Need a new HD - Any suggestions?

[garetjax]

I thought I woud pop this question out there and see what people come up with. I just ran out of HD space to store my MP3's on. 120GB of music, videos and games filled to the brim. I simply need a larger capacity hard drive. =)

Couple of caveats when picking the hard drive:

1) Must be Western Digital or Seagate
2) Must cost under $100
3) Must be at least over 200GB
4) Must have 16MB of cache
5) Must be SATA
6) Must be at least 7,200 RPM

Newegg's Western Digital models.
Newegg's Seagate models.

Good luck and thanks for helping! =)

[polobunny]

Go with a WD3200YS or KS (if you aren't ready to spend the few dollars difference). Rock solid and silent drives. I'm a big fan of the WD2500KS, I often use them when I build gaming computers and so far none came back. Which is rather impressive considering I get at least 1 HDD back each week.

[One4yu2c]

My vote goes to the Seagate 320GB Perpendicular Recording for $80 shipped, or if you can go $5 over budget, the Western Digital 400GB WD4000AAKS for $105 shipped.

[Lead Head]

I can vouch for the Seagate Baracuda 7200.10 320GB drive. Gets pretty good performance and is relatively quiet.

[gvblake22]

I have two of the Seagate 320GB 7200.10 drives and love them to death. They are quiet, fast, reliable, and inexpensive; what more do you want?

[garetjax]

Thanks for the responses, guys. I am leaning towards the WD4000AAKS 400GB, as the price per MB is cheaper than Seagates comparable model.