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{{infobox hard drive product family
{{infobox hard drive product family
|image1 = WDC WD1600AVJS-63WNA0 top-down view.jpg
|image1 = WDC WD1600AVJS-63WNA0 top-down view.jpg
|caption1 = Top-down view of a WD1600AVJS-63WNA0 drive, an example of an AV family member.
|caption1 = Top lid of a WD1600AVJS-63WNA0 drive, an example of an AV family member.
|image2 = WDC WD1600AVJS-63WNA0 CDI SMART printout.png
|image2 = WDC WD1600AVJS-63WNA0 CDI SMART printout.png
|caption2 = CrystalDiskInfo printout of SMART attributes of a WD1600AVJS-63WNA0 drive, an example of an AV family member.
|caption2 = CrystalDiskInfo printout of SMART attributes of a WD1600AVJS-63WNA0 drive, an example of an AV family member.
|manufacturer = [[Western Digital]]
|manufacturer = [[Western Digital]]
|purpose = stb
|form_factor = 3.5"
|form_factor = 3.5"
|z-height = 26.1 mm
|z-height = 26.1
|speed = 7,200
|speed = 7,200
|af = No
|af = No
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|successor = [[Western Digital AV-GP|AV-GP]]
|successor = [[Western Digital AV-GP|AV-GP]]
}}
}}
 
'''Western Digital AV''' was a hard drive family created by [[Western Digital]]. It was a variant of Caviar SE and Blue, designed for consumer electronics DVRs. It competed with various Hitachi CinemaStar 7K and Samsung Spinpoint -CE suffix families, as well as [[Seagate DB35]]. It was replaced by the [[Western Digital AV-GP|AV-GP]] line, originally a 5,400 RPM alternative to this family, but surpassed its original as DVRs moved rapidly towards 5,400 RPM spindles as opposed to the less power efficient, needlessly performant 7,200 RPM class.
'''Western Digital AV''' was a hard drive family created by [[Western Digital]]. It was a variant of Caviar SE and Blue, designed for consumer electronics DVRs. It was replaced by the [[Western Digital AV-GP|AV-GP]] line, originally a 5,400 RPM alternative to this family.


==History==
==History==
The AV family was originally released in 2007, along with the Sequoia and Tornado family versions of Caviar. The AV family were binned versions of Caviar, Caviar SE and later Blue drives. The last model was released in around 2012, this category of 7,200 RPM drives being made obsolete by DVRs moving towards 5,400 RPM alternatives such as WD's own AV-GP.
The AV family was originally released in 2007, along with the Sequoia and Tornado family versions of Caviar. The AV family were binned versions of Caviar, Caviar SE and later Caviar Blue drives. The last model was released in around 2012, this category of 7,200 RPM drives being made obsolete by DVRs moving towards 5,400 RPM alternatives such as WD's own AV-GP.


