Which HDDs for RAID arary

[Nikumba]

Out of the drives below which be best in an Ubuntu RAID5 setup?

2TB Samsung HD204UI Spinpoint F4 SATA-II 3.5" Hard Drive
2TB Seagate Barracuda ST32000542AS 3.5" SATA II Hard Drive
2TB Western Digital WD20EARS Caviar Green 3.5" SATA II Hard Drive

Kimbie

 

[jamesfreddie]

Cavair Green. Does it need to be super fast. Energy efficient

 

[a1ex2001]

Depends entirely what you are going to use the array fot, if storage is your primary requirment I would go for either the Samsung or WD drive listed above. If speed is essential look for the WD black edition