June 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 value chart shifts a bit each month, but the 500GB drive capacity continues to offer the best overall value. In June, six 500GB models hit the top ten PATA drive values, including the Western Digital Caviar SE 500GB drive in the top spot at 16-cents/GB. We also find the Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 400GB and Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB tied for second at 17-cents/GB, while the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB (18-cents/GB) and Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB (19-cents/GB) round out the top five. As we move into the next five listings, some lower capacity 250GB and 320GB drives start to slide in, at between 22-cents and 23-cents/GB.

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Page 1 June 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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