==Products==
==Products==
===Sequoia/Tornado family (160 GB/platter)===
{| class="wikitable sortable" summary="List of Western Digital AV models.""
*[[WDC WD1600AVJS-xxWNAx]]
|-
! Model || Codename || Capacity (GB) || Density (GB/platter) || Interface || Cache (MiB) || Year released || Year discontinued
|-
|[[WDC WD800AVBB-xxSYAx]]
|[[:Category:Western Digital Marvell Sequoia|Sequoia]]
|80
|160
|PATA (100 MB/s)
|2
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD800AVJS-xxSWAx]]
|Sequoia
|80
|160
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|2
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD800AVJS-xxN9Ax]]
|[[:Category:Western Digital Marvell Pinclite|Pinclite]]
|80
|320
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|8
|2009
|2011
|-
|[[WDC WD1600AVBB-xxSYAx]]
|Sequoia
|160
|160
|PATA (100 MB/s)
|2
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD1600AVBS-xxSVAx]]
|Sequoia
|160
|160
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|2
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD1600AVJB-xxSZAx]]
|Sequoia
|160
|160
|PATA (100 MB/s)
|8
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD1600AVJB-xxWTAx]]
|[[:Category:Western Digital Marvell Sequoia PMR|Sequoia PMR]]
|160
|160
|PATA (100 MB/s)
|8
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD1600AVJB-xxJ5Ax]]
|[[:Category:Western Digital Marvell Pinclite PA|Pinclite PA]]
|160
|320
|PATA (100 MB/s)
|8
|2009
|2011
|-
|[[WDC WD1600AVJS-xxSWAx]]
|Sequoia
|160
|160
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|2
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD1600AVJS-xxWNAx]]
|Sequoia PMR
|160
|160
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|8
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD1600AVKX-xx5FYx]]
|[[:Category:Western Digital Marvell Tahoe LT|Tahoe LT]]
|160
|500
|SATA 3.0 (600 MB/s)
|16
|2012
|2012
|-
|[[WDC WD2500AVBB-xxUCAx]]
|[[:Category:Western Digital Marvell Tornado PATA|Tornado PATA]]
|250
|167
|PATA (100 MB/s)
|2
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD2500AVBS-xxTAAx]]
|[[:Category:Western Digital Marvell Tornado|Tornado]]
|250
|167
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|2
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD2500AVJB-xxWKAx]]
|[[:Category:Western Digital Marvell Tornado 2PMR|Tornado 2PMR]]
|250
|167
|PATA (100 MB/s)
|8
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD2500AVJB-xxJ5Ax]]
|Pinclite PA
|250
|320
|PATA (100 MB/s)
|8
|2009
|2011
|-
|[[WDC WD2500AVJS-xxTBAx]]
|Tornado
|250
|160
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|8
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD2500AVJS-xxWDAx]]
|[[:Category:Western Digital Marvell Tornado 2D|Tornado 2D]]
|250
|160
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|8
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD2500AVJS-xxB6Ax]]
|Pinnacle
|250
|320
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|8
|2009
|2011
|-
|[[WDC WD2500AVJS-xxN9Ax]]
|Pinclite
|250
|320
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|8
|2009
|2011
|-
|[[WDC WD2500AVKX-xx5FYx]]
|Tahoe LT
|250
|500
|SATA 3.0 (600 MB/s)
|16
|2012
|2012
|-
|[[WDC WD3200AVBB-xxUCAx]]
|Tornado PATA
|320
|160
|PATA (100 MB/s)
|2
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD3200AVBS-xxTAAx]]
|Tornado
|320
|160
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|2
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD3200AVJB-xxWKAx]]
|Tornado 2PMR
|320
|160
|PATA (100 MB/s)
|8
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD3200AVJB-xxJ5Ax]]
|Pinclite PA
|250
|320
|PATA (100 MB/s)
|8
|2009
|2011
|-
|[[WDC WD3200AVJS-xxTBAx]]
|Tornado
|320
|160
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|8
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD3200AVJS-xxWDAx]]
|Tornado 2D
|320
|160
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|8
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD3200AVJS-xxB6Ax]]
|Pinnacle
|320
|320
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|8
|2009
|2011
|-
|[[WDC WD3200AVJS-xxN9Ax]]
|Pinclite
|320
|320
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|8
|2009
|2011
|-
|[[WDC WD3200AVKX-xx5FYx]]
|Tahoe LT
|320
|500
|SATA 3.0 (600 MB/s)
|16
|2012
|2012
|-
|[[WDC WD5000AVBS-xxTPAx]]
|Tornado
|500
|167
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|2
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD5000AVJB-xxYUAx]]
|Tornado 2PMR
|500
|167
|PATA (100 MB/s)
|8
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD5000AVJB-xxJ1Ax]]
|[[:Category:Western Digital Marvell Atlantis PATA|Atlantis PATA]]
|500
|333
|PATA (100 MB/s)
|8
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD5000AVJS-xxTRAx]]
|Tornado
|500
|333
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|8
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD5000AVJS-xxYJAx]]
|[[:Category:Western Digital Marvell Tornado 2R|Tornado 2R]]
|500
|167
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|8
|2007
|2009
|-
|[[WDC WD5000AVJS-xxB0Bx]]
|Atlantis RE?
|500
|333
|SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s)
|8
|2009
|2011
|-
|[[WDC WD5000AVKX-xx5FYx]]
|Tahoe LT
|500
|500
|SATA 3.0 (600 MB/s)
|16
|2012
|2012
|}
 
==Trivia==
*The AV family was the first specialty hard drive family released by Western Digital, not counting server class families such as [[Western Digital Re]].
*Curiously, the Tahoe LT family AV models were only sold with Caviar Blue branding, despite datasheets clearly indicating otherwise.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 23:02, 24 September 2024

Western Digital AV was a hard drive family created by Western Digital. It was a variant of Caviar SE and Blue, designed for consumer electronics DVRs. It competed with various Hitachi CinemaStar 7K and Samsung Spinpoint -CE suffix families, as well as Seagate DB35. It was replaced by the AV-GP line, originally a 5,400 RPM alternative to this family, but surpassed its original as DVRs moved rapidly towards 5,400 RPM spindles as opposed to the less power efficient, needlessly performant 7,200 RPM class.

History[edit | edit source]

The AV family was originally released in 2007, along with the Sequoia and Tornado family versions of Caviar. The AV family were binned versions of Caviar, Caviar SE and later Caviar Blue drives. The last model was released in around 2012, this category of 7,200 RPM drives being made obsolete by DVRs moving towards 5,400 RPM alternatives such as WD's own AV-GP.

