Size

Cost

$ per Meg

1999 – March

Size

Cost

$ per Meg

1999 – September

4

180

45

2

44

22

8

164

20.5

4

88

22

10

202

20.2

10

182

18.2

16

252

15.75

20

319

15.95

32

399

12.46

32

385

12.03

64

799

12.48

48

459

9.56

Size

Cost

$ per Meg

2000 – March

Size

Cost

$ per Meg

2000 – September

12

169

14.08

8

41

5.12

16

180

11.25

16

104

6.5

20

132

6.6

32

151

4.71

24

259

10.8

48

227

4.72

32

159

4.98

64

260

4.06

48

349

7.27

96

402

4.18

64

472

7.35

Size

Cost

$ per Meg

2001 – March

Size

Cost

$ per Meg

2001 – September

8

44

5.5

8

38

4.75

16

78

4.87

16

59

3.68

32

140

4.37

32

75

2.34

48

212

4.41

64

144

2.25

64

242

3.78

96

217

2.26

96

375

3.9

128

375

2.93

128

520

4.06

160

513

3.2

256

825

3.22

Size

Cost

$ per Meg

2002 – March

Size

Cost

$ per Meg

2002 – September

16

29

1.81

16

29

32

39

1.21

32

45

64

65

1.01

64

72

96

175

1.82

128

116

128

115

0.89

256

265

256

249

0.97

512

699

Size

Cost

$ per Meg

2003 – March

Size

Cost

$ per Meg

2003 – September

16

25

1.56

32

35

1.09

32

35

1.09

64

51

0.79

64

49

0.76

128

79

0.61

128

83

0.64

256

155

0.58

256

159

0.62

512

275

0.53

512

425

0.83

Size

Cost

$ per Meg

2004 – Feb

Size

Cost

$ per Meg

2004 – Oct

64

49

0.76

128

44

0.34

128

64

0.5

256

66

0.25

256

100

0.39

512

143

0.28

512

200

0.39

1024

275

0.27

1024

489

0.47

2048

539

0.26

2048

1149

0.56

Size

Cost

$ per Meg

2005 - March

Size

Cost

$ per Meg

2005 – September

256

52

0.2

256

59

0.23

512

89

0.17

512

89

0.17

1024

150

0.14

1024

159

0.15

Size

Cost

$ per Meg

2006 – March

This is the first month where a flash drive has produced the best value. This is unusual when considering that a bare memory card has less parts to it.

Size

Cost

$ per Meg

2006 – September

512

55

.11

1024

75

.073

2048

175

.085

Size

Cost

$ per Gig

2007 – Feb

Both CF and a pen drive tied for the best value this time around.

Size

Cost

$ per Meg

2004 – Oct

1

25

25

2

40

20

4

70

17.5

8

210

26.25

16

320

20