I think Western Digital and Seagate are at a tie. Some people say they've had bad experiences with Seagates, but I have had none. And my 80GB Barracuda was by far the quietest drive I have ever owned. I now own a 40GB WD w/8mb cache and it is quite fast. So, I would say you can't go wrong if you go with either. And if you can't decide, let the price
Think ether let price be your guide.Only real bad exp ive had is with IBM deskstar's.Hitachi i think bought deskstar from IBM.Horrible horrible drives.