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Hard Drive Cost/GB Chart for January 2011
Jan 20, 2011Computer 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 7200.10 | 80 GB | 2 MB | 7200 RPM | $42.28 | 1.89 |
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 | 160 GB | 8 MB | 7200 RPM | $42.28 | 3.78 |
Western Digital Caviar Blue | 250 GB | 16 MB | 7200 RPM | $44.99 | 5.56 |
Western Digital Caviar Blue | 320 GB | 8 MB | 7200 RPM | $44.99 | 7.11 |
Western Digital Caviar Blue | 500 GB | 16 MB | 7200 RPM | $54.99 | 10.00 |
Western Digital Caviar Black | 640 GB | 32 MB | 7200 RPM | $64.99 | 9.85 |
Western Digital Caviar Black | 750 GB | 32 MB | 7200 RPM | $69.99 | 10.72 |
Samsung Spinpoint F3 | 1 TB | 32 MB | 7200 RPM | $69.99 | 14.29 |
Seagate Barracuda * | 2 TB | 64 MB | 7200 RPM | $169.99 | 11.77 |