specs for that model are NOWHERE NEAR the specs advertised here. Now... How do I know Amcrest is ripping off consumers? Because I did NOT bother to research this company as well as I should have and believed they would actually ship as advertised. What did I receive? That's the right model NUMBER, but the drive is definitely NOT a surveillance grade. When I took the time to research that model number at SEAGATE's website, I found out the truth. Amcrest claims to be selling you a surveillance grade drive, custom-built for surveillance applications with maximum 180TB/year ... MoreThis drive as advertised is clearly a bait and switch. Do YOUR RESEARCH! The model number listed is NOT a surveillance model. You can find this out easily enough just looking it up. The actual specs for that model are NOWHERE NEAR the specs advertised here. Now... How do I know Amcrest is ripping off consumers? Because I did NOT bother to research this company as well as I should have and believed they would actually ship as advertised. What did I receive? That's the right model NUMBER, but the drive is definitely NOT a surveillance grade. When I took the time to research that model number at SEAGATE's website, I found out the truth. Amcrest claims to be selling you a surveillance grade drive, custom-built for surveillance applications with maximum 180TB/year workload rating. That is three times the workload rating of desktop drives, making them reliable performing in write-intensive surveillance systems. But when you look at the specs based on Seagate model number, there is NO reference to it being a surveillance model AND the maximum workload per year is less than 55. So according to Amcrest's statement, you can readily expect this drive to fail in less than a year! On top of that you can purchase this cheap basic drive anywhere else for $99 retail. DONT BE A SUCKER!
I would recommend this hard drive to anyone who wants a 7200 RPM hard drive for the speed. I think the Quality, Durability and storage is excellent. I will keep on buying these drives when I need to upgrade or add to my storage for more total data for computers or my surveillance system. This is a great drive for my needs.
Pros: The packaging was impressive: no plastics, but recyclable cardboard in an intricate form that protected the drives well. The drives themselves were well finished, screw threads clean and free of swarf, all excellent. I've only had them for a few months, but they have been quiet and fault free.Cons: I changed policy from 7,200 drives to these. The difference in speed is not noticeable in normal use, but it certainly was when transferring 2TB data to each one. Faster NAS drives would be something to look forward to in future.
If you need space for video recording these seem to be designed well for that purpose.My drive came in just an anti-static bag (no retail packaging). I have no idea if this is intended as the person on duty for live chat was unable to tell me. If this is important to you, I'd confirm it before ordering. That being said... It's a hard drive. If it is intended to come in bulk style packaging, it's not really that big a deal.I've been sitting about a foot from this drive. I can hear it, but I don't notice it unless I'm thinking about it. I didn't expect it to be that quite under load. So, that's good. This is a drive bay serving only one drive..... So, If you're doing an entire array of drives, your milage may vary.The only reasons I didn't give it 5 stars is ... MoreIf you need space for video recording these seem to be designed well for that purpose.My drive came in just an anti-static bag (no retail packaging). I have no idea if this is intended as the person on duty for live chat was unable to tell me. If this is important to you, I'd confirm it before ordering. That being said... It's a hard drive. If it is intended to come in bulk style packaging, it's not really that big a deal.I've been sitting about a foot from this drive. I can hear it, but I don't notice it unless I'm thinking about it. I didn't expect it to be that quite under load. So, that's good. This is a drive bay serving only one drive..... So, If you're doing an entire array of drives, your milage may vary.The only reasons I didn't give it 5 stars is because:a.) Uncertainty of packagingb.) The true test of a HD is longevity & it hasn't been that long yet.
Pros: Great drive, very fast transfer speeds in both read and write and cost effective for the capacity.Cons: Enterprise/NAS drives are much louder than standard consumer drives which can be a small annoyance when installed in a desktop computer. However this is a trade off for the capacity and performance.
Pros: It arrived in one piece and reasonably quickly.Cons: I bought two. One open box and one brand new. Open box one was cheaper and works fine. Brand new one was faulty immediately. It is to be replaced but this process is so far taking quite some time.
Pros: Seagate Hard Drives, the best option in my opinion. Reliability, performance and quality are fantastic.
Pros: Ability to get up and running fairly quickly and easily but takes a while longer to understand and set up more complex reqiuerements.Cons: CPU processor for DS218 is underpowered for video resulting in juddery playback on some videos.
Pros: NAS seems faster to me than previous 5TB Red (but then again maybe I'm just wishing it to be faster). Its fast, huge and should be reliable. Oh and it's a disk drive, what else do you want ?Cons: 10TB still too expensive for an amateur but 8TB coming down in price as these things always do (early 2017). Had to doctor my Synology NAS disk tray to accommodate the drive - the central screw hole + certain indentations required by the disk tray are missing on this (super high capacity) disk design. After removal of the tray lugs there are now just 4 screw mounting points albeit they have high quality rubber shock absorbers. All seems secure but disk mounting is important in a high capacity NAS. Easy enough to fix but if you're less mechanically minded then this ... MorePros: NAS seems faster to me than previous 5TB Red (but then again maybe I'm just wishing it to be faster). Its fast, huge and should be reliable. Oh and it's a disk drive, what else do you want ?Cons: 10TB still too expensive for an amateur but 8TB coming down in price as these things always do (early 2017). Had to doctor my Synology NAS disk tray to accommodate the drive - the central screw hole + certain indentations required by the disk tray are missing on this (super high capacity) disk design. After removal of the tray lugs there are now just 4 screw mounting points albeit they have high quality rubber shock absorbers. All seems secure but disk mounting is important in a high capacity NAS. Easy enough to fix but if you're less mechanically minded then this might tax your grey matter.
Works great in my Synology NAS setup in a Volume with only my Surveillance system and cameras recording to these drives. This drive is built for surveillance use and is geared to write more than read don't expect it to be fast at read if you use it for something other than its intended purpose. Takes a longer time to rebuild or expand a Synology SHR Raid to the drive due to the read speeds. You see it max out the drive on reads before the drive that is writing max's out. This drive it is highly suggested you use it for its intended purpose and don't put normal data on it.
| General | |
| Device Type | Hard drive - internal |
| Capacity | 8 TB |
| Form Factor | 3.5" |
| Interface | SATA 6Gb/s |
