February 2008 Hard Drive Price Guide - Page 4

Serial ATA Hard Drive Value

Just as in the previous PATA chart, we are also taking a close look at our Serial ATA drives and determining exactly which models and capacities offer the best overall value. We do this through the tried-and-true method of determining hard drive value, or "price per GB", which is then used as a sorting criteria to ensure the best $/GB deals rise to the top. 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 brands, speeds and capacities offer the best bang for the buck.

The top echelon of the Serial ATA value chart shows very different drive capacities than we saw in the PATA section. Here we find the 500GB and 750GB hard drives taking over, with these accounting for nine of the top ten entries - 4 x 500GB and 5 x 750GB. The other member of the top ten was the Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB, clinging to the 10th position. The Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB shot to the top of the SATA drive values with a rating of 19-cents/GB, followed closely by the Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB, Western Digital Caviar SE16 750GB and Western Digital Caviar SE 500GB drives, all at 20-cents/GB.

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