Tips for Buying a new Hard Drive

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A number of people here have always touted the Seagate Barracudas. All 
the tests I've seen on them have them near the bottom on performance. 
Last time I posted tests from Barefeats. Here are some from 
StorageReview:

<http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200306/20030615ST3160023A_2.html>
<http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200306/20030615ST3160023A_3.html>
<http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200306/20030615ST3160023A_4.html>
<http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200306/20030615ST3160023A_5.html>

They always on top for being noise-free:

http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200306/20030615ST3160023A_6.html

Rick