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Hard Drive Cost/GB Chart for February 2010
Feb 5, 2010Computer HardwareComments (0)
This is a comparison of desktop computer 7200RPM 3.5" SATA hard drives. Prices were obtained at Newegg and include shipping and discounts where applicable (mail-in rebates not included). All drives have a 70% or greater 5/5 egg rating. The Ratio is the number of gigabytes each dollar purchases, so the higher the better.
Drive | Size | Cache | RPM | Price | Ratio |
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Seagate Barracuda | 250 GB | 8 MB | 7200 RPM | $44.99 | 5.6 |
Western Digital Caviar Blue | 320 GB | 8 MB | 7200 RPM | $47.99 | 6.7 |
Samsung Spinpoint F3 | 500 GB | 16 MB | 7200 RPM | $49.99 | 10.0 |
Western Digital Caviar Blue | 640 GB | 16 MB | 7200 RPM | $69.99 | 9.1 |
Western Digital Caviar Black | 750 GB | 32 MB | 7200 RPM | $79.99 | 9.4 |
Samsung Spinpoint F3 | 1000 GB | 32 MB | 7200 RPM | $89.99 | 11.1 |
Samsung Ecogreen F2 | 1500 GB | 32 MB | 5400 RPM | $109.99 | 13.6 |
Samsung Spinpoint F3 | 2000 GB | 32 MB | 5400 RPM | $179.99 | 11.1 |