Price Guide, January 2006: Storage

PATA

We've noticed the Maxtor ATA100 300GB 7200RPM 16MB DiamondMax 10 [RTPE: 6L300R0] is going for approximately $125 shipped, making that $0.41 per GB. Another decent deal is the Western Digital ATA100 320GB 7200RPM 8MB Caviar SE [RTPE: WD3200JB] that is also on sale for about $125 shipped, making that $0.39 per GB.

TigerDirect seems to have a few drives on sale with rebates. We'd be glad to list them for you here: the Maxtor ATA100 250GB 7200RPM 8MB MaXLine Plus II [RTPE: 7Y250P0] going for about $89 after a $40 MIR (that's $0.47 per GB), the Maxtor ATA100 160GB 7200RPM 8MB DiamondMax 10 [RTPE: 6B160P0] on sale for $59 after a $40 MIR (that's $0.54 per GB), the Seagate ATA100 400GB 7200RPM 8MB Barracuda 7200.8 [RTPE: ST3400832A-RK] priced at $209 after a $40 MIR (that's $0.56 per GB), and the Maxtor ATA100 160GB 7200RPM 8MB DiamondMax 10 [RTPE: 6L160P0] also at $59 after a $40 MIR (that's $0.49 per GB).

We would like to remind you that the rebates for the Maxtor drives expire January 31^st, 2006, while the rebate for the Seagate drive expires January 28^th, 2006.