Is there anything besides storage that I should consider when getting a hard drive?

It's also important to consider access time, which is the time it takes a storage device to locate data its

storeditor processing, and the data transfer rate, which is the speed at which it transfers data to other

computer components.

It's also important to consider access time, which is the speed at which the hard drive transfers data to

other computer components, and the data transfer rate, which is the speed with which the drive locates

data for processing.

You should consider a manufacturer that offers Integrated Drive Electronics $($IDE$)$ drives, which have

high data transfer rates and good access times.

You should consider a manufacturer that offers Serial Advanced Technology Attachment $($Serial ATA$)$

drives, which have high data transfer rates and good access times.