8mb cache drives, whats the difference between brands?

hello,
whats the difference between maxtor, western digital and seagate(if they have 8mb cache), when it comes to the 8mb cache drives.  i know all these are good brands and basically equal.  western digital were the first right?  but in terms of noise, seeking time, heat and all.......whats the best buy?
thanks,
edison

All 8MB cache HDD existing now are excellent. The maxtor is slightly more recent than the WD, boasting 80GB platters against 60GB platters for the WD (hence higher density and theoritically higher transfer speed).
In the benchs, the drives are roughly equivalent (passing each other depending on the tests). Any way, no application are pushing those as far as i know.
So, choose any. WD has already a very good track record for reliability, maxtor have been leaps and bonds in this regards (read not always good, depends on model, but lately pretty good).
Your call. You cant go wrong with any.

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