Need a new HD

[Mr.Orb]

Hi all,
My maxtox 300gb has died on me so I am in the market for a new HD (once my refund comes through).

Now the problem is I have a Adaptec SATAConnect 1205SA, will this support a SATA2 Hard drive?
I have been looking at a:
Western Digital WD2500KS Caviar SE 250GB 7200RPM SATA2/300 16MB Cache
(I’ve learnt my lesson about Maxtor )

Will my sata card be compatible? How do peeps rate this drive?
EDIT: I don't really want to spend more than £70-£80.

Thanks!

 

[Mr.Orb]

Just re read, it will support a sata2 drive, but will run at sata speeds. If you don't have SATA2 (I'm presuming you don't) then the Samsung SpinPoint is pretty much the best in overall tersm of performance/heat+noise.

I might as well get a SATA2 drive then for future proof.
Cheers

 

[Mr.Orb]

Just looked at the hitachi deskstar, they have a 8mb cache and the WD has a 16mb.
I have seen the Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM on OcUK, which I am tempted by. Would this need a jumper set to work as SATA (not sata II)?