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 follow the standard trends, and the top overall drive values still sit in the 250GB to 320GB range. These drive capacities accounted for the top eleven PATA drive values for August, which is a repeat of July's performance, and once again the Western Digital SE 250GB and 320GB models are right at the top of the list. The overall value also gets slightly better, and now both of these drives offer a new rate of 30-cents per GB. The Western Digital SE 300GB and Seagate 7200.10 320GB also place very high on the list, and there are now twenty-one members of our "40-cents or less per GB" club, an increase of six since July. As usual, a selection of 80GB and 120GB drives hold down the worst value ratings, with these accounting for the bottom nine drives.
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