This is a comparison of desktop computer 3.5" SATA hard drives. Prices were obtained at Newegg and include shipping and discounts where applicable (mail-in rebates not included). All drives shown have a 70% or greater 5/5 egg rating. I consider the ratings to be a good indicator of how many people are receiving drives DOA or are having drive failures. I chose the best priced and rated drive in each size category. The Ratio is the number of gigabytes each dollar purchases, so naturally the higher the better.

Drive	Size	Cache	RPM	Price	Ratio
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10	80 GB	8 MB	7200 RPM	$42.28	1.89
Western Digital Caviar Blue	160 GB	8 MB	7200 RPM	$45.28	3.53
Seagate Barracuda	250 GB	8 MB	7200 RPM	$44.99	5.56
Western Digital Caviar Blue	320 GB	8 MB	7200 RPM	$47.99	6.67
Samsung Spinpoint F3	500 GB	16 MB	7200 RPM	$54.99	9.09
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	$74.99	13.34
Seagate Barracuda	2 TB	64 MB	7200 RPM	$199.99	10.00

Overall, prices stayed very steady through the summer. The 1TB Hitachi drive that took the 1TB spot last time is now deactivated, and the other Hitachi drive didn't have very good ratings. So a Samsung F3 now takes the 1TB spot.

The Western Digital drive that previously held the 1.5TB spot fell quite a ways in its ratings, so there currently isn't a 1.5TB drive on Newegg with a 70% 5/5 egg rating or better.

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