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stiak said:
Go to dabs.com (UK site). Higher spinning drives are necessarily faster and they can produce more noise/heat. Stick with 5400, you'll get decent price/performance. I got a western digital 250gb and it's been fine - these drives are quiet and have good performance.

Relevant drives:
http://www.dabs.com/productlist.aspx?&NavigationKey=11154&NavigationKey=42240000&NavigationKey=47250000&CategorySelectedId=11154&PageMode=1&PageOffset=0&RecordOffset=0#Paging

The drive I have:
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4LG3&CategorySelectedId=11154&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11154,42240000,47250000

So yes to all, but not enough to make a significant difference either positively or negatively? (The question is also for Xgamer) So when shopping, I should look for the best price/quality/GB ratio without regard to RPMs.

Regarding enclosures, for my 40GB I'll be taking out. What should I be looking for?