Also it will not be 74 even, after partitioning my 250gb Maxtor ends up being about 232, and my 160gb SATA Maxtor's are 152, they are not exact but it will be close. And you can play your more taxing intensive programs- Video editing, hardcore games, CAD programs, etc on the fast drive. And if you Video edit, your HD space dries up QUick, I think its like a minute of DV to a gig of hd space, well maybe not that much but its a lot.