I dunno, I like my Maxtor (sound like the bad guy from Masters of the Universe!). I haven't tried out any other brands, but it seems quiet to me.
I think that Hitachi, Seagate, Western Digital, and Maxtor have all proven themselves to be worthy brands. They are all high quality, finely machined items. There may be a few lemons thrown in on each brand, but this is inevitable. When a company throws out a few million of them a year, not every single one is going to be perfect.
In conclusion: find the cheapest one out of the above brands, and just use it. It should be okay.
- Greg
PS: Gamer2005, I'm not trying to suggest you were trying to diss either one of these brands. I just thought the above needed to be said.
