February 2007 Hard Drive Price Guide - Page 3

Parallel ATA Hard Drive Value

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 follows the standard trends, and the majority of the top drive values continue to reside in the 250GB to 320GB range. But like the Serial ATA market, there are some higher-capacity drives working their way up the list - one in particular, the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 400GB, now sits in fourth place in our value chart. In terms of individual values, the Western Digital Caviar SE 250GB holds down the top spot at 28-cents per GB, while the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB and Western Digital Caviar SE 320GB effectively tie it at 28-cents (we sort $/GB down to four decimal points). At the other end of the scale, we find the usual selection of 80GB to 120GB hard drives sitting at the bottom of the value ratings.

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