7K60 or 7K100??

[KingPing]

not sure what the differences are between these drives but I'm am looking to buy a 60GB Travelstar 7200rpm drive. I would really appreciate any input on which drive you all think is the better of the two.


http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=100519-3

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=100519

Thanks in advance

 

[DougLite]

Buying the 7K100 version is a no brainer IMO. It's cheaper, and has newer/better optimized firmware. Also, instead of being two full 30GB platters like on the 7K60, the 60GB 7K100 has two 40GB platters with one of the recording surfaces disabled, allowing the 7K100 version to achieve higher density. (this also goes to explain the lower cost)