which drive shud I go for?

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killah

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I need to replace my notebook hard drive (Toshiba MK-6021GAS, 60Gb 4200rpm) which has failed and does not function anymore. Brought my Gericom notebook 3.06ghz ,P4, 60GB hard drive, 512MB Ram more than a year ago and dam hard drive didnt even last long enough.

Anyways I am thinking of buying a hard drive 60GB With speed of 7200rpm. Theres 2 that come to mind but dont know each one to go for:

1) Hitachi TravelStar 7K60 60 GB Hard Drive

Key Features

Form Factor: Laptop Computer
Capacity: 60 GB
Interface: IDE/EIDE
Enclosure: Internal
Drive Dimensions : 2.5" x 1/8H
Spindle Speed: 7200 RPM

Technical Features

Special Features S.M.A.R.T Technology
Internal Data Transfer Rate: 504 Mbit/s
External Data Transfer Rate: 100 MBps
Seek Time: 10 ms
Buffer Size: 8 MB
Average Latency: 4.17 ms
Interface (Detailed): DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra)
Sound Emission : 35 dB

Other Features

Platform : PC

Dimensions

Height: .37 in.
Width: 2.76 in.
Depth: 3.94 in.
Weight: .22 lb.



2) Hitachi Travelstar 7K100 60 GB Hard Drive



Key Features

Form Factor :Laptop Computer
Capacity: 60 GB
Interface: IDE/EIDE
Enclosure: Internal
Drive Dimensions: 2.5" Ultra Slim Line
Spindle Speed: 7200 RPM

Technical Features

Internal Data Transfer Rate: 629 Mbit/s
External Data Transfer Rate: 100 MBps
Seek Time: 10 ms
Buffer Size: 8 MB
Average Latency: 4.17 ms
Interface (Detailed): DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra)
Sound Emission: 26 dB

Other Features

Platform: PC

Dimensions

Height: .37 in.
Width: 2.76 in.
Depth: 3.94 in.
Weight: .25 lb.


Can someone advise me which one I should chose and why
 
the second one transfers internally a little quicker and is more quiet, but I'm sure you see that already from the stats. The difference in speed isn't all that big of a deal in my opijnion, but if noise is a big issue, then take that into account. I personally would say it's basically a toss-up between the two and would let price be the deciding factor. If #2 is significantly more expensive than #1 I would say go for #1 as the differences are small
 
Number two is the obvious choice, but as mentioned, price would be the determinant. The differences arent too significant to justify spending a large amound more on choice two.
 
If it were up to me, I would go with the cheapest one. I know that I personally wouldnt notice a 125MBps internal speed transfer difference with the second one. Although, I take noise into consideration a lot also, so it really just depends.
 
See, the noise is what kills me on that first one, I like my computers to as quiet as possible (other than speakers obviously). Some people dont mind them being loud, but if there's a loud buzzing or something, it bugs the heck out of me.
 
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