August 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 shifted a bit in August, and now we're seeing a nice mix of 400GB, 500GB and 750GB models, with the 500GB drives getting the slight nod this month. The Western Digital Caviar SE 500GB returns as our top PATA value at 15-cents/GB, while the Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB stayed close behind at 16-cents/GB. The two Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB and 750GB drives tie for third at 17-cents/GB, and the Seagate Barracuda RK 750GB is right behind at 18-cents/GB. At the other end of the chart, it's mostly a pile of 40GB and 80GB models, which simply cannot compete in terms of value.

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Page 1 August 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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