March Hard Drive Price Guide - Page 5

Parallel and Serial ATA Hard Drives: Price Changes

The following chart takes all of the tracked PATA and SATA hard drives, and incorporates these into one monster price list, which is then sorted by the monthly price change. This gives us a slightly different view than in previous hard drive price lists, as it identifies the month's biggest movers and shakers, and can really help identify the areas to take advantage of. When used with the other price charts, this list can add another dimension to the monthly prices, but keep in mind that the largest cuts may not always translate into the best overall deal. We have also gotten rid of the $/GB column and replaced it with a SATA/PATA section to ensure there is no confusion about the interface of any drive models.

The overall price change list highlights the individual price cuts and spikes, as well as offering a direct comparison between the PATA and SATA hard drives. January favored PATA drives, while February switched back to SATA, but March is an even mix. Sure, the largest price drop was an $81 cut to an SATA drive, but after that, it was very similar and mirrored the $3 difference in the PATA and SATA aggregate chart decreases. It was the same on the bottom of the chart, where a smattering of price increases were shared equally among the PATA and SATA listings. The majority of hard drive prices remained very close to what they were in February, and in most ways, it was a sedate month on the pricing front.

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Page 1 March Hard Drive Price Guide Page 2 Serial ATA Hard Drive Price List Page 3 Parallel ATA Hard Drives Sorted by $/GB Page 4 Serial ATA Hard Drives Sorted by $/GB Page 5 Parallel and Serial ATA Hard Drives Sorted by Price Change Page 6 Parallel and Serial ATA Hard Drives Sorted by Price

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