These drives are brand new. We purchased them, opened the boxes and then realized they were not the correct model for our recorder. They will come in the 4 TB boxes, but what you were receiving is the actual 2 TB unit shown in the picture.

The New 2TB WD Western Digital Hard Drive in Purple (WD20PURZ SC HA500) is a reliable internal hard disk drive with a storage capacity of 2TB. This 3.5-inch drive features a SATA III interface, 64MB cache, and is designed for HDDs. With a manufacturer's warranty of 3 years, this hard drive offers fast data transfer speeds and is ideal for use in computers, laptops, and other storage-intensive applications.