Was bored and decided to do this comparison on SATA hard drives on OcUK. I hope it is of use to someone.
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All SATA 7200rpm Size Cache Price Price/GB
Western Digital
Caviar Special Edition 80 8 35.19 0.44
Caviar Special Edition 120 8 48.12 0.40
Caviar Special Edition 160 8 52.82 0.33
Caviar Special Edition 200 8 58.69 0.29
Caviar Special Edition 250 16 65.21 0.26
Caviar Special Edition 320 16 86.89 0.27
Caviar Special Edition 400 16 156.22 0.39
Caviar Special Edition 500 16 218.49 0.44
Hitachi
Deskstar 7K80 NCQ 80 8 37.54 0.47
Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 160 8 52.82 0.33
Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 250 8 66.39 0.27
Deskstar 7K500 NCQ 500 16 246.69 0.49
Maxtor
DiamondMax Plus 8s 40 2 32.84 0.82
DiamondMax Plus 10 NCQ 80 8 36.37 0.45
DiamondMax Plus 10 NCQ 160 8 49.94 0.31
DiamondMax Plus 10 NCQ 200 8 58.69 0.29
DiamondMax Plus 10 NCQ 250 16 62.22 0.25
MaxLine III NCQ 250 16 69.27 0.28
DiamondMax Plus 10 NCQ 300 16 76.32 0.25
MaxLine III NCQ 300 16 90.42 0.30
DiamondMax Plus 11 400 16 125.67 0.31
DiamondMax Plus 11 500 16 192.64 0.39
Maxline Pro 500 500 16 226.72 0.45
Samsung
SpinPoint P HD040GJ 40 8 30.49 0.76
SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80 8 36.37 0.45
SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160 8 53.99 0.34
SpinPoint P SP2004C 200 8 62.22 0.31
SpinPoint P SP2504C 250 8 63.39 0.25
Seagate
Barracuda 7200.9 NCQ 80 8 36.37 0.45
Barracuda 7200.9 NCQ 120 8 52.82 0.44
Barracuda 7200.9 NCQ 160 8 53.99 0.34
Barracuda 7200.9 NCQ 200 8 58.69 0.29
Barracuda 7200.9 NCQ 250 8 62.22 0.25
Barracuda 7200.9 NCQ 300 16 85.72 0.29
Barracuda 7200.8 NCQ 400 8 152.69 0.38
Barracuda 7200.8 NCQ 500 16 223.19 0.45
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