Hitachi or Seagate 7200 rpm 500 gb ??

Hi,
My hd apparently died yesterday as it is not booting.. I was planning to upgrade the stock 200 gb Fujitsu hd anyway and now its the time seems.
Between the Hitachi and Seagate 500gb 7200rpm, which one would you guys recommend speed & silence vise ??
tks..

is there different versions of this hd that I should be noted ??
Yes, but I would order this model. I think the other one had a G at the end of the model number--something to do with the motion sensor.
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