January Hard Drive + SSD 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 has stuck to the usual trends, and we find a selection of 400GB and 500GB drives in the top ten listings, along with a single model from the 320GB and 750GB categories. The Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB heads our list at 16-cents/GB, while the Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 400GB and Western Digital Caviar SE 500GB finish second and third, respectively, at just a hair over 16-cents/GB. The Western Digital Caviar SE16 400GB and Western Digital Caviar SE 400GB drives round out the top 5 at 18-cents/GB and 19-cents/GB, respectively.

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