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Mac mini Drives: Spring 2007 Price Per Gigabyte
Friday, March 16, 2007 - 1:53 AM EST
Posted by: Brian
Last year, I put together a little article that compared all of the Mac mini-style external hard drives on a price-per-gigabyte basis. The response to the article was fairly positive, so I thought it would be a good idea to put another one together this spring. Once again, the comparisons are on a price-per-gigabyte basis only. There are other factors that you should consider before buying. You should also look at what the enclosure is made out of (metal or plastic), how many USB and FireWire ports it offers, the cache size of its hard drive mechanism, and the length of its warranty.
The prices listed below are the manufacturer's suggested retail price as of 03/16/07. You might be able to do better with certain models if you shop around some. I think Amazon and PriceGrabber are always good places to start looking.
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Brands/Models:
Iomega MiniMax
 250GB @ $179.95 = 72 cents per GB
500GB @ $269.95 = 54 cents per GB
LaCie mini
160GB @ $119.99 = 75 cents per GB
250GB @ $139.99 = 60 cents per GB
LaCie mini Hard Drive & Hub
250GB @ $179.99 = 72 cents per GB
320GB @ $199.99 = 62 cents per GB
500GB @ $269.99 = 54 cents per GB
Micronet miniMate
80GB @ $119.95 = $1.50 per GB
160GB @ $119.95 = 75 cents per GB
250GB @ $139.95 = 56 cents per GB
300GB @ $179.95 = 60 cents per GB
400GB @ $389.95 = 97 cents per GB
NewerTech miniStack V2
80GB @ $114.99 = $1.44 per GB
160GB @ $129.99 = 81 cents per GB
250GB @ $149.00 = 60 cents per GB
320GB @ $179.99 = 56 cents per GB
400GB @ $239.99 = 60 cents per GB
500GB @ $259.00 = 52 cents per GB
750GB @ $469.00 = 63 cents per GB
Trans Intl miniD
80GB @ $99.00 = $1.24 per GB
160GB @ $125.00 = 78 cents per GB
250GB @ $139.00 = 56 cents per GB
320GB @ $169.00 = 53 cents per GB
400GB @ $189.00 = 47 cents per GB
500GB @ $229.00 = 46 cents per GB
750GB @ $429.00 = 57 cents per GB
WeibeTech Maxelerate
250GB @ $129.95 = 52 cents per GB
500GB @ $267.95 = 54 cents per GB
750GB @ $449.95 = 60 cents per GB
Comparison:
80GB
Trans Intl miniD @ $99.00 = $1.24 per GB
NewerTech miniStack V2 @ $114.99 = $1.44 per GB
Micronet miniMate @ $119.95 = $1.50 per GB
160GB
Micronet miniMate @ $119.95 = 75 cents per GB
LaCie mini @ $119.99 = 75 cents per GB
Trans Intl miniD @ $125.00 = 78 cents per GB
NewerTech miniStack V2 @ $129.99 = 81 cents per GB
250GB
WeibeTech Maxelerate @ $129.95 = 52 cents per GB
Trans Intl miniD @ $139.00 = 56 cents per GB
Micronet miniMate @ $139.95 = 56 cents per GB
LaCie mini @ $139.99 = 56 cents per GB
NewerTech miniStack V2 @ $149.00 = 60 cents per GB
Iomega MiniMax @ $179.95 = 72 cents per GB
LaCie mini Hard Drive & Hub @ $179.99 = 72 cents per GB
320GB
Trans Intl miniD @ $169.00 = 53 cents per GB
NewerTech miniStack V2 @ $179.99 = 56 cents per GB
LaCie mini Hard Drive & Hub @ $199.99 = 62 cents per GB
400GB
Trans Intl miniD @ $189.00 = 47 cents per GB
NewerTech miniStack V2 @ $239.99 = 60 cents per GB
Micronet miniMate @ $389.95 = 97 cents per GB
500GB
Trans Intl miniD @ $229.00 = 46 cents per GB
NewerTech miniStack V2 @ $259.00 = 52 cents per GB
WeibeTech Maxelerate @ $267.95 = 54 cents per GB
Iomega MiniMax @ $269.95 = 54 cents per GB
LaCie mini Hard Drive & Hub @ $269.99 = 54 cents per GB
750GB
Trans Intl miniD @ $429.00 = 57 cents per GB
WeibeTech Maxelerate @ $449.95 = 60 cents per GB
NewerTech miniStack V2 @ $469.00 = 63 cents per GB
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