SATA Hard Drives

[imchief]

I am in my final stages of ordering parts.  I have decided on everything except for HDD.

I was planing to get a WD cavair SATA150 drive.  However, I have found some good deals on Seagate Baracuda drives as well as a couple of Maxtors.  

I will be getting the biggest capacity I can for my budget, <$100.  It seems to be 120GB - 250GB depending on the deal of the day.  

Does the brand really matter between these top competitors?  I notice that a lot of folks here run the WD cavair.  

Any opinions welcomed.

Joe

[Weather_Man]

I prefer Maxtor, but any of them will be good. Get the one  with the best deal for the specs you want.

[the_autopilot]

WD and maxtor are all good brands. Seagate is alo pretty decent.

Stay away from IBM drives though. I still remember the "death stars" (some of you here know what I'm talking).

[GunnerMan]

I preffer WD, I have one that has been runnin solid for over 4 years.

[Scorpiоn]

It's mostly up to your choice.  I'm Hitachi inclined, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

[the_autopilot]

It's mostly up to your choice.  I'm Hitachi inclined, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Those are good too.