500 GIG HD's

[imported_darin]

Hi,

I am looking to buy a large 500 GB drive and was woundering who's HD's I should get
Western Digital ,Seagate or Maxtor.

There are 4 500 GB drive's to chose from. Would like a SATA 3.0Gb/s dirve.


Any Input as far as speed of drive or if there are any differances in drives let me know.

IE -noise,heat, speed number of platters in drive or MTBF(mean time before falure)

other then Warranty:


Seagate Warranty: 5 Years


Maxtor Warranty: 3 Years


Western Digital Warranty: 3 Years


Will most likely go with Seagate because of 5 Year Warranty and price so so(not the lowest) but is drive good quality/Speed ?

Thanks,

Darin

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Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Average Latency: 4.16ms
Average Seek Time: 11ms
Cache: 16MB
Features: SATA 3Gb/s with NCQ 2.8 bels idle, 3.2 bels seek acoustics 63 Gs operating shock 350 Gs non-operating shock RoHS Compliant
Form Factor: 3.5"
Manufacturer Warranty: 5 Years

Model #: ST3500641AS
Item #: N82E16822148108
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$337.00

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Maxtor DiamondMax 11 6H500F0 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Average Latency: 4.17ms
Average Seek Time: 8.5ms
Cache: 16MB
Features: Second-generation Native command queuing Fluid dynamic bearing motor for quiet operation Outstanding reliability with: Advanced mechanical platform Shock Protection System? Data Protection System? RoHS compliant
Form Factor: 3.5"
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 Years

Model #: 6H500F0
Item #: N82E16822144005
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$325.00

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Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641A 500GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM

Average Latency: 4.16ms
Average Seek Time: 11ms
Cache: 16MB
Features: SoftSonic motor RoHS-compliant Enhanced G-Force Protection Whisper-quiet acoustics Proven, reliable design Best combination of performance, acoustics, and robustness in multiple high capacities
Form Factor: 3.5"
Manufacturer Warranty: 5 Years

Model #: ST3500641A
Item #: N82E16822148097
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$345.00


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Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Average Latency: 4.2ms
Average Seek Time: 8.9ms
Average Write Time: 10.9ms
Cache: 16MB
Features: Cool operating temperature means longer service life and greater reliability. These drives are designed for cool running, even in severe operating environments. Whisper quiet ? With its WhisperDrive? and SoftSeek? technologies, WD has minimized noise to levels barely perceptible to the human ear in home and business environments.
Form Factor: 3.5"
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 Years

Model #: WD5000KS
Item #: N82E16822136014
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$395.00


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[quackerww]

Western Digital, Seagate...

Never ever maxtor!

 

[cmdrdredd]

the seagate was rated faster in a comparison here on AT. You can find a review of the 160GB seagate that shows it compared to a 500GB and you can see some benchmarks of that drive there.

 

[secretanchitman]

well, seagate and maxtor are together now but...

only seagate because of the warranty and probably western digital because ive used so many of their drives without one of them failing. and same goes for the seagate.