Products[edit | edit source]

Model Codename Capacity (GB) Density (GB/platter) Interface Cache (MiB) Year released Year discontinued
WDC WD800AVBB-xxSYAx Sequoia 80 160 PATA (100 MB/s) 2 2007 2009
WDC WD800AVJS-xxSWAx Sequoia 80 160 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 2 2007 2009
WDC WD800AVJS-xxN9Ax Pinclite 80 320 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 8 2009 2011
WDC WD1600AVBB-xxSYAx Sequoia 160 160 PATA (100 MB/s) 2 2007 2009
WDC WD1600AVBS-xxSVAx Sequoia 160 160 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 2 2007 2009
WDC WD1600AVJB-xxSZAx Sequoia 160 160 PATA (100 MB/s) 8 2007 2009
WDC WD1600AVJB-xxWTAx Sequoia PMR 160 160 PATA (100 MB/s) 8 2007 2009
WDC WD1600AVJB-xxJ5Ax Pinclite PA 160 320 PATA (100 MB/s) 8 2009 2011
WDC WD1600AVJS-xxSWAx Sequoia 160 160 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 2 2007 2009
WDC WD1600AVJS-xxWNAx Sequoia PMR 160 160 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 8 2007 2009
WDC WD1600AVKX-xx5FYx Tahoe LT 160 500 SATA 3.0 (600 MB/s) 16 2012 2012
WDC WD2500AVBB-xxUCAx Tornado PATA 250 167 PATA (100 MB/s) 2 2007 2009
WDC WD2500AVBS-xxTAAx Tornado 250 167 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 2 2007 2009
WDC WD2500AVJB-xxWKAx Tornado 2PMR 250 167 PATA (100 MB/s) 8 2007 2009
WDC WD2500AVJB-xxJ5Ax Pinclite PA 250 320 PATA (100 MB/s) 8 2009 2011
WDC WD2500AVJS-xxTBAx Tornado 250 160 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 8 2007 2009
WDC WD2500AVJS-xxWDAx Tornado 2D 250 160 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 8 2007 2009
WDC WD2500AVJS-xxB6Ax Pinnacle 250 320 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 8 2009 2011
WDC WD2500AVJS-xxN9Ax Pinclite 250 320 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 8 2009 2011
WDC WD2500AVKX-xx5FYx Tahoe LT 250 500 SATA 3.0 (600 MB/s) 16 2012 2012
WDC WD3200AVBB-xxUCAx Tornado PATA 320 160 PATA (100 MB/s) 2 2007 2009
WDC WD3200AVBS-xxTAAx Tornado 320 160 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 2 2007 2009
WDC WD3200AVJB-xxWKAx Tornado 2PMR 320 160 PATA (100 MB/s) 8 2007 2009
WDC WD3200AVJB-xxJ5Ax Pinclite PA 250 320 PATA (100 MB/s) 8 2009 2011
WDC WD3200AVJS-xxTBAx Tornado 320 160 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 8 2007 2009
WDC WD3200AVJS-xxWDAx Tornado 2D 320 160 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 8 2007 2009
WDC WD3200AVJS-xxB6Ax Pinnacle 320 320 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 8 2009 2011
WDC WD3200AVJS-xxN9Ax Pinclite 320 320 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 8 2009 2011
WDC WD3200AVKX-xx5FYx Tahoe LT 320 500 SATA 3.0 (600 MB/s) 16 2012 2012
WDC WD5000AVBS-xxTPAx Tornado 500 167 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 2 2007 2009
WDC WD5000AVJB-xxYUAx Tornado 2PMR 500 167 PATA (100 MB/s) 8 2007 2009
WDC WD5000AVJB-xxJ1Ax Atlantis PATA 500 333 PATA (100 MB/s) 8 2007 2009
WDC WD5000AVJS-xxTRAx Tornado 500 333 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 8 2007 2009
WDC WD5000AVJS-xxYJAx Tornado 2R 500 167 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 8 2007 2009
WDC WD5000AVJS-xxB0Bx Atlantis RE? 500 333 SATA 2.5 (300 MB/s) 8 2009 2011
WDC WD5000AVKX-xx5FYx Tahoe LT 500 500 SATA 3.0 (600 MB/s) 16 2012 2012

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • The AV family was the first specialty hard drive family released by Western Digital, not counting server class families such as Western Digital Re.
  • Curiously, the Tahoe LT family AV models were only sold with Caviar Blue branding, despite datasheets clearly indicating otherwise.

References[edit | edit source]

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