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The Silkstream tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about Western Digital's Silkstream technology, which is a feature found in certain WD hard drives like the AV-GP series. Silkstream is designed to optimize hard drive performance for audio and video streaming operations. In the forum, users discuss Silkstream in the context of buying hard drives for video archiving, comparing it with other WD technologies such as PWL (Perfectly Positioned Write Lock) and IntelliPark. The tag is relevant for users interested in storage hardware, particularly Western Digital drives optimized for media streaming and archival purposes.
  1. seekermeister

    Windows 7 WD's PWL & Silkstream technologies

    The prices have come down to the point that I'm thinking of buying another 3TB hard drive for video archiving. I was thinking of the regular 5400 RPM green label drive, which is what I already have several of, but looking at the description of the WD30EURS, something caught my eye...Silkstream...
    • seekermeister
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    • 3tb 5400 rpm archiving av products compatibility data transfer efficiency hard drive intellipark intelliseek performance power consumption pwl technology silkstream static files storage streaming video capture video encoding western digital
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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