Just a really quick question.

[Matarael]

I'm about to buy a 160GB SATAII Hitachi Deskstar Hard drive, but then I noticed I have two choices, either the:

Deskstar 7K160 or the T7K250.

Now, I'm just curious as to the difference between these two designations. The difference in price is negligible, so what's in the name and which is better?

[Jon]

7K160 = 80GB and 160GB drive choices. NCQ.

T7K250 = 160GB and 250GB drive choices. ATA-7 streaming.

[Matarael]

Cheers.

I just looked at the product page for the two hard drives on the Hitachi website and it appears that the T7K250 has NCQ as well, so that kinda makes the choice of a 160 pointless if NCQ is the only feature that sets it apart?

Ummm, what's ATA-7 streaming? Does it aid in streaming videos or something? ^_^;;