October Hard Drive Price Guide - Page 4

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 continued its existing trends, and we continue to see a wide range of drive capacities in the top 10 list, from 320GB to 750GB. The 500GB drives hold down the two top spots, with the Western Digital Caviar SE 500GB checking in at 15-cents/GB, while its big brother, the Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB, is not far back at 16-cents/GB. The Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 400GB is mathematically in third spot, and we continue to see 400GB and 500GB models holding down the majority of the best value rankings - seven out of the top ten this month.

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Page 1 October Hard Drive Price Guide Page 2 Serial ATA Hard Drive Price List Page 3 Solid State Drive Price List Page 4 Parallel ATA Hard Drives Sorted by $/GB Page 5 Serial ATA Hard Drives Sorted by $/GB Page 6 Solid State Drives Sorted by $/GB Page 7 Parallel & Serial ATA HDs and SSDs Sorted by Price Change Page 8 Parallel & Serial ATA HDs and SSDs Sorted by Price

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