Hard Disk Drives Buyers Guide
Key Features
| Key Features | | | Capacity | | | HDD Form Factor | | | Interface |
| | With over 2600 hard disk drives on the market, key features such as Capacity, HDD Form Factor & Interface are important factors when buying. These features not only effect the performane and quality of the hard disk drive you choose, but also the price. Shown below are price guides for a selection of hard disk drives focusing on the key features: Capacity, HDD Form Factor & Interface. |
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| Capacity | | 12 GB | £17.00 | | 250 GB | £127.00 | | 18 GB | £245.00 | | 10 GB | £312.00 | | 1 TB | £474.00 | | * | 80 GB | £103.00 |
| | | HDD Form Factor | | 3.5" x 1/4H (Ultra Low Profile) | £36.00 | | 2.5" | £131.00 | | 3.5" x 1/3H (Low Profile) | £171.00 | | 2.5" x 1/6H | £291.00 | | * | 3.5" x 1/3H (Low Profile) | £171.00 |
| | | Interface | | Floppy (IDC) | £9.00 | | IDE/EIDE | £108.00 | | FireWire | £148.00 | | USB ? FireWire | £231.00 | | IDE/EIDE ? SCSI | £386.00 | | * | IDE/EIDE | £108.00 |
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* Taking into account all current hard disk drives on the market the most desirable would be a hard disk drive with 80 GB Capacity, 3.5" x 1/3H (Low Profile) HDD Form Factor and IDE/EIDE Interface.
Price Guide
| Min | £8.50 | | Avg | £181.69 | | Max | £3,310.96 |
| | Hard Disk Drives cost anywhere from £8.50 for a basic hard disk drive with few features to around £3,310.96 for a fully featured hard disk drive. |
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Brand Guide
| Popular Brands | | | Seagate | | | Primary Storage | | | Maxtor | | | Lacie | | | Western Digital | | | Hewlett Packard |
| | The most popular hard disk drives brand is Seagate. The most expensive hard disk drives brand is Sun. If you're looking for a bargain then look out for DigitFab branded hard disk drives as generally they offer the cheapest hard disk drives. |
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