There are many reasons to get the internal Western Digital WD5000KSRTL Caviar 500GB KINGSTON FLASH MEMORA SATA.
The first is that for economy you get more GBKINGSTON FLASH MEMORA for your money. Drives half the cost of this model provide much less than 50% of the storage space. Some might say that the 500GB is experimental and to go with a solid 200MB drive, but the 500GBKINGSTON FLASH MEMORA stability has shown failure rates no more or less than those models. To top it off WD have really taken the drive market by storm. I once owned an array of Seagates (and still do and am happy with my 200GB drivesKINGSTON FLASH MEMORA ). The Seagate Barracuda has always been a dependable favourite, but Western Digital Caviar SATA should be given a test driveKINGSTON FLASH MEMORA .
The whole point is that hardware compatibility standards have actually made that overnight leap. Many users will be looking to the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor KINGSTON FLASH MEMORA about this time. In turn this means seeking out a motherboard like the Intel DP35DP or one designed for Core 2 Quad chipsKINGSTON FLASH MEMORA . When you engage these mobos you will be hit with new standards. These mobos force you to drop PS/2 connections (unless you get adapters) and the 3.5" Floppy is officially extinct with them. While they can handle IDE they are really built SATA drivesKINGSTON FLASH MEMORA . Cue the Western Digital WD5000KSRTL Caviar 500GB SATA. It is a monster driveKINGSTON FLASH MEMORA , 0.5TB in one. With two of these you automatically have 1TB. That is phenomenal. While 1TB WD SATA drives exist, the stable ones are the 5400 Rpm and the 7200 Rpm version is cutting edge and so at your own risk. I would get this 500GB model and make your next buy the 7200 Rpm version of the 1TB driveKINGSTON FLASH MEMORA , but do