Western Digital Adds 2TB HDD for AV/Surveillance Market

From DailyTech: Hard drives are found inside a litany of devices today from notebooks and netbooks to MP3 players and DVRs. One thing that every industry has a need for is higher storage capacities, less power consumption and better performance.

Western Digital (WD) has announced a new hard drive aimed at the surveillance and video market that has 2TB of storage space. The 2TB AV-GP drive takes advantage of Western Digital's WD GreenPower Technology for cooler and quieter operation while consuming less power. Power consumption from the drive is reduced by 40% over standard drives making it ideal for use in DVRs, media centers, and media servers claims WD.

"Our consumer electronics customers require hard drives that consume less power, generate less heat and operate quietly," said Jim Welsh, senior vice president and general manager of WD's branded products and consumer electronics groups. "Audio and video recording applications, such as DVRs, media servers, media centers and mainstream surveillance systems, often demand 24x7 operation from hard drives. Our drives meet the demanding requirements of these markets including higher reliability, universal compatibility, low power consumption and the ability to simultaneously record multiple audio and/or high-definition video streams."

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