Thread: Western Digital releases their new 2TB Capacity AV-GP Hard Disk

As due to the rising demand for more capacity storage which continues to increase due to large multimedia file applications, which includes HD video, The WD has expanded its WD AV-GP line to almost 2 TB capacities, and it is the industry’s largest available drive till now. According to Western Digital, the GreenPower Technology provides cooler and quieter operation and consumes very low power almost about 40 % as compared to other average drives in their respective classes.


As the user need a hard disk which consumes very less power and produce less heat and even spin very quietly. As the hard drive meets the needs of the users in the market wich includes higher consistency, complete compatible with all the system and low consumption and has the capacity to store numerous audio or video files depending on the storage capacity of the drive as it was said by the Director –Sales of Western Digital

Some features of this hard drive are as follow:
The Hard Drive has been designed to operate even in high temperature when they are used for long working hour as the noise level has been minimized to less than 1db below the limit of human hearing as the new feature like IntelliPark is designed as it reduces the power consumption by automatically unloads the heads in idle time to reduce power consumption the improved durability in worst environment condition where due to extreme transportation and handling occurs.

They have been tested to be compatible with wide range of AV products including set-top boxes, DVD recorders and normal surveillance system.

Features named as SilkStream is being intended to deliver smooth continuous digital video playback up to 12 immediate HD streams. It’s even support the ATA streaming command so the CE users can use the normal streaming management and also error recovery options. The drive arm often sweep crosswise the platters (disk) to reduce rough wear and tear on the drive surface frequent to audio video streaming applications. The Hard Drive is available with selected Western Digital distributors worldwide.