Hitachi, WD or Seagate? 250mb

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Of the above which would be preferable. Both speed and quietness are important (heh I know that's not gonna happen).

 

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Thanks so far.

is there a reason for not considering samsung drives? they are meant to be some of the quietest and I know from experience they are quick

Yep. They are quiet but the reviews seem to show they are slow in comparison to the three makes above.





An no Maxtors please

 

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Thanks guys. I'm still unsure which to go for. I was leaning towards the Hitachi and it does seem to get most votes here. I've owned Quantum (remember them?) WD, Seagate, IBM (Hitachi) and Maxtor in the past. Of those, Quantum aren't made anymore and I won't buy another Maxtor. The WD was my fastest, Segate the quietest and the IBM the best all rounder.

Hmmm, decisions, decisions...