Tech Review: Big Data: Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Hardware Size Review (Computer Storage Devices)

Expansion 3TB SuperSpeed USB 3.0 External Desktop Hard Drive ($145)

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0392921

• $0.48 per GB ($48 per TB)

Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-120G 120GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Solid State Drive (SSD) with SandForce 2281 Controller ($85)

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0364780

• $0.71 per GB

DVD-R 16x 4.7GB/120 Minute 100 Pack

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0327199

• $0.03 per GB

Crucial 1GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model CT12864BA1067 ($9)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148147

• $4.88 per GB