Harddrives....what to buy...

[Nike]

Hi guys...

Need feedback on HD...is there a big diffrence between brands or do I go with someone special, I've heard that IBM drives rock but now I found a seagate drive that was faster in the specs and larger size...

The choice stands between:

IBM Deskstar 75GXP - 15,3 GB IDE Ultra ATA-66 7200 RPM

OR

Seagate Barracuda 2 - ST320420A 20,4 GB IDE Ultra ATA-66 7200 rpm


// Nike

[Toffer]

Check out this article from Tom's Hardware. Not recomending anything but he has some good points.

[qts]

Go for the IBM. HDDs are one area where the manufacturer's brand actually matters. Of all the HDD I've personally purchased the best have always been IBM. I have 7-year old 1 GB IBM drives that are still going strong. Other brands seem to last 3-4 years at best.

[Radegast]

I bought Deskstar 75GXP few days ago and its great. Quite, fast not hot, I'm definitly happy with it.
And Barracuda is IDE? I always thought its SCSI.