Need help picking 2TB drive.

[Compman55]

Hitachi 5K3000 $119
5k RPM, 32MB Cache, SATA III 6.0 Gbps, Old skool size Sectors:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145475

Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 $129
5900 RPM, 64MB Cache, SATA III 6.0 Gbps, 4k sectors :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148681

WD Caviar Green WD20EARX 2TB $139
5900 RPM, 64MB Cache, SATA III 6.0 Gbps, 4k sectors:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136891

Ok my main concern is this new 4k sectors. I don;t knoe how to check compatibility.

I will be using 2 of these in a server running windows server 2k8 R2. The current MB only supports SATA II 3.0 GBps, but I assume these are backwards compatible. I will be running them in windows software mirror raid as the chipset is an ICH7R with an intergrated LSI mega raid. I hear it is buggy, so I will just stick with software raid in windows.

So which is a more durable drive? Which would you pick?

I am using them for storage, and streaming over a gigabit network. So the network will be more of a bottleneck than the speed of the drives.

 

[iluvdeal]

After having a hard drive fail on me after the warranty ran out and then being left with a worthless doorstop, I go with hard drives with the longest warranty I can find. In this case since the Hitach is 3 year and Seagate 2 years, I'd opt for the Hitachi.

BTW do you know the RPMs on that Hitachi? I couldn't find it.

 

[BFG10K]

I’d go with the Hitachi. I actually think that Seagate has 1 year, not 2 years.

BTW do you know the RPMs on that Hitachi? I couldn't find it.

Hitachi 5K drives use “coolspin” (~5900rpm).