Western Digital Introduces 3TB SATA Hard Drives for AV Platforms

Western Digital Introduces 3TB SATA Hard Drives for AV Platforms

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - Western Digital announced the addition of 2.5TB and 3TB versions to its family of WD AV-GP SATA hard drives, serving the audio-video (AV) market. Shipping immediately, the 2.5TB and 3TB capacity, 3.5-inch, WD AV-GP hard drives offer 24 x 7 reliability, low power consumption and unrivalled storage capacity for storage-intensive AV applications such as digital video recorders, video surveillance, single-drive media servers and external multimedia storage.

The WD AV-GP family of drives delivers 24 x 7 reliability along with power-saving WD GreenPower Technology. The WD AV-GP drives are field tested to have a 1 million hour MTBF rating. Drives with capacities in excess of 2.19TB currently present barriers for certain PC hardware, firmware and software. For example, drives larger than 2.19TB are not supported by systems running Windows XP; and systems with 32-bit versions of Windows Vista or Windows 7 relegate drives larger than 2.19TB to be used as secondary drives. Thus, it is important to review existing PC specifications prior to installation of either the 2.5TB or 3TB WD AV-GP drives. More information on navigating the 2.19TB drive barrier is available from a new WD whitepaper, at: http://avlargecapacitydrives.com/.

Price and Availability

The WD AV-GP 2.5TB (model number WD25EURS) and 3TB (model number WD30EURS) hard drives are available now in the U.S. at select resellers and distributors. MSRP for the WD AV-GP 2.5TB hard drive is $159.99 USD and the 3TB hard drive is $179.99 USD. WD AV-GP hard drives are covered by a three-year limited warranty. More information about the WD AV-GP 2.5TB and 3TB hard drives may be found on the company's website at: http://wdc.com/en/products/internal/av/.