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Gig'Em - How to Decide Which Hard Drive Is Right For You Deciding on the appropriate hard drive is a personal decision made according to an individual's computing needs. These days, 40 gigabyte, 80 gig, 100 gig and even larger are common. When pricing hard drives, it is common to see very little price differences between smaller size drives and larger. For instance, the price difference between a 40 gig and a 80 gig may be only twenty dollars. An old rule of thumb among the computing community has always been to buy the largest hard drive that you could possibly afford since everyone loads and uses more software than they initially imagine they will, and since that will put off the need to upgrade the computer the following year.
However, if your budget is limited remember that a 40 or 80 gig hard drive is plenty for the average user. These hard drive sizes would astound a computer user from the 1980's or early 1990's. Back then hard drives were sized in megabytes, not gigabytes. The original IBM PC commonly had a ten Meg or twenty Meg drive, and when the thirty Meg drive came out it was considered absolutely gigantic. However, that was a time of smaller programs, less software and before Windows dominated the home computer world. When choosing a hard drive you should always remember that the type we are most familiar with is called Parallel ATA type. A new type, serial ATA, is gaining popularity. This type is much faster (as much as twenty percent) and has other benefits including improved airflow.
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