RAID 5 which hd do i choose?:need help

[LIT4]

p= Raid 5 .... 4 x 500gb
which is better for data Storage ?

Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5000YS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s

Superior reliability High capacity Fast Low power RAID-specific, time-limited error recovery (TLER) Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF) SecureConnect FlexPower
$169.99
or

SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s

Features: SATA Native Command Queuing Feature Device Initiated SATA Power Management High Speed Dual DSP Based Architecture SilentSeek ImpacGuard
$149.99

or

HITACHI Deskstar E7K500 HDS725050KLA360 (0A31619) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Features: Native Command Queuing (NCQ) for superior performance Rotational Vibration Safeguard for high density storage configurations Iridium manganese chromium head sensor technology for high reliability Low-power mode

$169.99

 

[SuperNaruto]

I have the RE2.. i would pick any with 5 yr warranty.. have you look at seagate es series ?

 

[j00fek]

id go with the seagate because wd has problems with their drives http://the-inquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37188

 

[LIT4]

the $200 ones

 

[LIT4]

how bout http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148136

i
seagate is like 30-50 more and since i'm
getting 4 ,thats an extra drive
my dilemma

 

[yosuke188]

I heard that the new samsung drives are really quiet, so if that's important to you, go with that.

 

[Old Hippie]

Originally posted by: j00fek
id go with the seagate because wd has problems with their drives http://the-inquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37188

Thanks for the "Heads-Up"!