Samsung 640 GB/7200 vs. WD 500 GB/7200 vs. Seagate Momentus XT 500 GB/7200

I'm looking to upgrade my early '08 Macbook Pro HD to one of these drives:
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WD 500 GB/7200 - WD5000BEKT
Seagate Momentus XT 500 GB/7200 - ST95005620AS
640 GB or 500 GB is fine. In addition to the standard productivity stuff, I do some coding and occasional video and sound editing. It would be nice to cut down on video editing times, but I don't want to significantly impact battery life (i.e. by more than 30 min or so) when just coding. Also hoping to avoid something noticeably louder.
Has anyone tried the Samsung 640 GB - HM640JJ -- any thoughts on it versus the others I mentioned? The Momentus XT sounds interesting, but it doesn't seem to do anything for write and sounds to have an occasional glitch.

yoodler wrote:
I'm looking to upgrade my early '08 Macbook Pro HD to one of these drives:
Samsung 640 GB/7200 - HM640JJ
WD 500 GB/7200 - WD5000BEKT
Seagate Momentus XT 500 GB/7200 - ST95005620AS
640 GB or 500 GB is fine. In addition to the standard productivity stuff, I do some coding and occasional video and sound editing. It would be nice to cut down on video editing times, but I don't want to significantly impact battery life (i.e. by more than 30 min or so) when just coding. Also hoping to avoid something noticeably louder.
Has anyone tried the Samsung 640 GB - HM640JJ -- any thoughts on it versus the others I mentioned? The Momentus XT sounds interesting, but it doesn't seem to do anything for write and sounds to have an occasional glitch.
yoodler wrote:
Has anyone tried the Samsung 640 GB - HM640JJ -- any thoughts on it versus the others I mentioned?
OWC doesn't sell that model. They do sell the two others.
There are some positive reports on the HM640JJ from NewEgg MacBook Pro owners: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152237
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