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Prices

Size (tb)	Min cost	Avg cost	Price/tb	Price last 30 days	Currently
4000	$159	$390.118	$98		Lower
3000	$109.95	$140.356	$47		Average
2500	$134.99	$161.023	$64		Lowest
2000	$84.95	$98.4673	$49		Lower
1500	$64.99	$115.04	$77		Average
1000	$54.99	$64.0154	$64		Lower
1000 32mb	$54.99	$73.3904	$73		Lower
750	$49	$78.0327	$104		Lower
750 32mb	$50	$94.995	$127		Lowest
640	$50	$74.488	$116		Lowest
500	$38	$47.7817	$96		Higher
500 32mb	$56.99	$71.3045	$143		Lower
400	$34.99	$110.194	$275		Lower
320	$31.95	$44.1912	$138		Lower
300	$32.99	$180.275	$601		Lower
250	$27.99	$44.796	$179		Higher
200	$34.95	$203.541	$1018		Highest
160	$23.99	$33.7633	$211		Higher
120	$24.98	$59.7204	$498		Lower
80	$16.98	$41.5396	$519		Lower
60	$24.5	$59.8092	$997		Higher
40	$14.74	$26.7119	$668		Lower

Prices are from the website www.pricewatch.com

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What this script does

This script works by querying Price Watch every 6 hours and keeping record of the average drive prices. The average for each drive is calculated by averaging the 10 cheapest drive prices together. This price is stored in a database along with a time stamp.

The column labeled "currently" indicates weather the most current price is above or below the 30 day average. Prices above average are labeled "higher" and those below are labeled "lower". When a drive is at it's best price in the last 30 days, it is labeled "lowest".

The graphs for each drive are a plot of price/gig over the past 30 days. This helps give a visual indication to where the current price of the drive stands.

Keep in mind that price/gig isn't the only consideration when buying a drive. Factors such as cache, warranty and drive performance are all important. We assume by using this page, you understand this already.

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This script is written by Andrew Que. To get in touch with Andrew Que, visit his contact page.