Seagate Barracuda 16MB vs 8MB drives ??

[JohnB]

Hi.

Ive always bought Seagates and notice now that they have two 300gb models.

Id like to get one of these two but I dont know the differences...

Seagate Barracuda 300GB 7200.9 16MB 11MS SATA2 NCQ RoHS Hard Drive
7200.9 (http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=17478&vpn=ST3300622AS&manufacture=Seagate&promoid=1043)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 300GB SATA W/ NCQ 7200RPM 8MB 8MS Hard Drive 5 Year MFR Warranty
7200.8 (http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=13632&vpn=ST3300831AS&manufacture=Seagate&promoid=1043)

Any clear advantages ??? Price is only about $5 difference so what am I missing ? Is one going be discontinued, or are the drives targeted to different end users?

Does seek time really matter (11ms vs 8ms.)

So any advice on which model above to get I would really appreciate. Thanks.

[ShadowVlican]

for $5.... might as well get the newer one... there's no way it can be slower

[Kinki]

Does the motherboard have to support SATA2 to be able to use one of these 16MB harddrive or is it backward compatible?

[TenzoR]

Does the motherboard have to support SATA2 to be able to use one of these 16MB harddrive or is it backward compatible?

they are all backward compatible

[Nismo]

if the prices are silmilar go with the newer model.

[w4x]

check out www.storagereview.com for some comparisons between 7200.8 and 7200.9s