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At $38.99 for a 160GB drive, they're paying $0.244/GB, which is pretty bad. Of course, at the low end of the price ranges, the price/capacity ratio goes up a l
by pcarmichael 16y ago
At $38.99 for a 160GB drive, they're paying $0.244/GB, which is pretty bad. Of course, at the low end of the price ranges, the price/capacity ratio goes up a lot.
Their part selection still leaves another $7.05 available, which means you could afford a drive up to $46.04. For that price, you could get a Hitachi Deskstar 500GB 7200RPM drive for $42.99 ($0.086/GB). If you don't like Hitachi, there is a Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB for $44.95 ($0.09/GB).
During the evenings I've been working on a site that tracks hard drive prices and price/capacity ratios (http://pcpartpicker.com/partscharts/internal-hard-drive/overall-list/ http://pcpartpicker.com/partscharts/internal-hard-drive/over...). If you're willing to spend over $80, you can get drives at $0.053/GB.
- kiba 16y agoWhoa. That's an awesome web application/site you got there. Is implementing dual-core, quad-core price ratio CPU on your list of TODO, and how soon will you implement it?
- pcarmichael 16y agoThanks! I'm glad you like it. It's still very much a work in progress - I was debating whether I should post the link or not given how much I left to do before it's really "ready". For CPUs, were you looking for a price/core ratio?
- PStamatiou 16y agoLikewise - Interesting site. Though I think it currently misses some of the info that true DIY builders need. Not just comparison of listed specs but real worlds performance results. Overclockability and best CPU/mobo pairings for that. If you would like to research more about your ~target audience, email me in my profile.
- Sukotto 16y agoWhat you've got there is pretty sweet. Certainly worthy of a Tell HN.
- kiba 16y agoYep.
- pcarmichael 16y agoOk, I've added it to the overall CPU list: http://pcpartpicker.com/partscharts/cpu/overall-list/ http://pcpartpicker.com/partscharts/cpu/overall-list/
- thebigshane 16y agoVERY cool website! I noticed that none of the HD links would get a Newegg reseller (mostly Amazon and Buy.com). Is this because you don't have access to Newegg data or are the prices typically much higher?
- pcarmichael 16y agoThanks! I don't currently have Newegg prices yet, but I hope to add those soon. Their prices are usually competitive and they're known to run some pretty good deals from time to time.