What's the difference between these two HDDs?

[ToxicBug]

What's the difference between the Maxtor 6B200R0 and 6L200R0? I've done research on this, but I've only found that there are a lot less search results for 6L200R0. Also, 6L200R0 is not found on the Maxtor website. My local store has both, the 6B200R0 costs $139 CAD and the 6L200R0 $145 CAD, and the 250gig versions cost $169 and $189 respectively, so the 6L is more expensive, but why?

 

[joshd]

ask in the shop, see if they know.

possibly faster rpm, or bigger cache maybe?

 

[ToxicBug]

No, they have the same rpm and cache.

 

[macdude425]

May I ask why you want a Maxtor hard drive? They really aren't that good...

 

[ToxicBug]

Its fast. By the way, I found the difference. The only difference between the 6B and 6L is that the 6L is Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) compliant (doens't have any lead in it).