Just touching base with how much various blank media cost, in $/GB.
This is from a April 26, 2007 flyer from
Canada Computers.
| Media Cost in $$/GB |
|
GB |
cost |
$$/GB |
count |
| CD-R |
0.7 |
$23.51 |
$0.69 |
50 |
| DVD±R |
4.4 |
$14.70 |
$0.07 |
50 |
| DVD+R DL |
8 |
$6.90 |
$0.43 |
2 |
| DVD-R DL |
8 |
$16.65 |
$0.69 |
3 |
| HD DVD-R |
15 |
$13.00 |
$0.87 |
1 |
| BD-R |
25 |
$14.50 |
$0.58 |
1 |
Harald contributed the prices below
| Hard Drives (NCIX): |
| hard drive |
GB |
cost |
$$/GB |
| 80 |
$66.98 |
$0.84 |
| 160 |
$79.44 |
$0.50 |
| 250 |
$100.93 |
$0.40 |
| 320 |
$109.25 |
$0.34 |
| 400 |
$165.21 |
$0.41 |
| 500 |
$183.12 |
$0.37 |
| 750 |
$381.43 |
$0.51 |
Harald says:The sweet spot seems to be 320Gb, and I notice
that all of the higher density medias are more expensive…
However, Iain pointed out that there are cheaper hard drives
online, so I skagged* the prices below from
Canada
Computers
today (Mon May 7 2007) and sorted them in order of drive capacity.
* is too a word
|
| manufacturer |
GB |
cost |
$$/GB |
| Western Digital |
36 |
** $133.00 |
$3.69 |
| Western Digital |
74 |
** $180.00 |
$2.43 |
| Hitachi |
80 |
$54.00 |
$0.68 |
| Seagate |
80 |
$53.00 |
$0.66 |
| Western Digital |
80 |
$51.00 |
$0.64 |
| Western Digital |
150 |
** $270.00 |
$1.80 |
| Hitachi |
160 |
$69.00 |
$0.43 |
| Seagate |
160 |
$66.00 |
$0.41 |
| Western Digital |
160 |
$66.00 |
$0.41 |
| Hitachi |
250 |
$88.00 |
$0.35 |
| Seagate |
250 |
$85.00 |
$0.34 |
| Western Digital |
250 |
$78.00 |
$0.31 |
| Hitachi |
320 |
$110.00 |
$0.34 |
| Seagate |
320 |
$98.00 |
$0.31 |
| Western Digital |
320 |
$102.00 |
$0.32 |
| Western Digital |
400 |
$138.00 |
$0.35 |
| Western Digital |
400 |
$146.00 |
$0.37 |
| Hitachi |
500 |
$186.00 |
$0.37 |
| Maxtor |
500 |
$140.00 |
$0.28 |
| Seagate |
500 |
$162.00 |
$0.32 |
| Western Digital |
500 |
$143.00 |
$0.29 |
| Western Digital |
500 |
$200.00 |
$0.40 |
| Seagate |
750 |
$306.00 |
$0.41 |
** – obviously, some of these higher-priced models have other features like speed.
But wait, I hear you say, what about Flash drives?
| brand |
GB |
cost |
$$/GB |
read (MB/s) |
write (MB/s) |
| Kingston |
0.5 |
$10 |
$20.00 |
| Kingston |
0.5 |
$11 |
$22.00 |
| Kingston |
0.5 |
$14 |
$28.90 |
| Kingston |
1 |
$14 |
$14.00 |
| Kingston |
1 |
$17 |
$17.00 |
| Kingston |
1 |
$18 |
$18.00 |
| Corsair |
1 |
$20 |
$20.00 |
19 |
13 |
| Kingston |
1 |
$21 |
$21.00 |
| Kingston |
1 |
$21 |
$21.00 |
| OCZ |
1 |
$23 |
$23.00 |
| Transcend |
1 |
$25 |
$25.00 |
| Kingston |
1 |
$28 |
$28.00 |
| Kingston |
2 |
$24 |
$12.00 |
| Kingston |
2 |
$26 |
$13.13 |
| OCZ |
2 |
$27 |
$13.50 |
| Transcend |
2 |
$29 |
$14.50 |
| Corsair |
2 |
$30 |
$15.00 |
19 |
13 |
| Kingston |
2 |
$33 |
$16.50 |
| Kingston |
2 |
$34 |
$17.00 |
| OCZ |
2 |
$35 |
$17.50 |
25 |
17 |
| Transcend |
2 |
$37 |
$18.50 |
| Transcend |
2 |
$37 |
$18.50 |
| Corsair |
2 |
$38 |
$19.00 |
34 |
28 |
| Kingston |
2 |
$59 |
$29.50 |
| Kingston |
4 |
$49 |
$12.25 |
| Corsair |
4 |
$50 |
$12.50 |
19 |
13 |
| Transcend |
4 |
$54 |
$13.50 |
| OCZ |
4 |
$58 |
$14.50 |
25 |
17 |
| Transcend |
4 |
$59 |
$14.75 |
| Corsair |
4 |
$60 |
$15.00 |
34 |
28 |
| Transcend |
4 |
$65 |
$16.25 |
| Corsair |
4 |
$70 |
$17.50 |
19 |
13 |
| OCZ |
8 |
$95 |
$11.88 |
| OCZ |
8 |
$104 |
$13.00 |
| Transcend |
8 |
$110 |
$13.75 |
| Corsair |
8 |
$111 |
$13.88 |
31 |
12 |
| Corsair |
8 |
$120 |
$15.00 |
34 |
28 |
| Transcend |
8 |
$125 |
$15.63 |
| Corsair |
8 |
$148 |
$18.50 |
34 |
28 |
| Corsair |
16 |
$175 |
$10.94 |
22 |
5.5 |
So we see costs per gig of 7¢ for DVD’s, 28¢ for hard drives, and a whopping $11 for flash drives!
