October Hard Drive Price Guide - Page 5

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 drives in the Serial ATA value chart are a lot different, and the list definitely skews towards the higher capacity hard drives. The top two SATA drive values are 1TB models, and this is followed up by a 1.5TB behemoth. Specifically, the Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB has officially taken over the top spot, with an amazing 11-cents/GB rating. The Western Digital Caviar GP 1TB barely sneaks ahead of the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB (we sort by multiple decimal places), although both are listed at 12-cents/GB. As usual, the Western Digital Raptor drives hold down the bottom of the list, including the newly-listed Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB.

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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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