May 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-rated hard drives in the Serial ATA value chart are very different compared to the PATA listings, and 500GB is the starting point, with 640GB and 750GB models helping to fill out the top ten. Four hard drives tied as the top SATA deal, all sitting at exactly 16-cents/GB - the Samsung SpinPoint T166 500GB, Samsung SpinPoint T166 500GB, Western Digital Caviar GP 750GB, and Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB models. The Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB sits in fifth, a few decimal points back of the top four. The 1TB drives are also taking a run at the top 10, with the Western Digital Caviar GP 1TB and Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB coming on strong.

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Page 1 May 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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