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'''Western Digital AV-GP''' is a hard drive family created by [[Western Digital]]. It is a variant of the [[Western Digital Caviar GP|Caviar GP]], [[Western Digital Green|Green]] and later [[Western Digital Blue|Blue]] 5,400 RPM members designed for consumer electronics DVRs. Since 2018, it is only known as AV-GP in datasheets, with actual units advertising a "Connected Home Hard Drive" slogan instead. It competes with the [[Toshiba DT01-V]] family.
'''Western Digital AV-GP''' is a hard drive family created by [[Western Digital]]. It is a variant of the [[Western Digital Caviar GP|Caviar GP]], [[Western Digital Green|Green]] and later [[Western Digital Blue|Blue]] 5,400 RPM members designed for consumer electronics DVRs. It succeeds the [[Western Digital AV|AV]] family, which had higher rotation rate 7,200 RPM models, as DVRs quickly abandoned 7,200 RPM in favour of the cooler and more energy efficient over long workload 5,400 RPM category. Since 2018, it is only known as AV-GP in datasheets<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://documents.westerndigital.com/content/dam/doc-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/collateral/brochure/brochure-western-digital-connected-home-edge-compute.pdf|title = Connected Home and Edge Computing Storage|publisher = Western Digital|access-date = 3 September 2022}}</ref>, with actual units advertising a "Connected Home" slogan instead. It competes with the [[Toshiba DT01-V]] and [[Seagate Video 3.5 HDD]] families.


==History==
==History==
The AV family was originally released in 2007, along with the initial Caviar GP models which consisted of Spider and Hulk family members. The AV family were binned versions of Caviar GP, Caviar Green and later Blue drives, using 5,400 RPM spindle speeds as opposed to 7,200 RPM used in the AV family. It quickly supplanted the AV family, which was discontinued, leaving the AV-GP family as Western Digital's sole family marketed to DVRs.
The AV-GP family was originally released in 2007, along with the initial Caviar GP models which consisted of Spider and Hulk family members. The AV family were binned versions of Caviar GP, Caviar Green and later Blue drives, using 5,400 RPM spindle speeds as opposed to 7,200 RPM used in the AV-GP family. It quickly supplanted the AV family as DVRs moved towards 7,200 RPM spindle speed as their standard, leaving the AV-GP family as Western Digital's sole family marketed to DVRs.


==Current products==
The AV-GP family was briefly simplified to just AV from 2013 to 2018, when the AV-GP name was restored.
 
==Current models==
{| class="wikitable sortable" summary="List of Western Digital AV-GP models."
{| class="wikitable sortable" summary="List of Western Digital AV-GP models."
|-
|-
! Model || Codename || Capacity || Density (TB/platter) || Interface || Cache (MiB) || Year released
! Model || Codename || Capacity || Density (TB/platter) || Interface || Cache (MiB) || Released
|-
|-
|[[WDC WD5000AURX-xxUY4Yx]]
|[[WDC WD5000AURX-xxUY4Yx]]
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|64
|64
|2020
|2020
|-
|[[WDC WD20EURD-xxC5SYx]]
|[[:Category:Western Digital Marvell Carmel RP2L|Carmel RP2L]]
|2 TB
|2
|SATA 3.1 (150 MB/s limited)
|64
|2023
|-
|[[WDC WD20EURZ-xxC8MYx]]
|Carmel RP2L
|2 TB
|2
|SATA 3.1 (600 MB/s)
|64
|2023
|-
|-
|[[WDC WD30EURX-xxAWSYx]]
|[[WDC WD30EURX-xxAWSYx]]
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|-
|-
|[[WDC WD60EUAD-xxPMMYx]]
|[[WDC WD60EUAD-xxPMMYx]]
||[[:Category:Western Digital Marvell Venice R|Venice R]]
||[[:Category:Western Digital Marvell Venice|Venice]]
|6 TB
|6 TB
|2
|2
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|2020?
|2020?
|}
|}
==Former models==
{| class="wikitable sortable" summary="List of former Western Digital AV-GP models."
|-
! Model || Codename || Capacity || Density || Interface || Cache (MiB) || Released || Discontinued
|-
|[[WDC WD1600AVVS-xxL2Bx]]
|[[:Category:Western Digital Marvell Midori|Midori]]
|160 GB
|320 GB
|SATA 2.5 (600 MB/s)
|8
|2009
|2012
|-
|[[WDC WD1600AVCS-xx2DYx]]
|[[:Category:Western Digital Marvell DragFly1|DragFly1]]
|160 GB
|500 GB
|SATA 2.6 (600 MB/s)
|16
|2010
|2015
|-
|[[WDC WD2500AVVS-xxL2Bx]]
|Midori
|250 GB
|320 GB
|SATA 2.5 (600 MB/s)
|8
|2009
|2012
|-
|[[WDC WD2500AVVS-xxM8Bx]]
|DragFly1
|250 GB
|500 GB
|SATA 2.6 (600 MB/s)
|8
|2010
|2015
|-
|[[WDC WD3200AVVS-xxL2Bx]]
|Midori
|320 GB
|320 GB
|SATA 2.5 (600 MB/s)
|8
|2009
|2012
|-
|[[WDC WD5000AVVS-xxM8Bx]]
|DragFly1
|250 GB
|500 GB
|SATA 2.6 (600 MB/s)
|8
|2010
|2013?
|-
|[[WDC WD5000AVCS-xx2DYx]]
|DragFly1
|500 GB
|500 GB
|SATA 2.6 (600 MB/s)
|16
|2010
|2015
|-
|[[WDC WD5000AVDS-xxU7Bx]]
|DragFly1
|500 GB
|500 GB
|SATA 2.6 (600 MB/s)
|32
|2010
|2013?
|}
==Trivia==
*Long after the Caviar GP had been discontinued, the AV-GPs continued to carry old style labels with GreenPower logos on them up until 2018. All other families had redesigned labels following the colour branding format.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
WDC WD1600AVVS-98L2B0 top-down view.jpg|Top lid of a WD1600AVVS-98L2B0.
WDC WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 top-down view.jpg|Top lid of a WD5000AVDS-63U7B1.
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Western Digital AV]]
{{Western Digital AV-GP family}}
 
