@JordanLund absolutely! This is a huge miss from TAPO to stick with 2.5". Part of it might have been to keep the unit small, but from a consumer budget perspective, looking at the compatibility list, that 8TB Samsung is hovering around $750. Also, these SSDs are not built for constant read/write. That is why you hardly find any surveillance-grade SSDs in 2.5.

I can get a 16TB Seagate Skyhawk, built for surveillance, for under $400. I hope they upgrade this unit, or its replacement includes 3.5" form factor.