Which HDD for system

[TheDeadPariah]

I'm considering buying a new hard drive to use as a system disk. Can't afford a big enough SSD just yet, so I want to get the best drive for a reasonable price.
I'm choosing between:
a)WD1002FAEX
b)WD2002FAEX
c)WD1501FASS
d)WD5002AALX
Any suggestions?

 

[Rusting In Peace]

All these drives are manufactured by the same company there isn't much room for differences, especially when some of those drives are the same model just with a differing capacity.

Additionally "best" is vague measure. Do you mean in terms of performance, reliability, size?

 

[popatim]

Samsung f3 7200rpm 1Tb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&Tpk=samsung%20f3

 

[TheDeadPariah]

Performance & reliability(are most important), the size & price are all a factor. I listed just WD drives 'cause I never had any problems with them & have been using them for years, but I have heard good things about the Samsung Spinpoint F3 too.

 

[kikireeki]

Get the (WD5001AALS) if you have a SATA II mb.
And get the (WD5002AALX) if you have a SATA III mb.

 

[TheDeadPariah]

Which one has the highest platter density & how many platters?
Also, if someone has a suggestion on HDD other what has already been listed, it would be very welcome.