The following chart takes a slightly different angle on Parallel ATA hard drive prices, and attempts to discern overall value using a price per GB figure, and then sorting by it. This chart pushes the lowest $/GB rating to the top, and uses a tried-and-true method of illustrating where the best overall values may exist, Of course, no method is foolproof, and other factors like performance or features certainly come into play, but it does give us a different view on which hard drive brands, speeds and capacities offer the best bang for the buck.
The Parallel ATA market continues to show the same basic trends and the top overall drive values still sit in the 250GB to 320GB range. As we found in April, these drives account for the top eleven PATA values, and although there are some shifts in the actual order, the same basic drives are present again at the top of the chart. The three Western Digital models are again tough to beat, and the Western Digital SE 320GB drive is an especially nice mix of price, performance and capacity. We also gain two new drives to the "below 40-cents per GB" club, as we increase from eleven in April, up to thirteen in May.
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