3 HD's which one do I buy???

I have chosen 3 potential replacement HD's for my PB, they are as follows:
- 100.0GB Hitachi/IBM Travelstar 7K100 7200RPM 8MB Data Buffer ATA/6 9.5mm UltraSlim 2.5" NoteBook Drive
-120.0GB Western Digital "Scorpio" 5400RPM 9.5MM SuperSlim Notebook Drive with 8MB Data buffer
- 160.0GB Hitachi/IBM Travelstar 5K100 5400RPM 8MB Data Buffer ATA/6 9.5mm UltraSlim 2.5" NoteBook Drive
What I am left with is, for the same money I can get the Hitachi drives but the diff being speed (5400-7200) and storage (100 to 160GB) The WD is by far the cheapest but am I getting what I pay for?
Any comments/ideas gratefully accepted.
Thanks
PowerBook G4 15" Aluminum Mac OS X (10.3.9) 1 GHz PowerPC 786 RAM 60GB HD
PowerBook G4 15" Aluminum Mac OS X (10.3.9) 1 GHz PowerPC 786 RAM 60GB HD

> I have browsed the Apple site but cannot seem to find any criteria for maximum HD size etc. Any idea where I would find that information?
The closest I can find is this document from Apple. Based on that information, your PowerBook should be fine as the Aluminium series was not untroduced until 2003.
> Also the only cons i have read on the Hitachi/Seagate HD's is they are noisier than the OEM HD in my PB now..
All my latest Seagate and Hitachi drives are extremely quiet. Whilst they do emit noises I would not say they are noisy at all. Older Hitachi drives can be significantly noisier, which can irritate some people. However as you are buying a new drive, it should not be an issue.
All being well I would choose the 160GB Hitachi (or the Seagate equivalent). Whichever drive you choose, just make sure you order the Ultra ATA (Serial ATA is not compatible with your PB) version.
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