I won't be upgrading any time soon and I'd like this system to be future-proof, but I'd also like to get the most bang for the buck & storage if possible. I'm just hung up on stuff like the different SATA's (150 & 3.0GB/s) and features like NCQ. I'll be running a dual-core X2 with 2 gigs of RAM & I'll be using this at home (not a server or anything), if that matters. Anyhow, here are the 3 options:
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000KD (400GB / SATA 150 / 16MB cache / no NCQ support) = $200
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KS (320GB / SATA 3.0 / 16mb cache / NCQ) = $150
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 (300GB SATA150 / 8MB cache / NCQ) = $131
And, both short and long term, do features like NCQ and SATA 3.0 matter?
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000KD (400GB / SATA 150 / 16MB cache / no NCQ support) = $200
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KS (320GB / SATA 3.0 / 16mb cache / NCQ) = $150
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 (300GB SATA150 / 8MB cache / NCQ) = $131
And, both short and long term, do features like NCQ and SATA 3.0 matter?