[ale] difference among Seagate, WesternDigital & Maxtor ?

[cc.thomas at earthlink.net (Courtney Thomas)]

I need a new IDE drive and apparently Seagate, Western Digital and 
Maxtor have it to themselves, though I'm receptive if others are more 
for less.

Is there any significant difference among them that I should be aware 
of, or just get the biggest I can find for the least cost ?

Appreciatively,

Courtney