[[Category:Western Digital AV-GP]]
[[Category:Western Digital hard drive families]]
[[Category:Western Digital hard drive families]]

Latest revision as of 02:28, 31 March 2026

Western Digital AV-GP is a hard drive family created by Western Digital. It is a variant of the Caviar GP, Green and later Blue 5,400 RPM members designed for consumer electronics DVRs. It succeeds the AV family, which had higher rotation rate 7,200 RPM models, as DVRs quickly abandoned 7,200 RPM in favour of the cooler and more energy efficient over long workload 5,400 RPM category. Since 2018, it is only known as AV-GP in datasheets[1], with actual units advertising a "Connected Home" slogan instead. It competes with the Toshiba DT01-V and Seagate Video 3.5 HDD families.

History[edit | edit source]

The AV-GP family was originally released in 2007, along with the initial Caviar GP models which consisted of Spider and Hulk family members. The AV family were binned versions of Caviar GP, Caviar Green and later Blue drives, using 5,400 RPM spindle speeds as opposed to 7,200 RPM used in the AV-GP family. It quickly supplanted the AV family as DVRs moved towards 7,200 RPM spindle speed as their standard, leaving the AV-GP family as Western Digital's sole family marketed to DVRs.

The AV-GP family was briefly simplified to just AV from 2013 to 2018, when the AV-GP name was restored.

Current models[edit | edit source]

Model Codename Capacity Density (TB/platter) Interface Cache (MiB) Released
WDC WD5000AURX-xxUY4Yx TrailXLB 500 GB 1 SATA 3.1 (600 MB/s) 64 2015
WDC WD5000AURD-xxCYDYx TrailXLB 500 GB 1 SATA 3.1 (150 MB/s limited) 64 2017
WDC WD10EURX-xxUY4Yx TrailXLB 1 TB 1 SATA 3.1 (600 MB/s) 64 2015
WDC WD20EURX-xxAWSYx Apollo CR 2 TB 1.6 SATA 3.1 (600 MB/s) 64 2020
WDC WD20EURD-xxC5SYx Carmel RP2L 2 TB 2 SATA 3.1 (150 MB/s limited) 64 2023
WDC WD20EURZ-xxC8MYx Carmel RP2L 2 TB 2 SATA 3.1 (600 MB/s) 64 2023
WDC WD30EURX-xxAWSYx Apollo CR 3 TB 1.6 SATA 3.1 (600 MB/s) 64 2020
WDC WD40EURX-xxAWSYx Apollo CR 4 TB 1.6 SATA 3.1 (600 MB/s) 64 2020
WDC WD60EUAD-xxPMMYx Venice 6 TB 2 SATA 3.1 (600 MB/s) 256 2020?

Former models[edit | edit source]

Model Codename Capacity Density Interface Cache (MiB) Released Discontinued
WDC WD1600AVVS-xxL2Bx Midori 160 GB 320 GB SATA 2.5 (600 MB/s) 8 2009 2012
WDC WD1600AVCS-xx2DYx DragFly1 160 GB 500 GB SATA 2.6 (600 MB/s) 16 2010 2015
WDC WD2500AVVS-xxL2Bx Midori 250 GB 320 GB SATA 2.5 (600 MB/s) 8 2009 2012
WDC WD2500AVVS-xxM8Bx DragFly1 250 GB 500 GB SATA 2.6 (600 MB/s) 8 2010 2015
WDC WD3200AVVS-xxL2Bx Midori 320 GB 320 GB SATA 2.5 (600 MB/s) 8 2009 2012
WDC WD5000AVVS-xxM8Bx DragFly1 250 GB 500 GB SATA 2.6 (600 MB/s) 8 2010 2013?
WDC WD5000AVCS-xx2DYx DragFly1 500 GB 500 GB SATA 2.6 (600 MB/s) 16 2010 2015
WDC WD5000AVDS-xxU7Bx DragFly1 500 GB 500 GB SATA 2.6 (600 MB/s) 32 2010 2013?

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Long after the Caviar GP had been discontinued, the AV-GPs continued to carry old style labels with GreenPower logos on them up until 2018. All other families had redesigned labels following the colour branding format.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Top lid of a WD1600AVVS-98L2B0.
    Top lid of a WD1600AVVS-98L2B0.
  • Top lid of a WD5000AVDS-63U7B1.
    Top lid of a WD5000AVDS-63U7B1.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Connected Home and Edge Computing Storage" (PDF). Western Digital. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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