Seagate Barracuda ATA ST320430A
The winner among IDE drives, the Barracuda ATA 20.4 GB hard drive won over the Barracuda ATA II by the skin of its teeth. Spinning at 7,200 RPM, the Barracuda ATA scored a top drive index of 17452 in SiSoft Sandra. High scores of 14.59 MBps in High End Disk Winmark, a beginning transfer rate of 26.89 MBps and an end transfer rate of 18.6 MBps, combined with a fast disk access time of 13.5 ms, resulted in a very high overall score of 78.51. The stability of the data transfer can be seen in the Winbench graph. The cost per MB works out to Rs 0.57. Though this is a shade higher than the Samsung range, it is definitely worth the price if you consider the driveÆs performance. This drive is a good buy for power users who like to derive the most out of their computer system, because it can pump data fast enough for gamers and geeks alike.