From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Oct 10 17: 3:45 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from EnContacto.Net (adsl-64-173-182-158.dsl.mtry01.pacbell.net [64.173.182.158]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F308E37B40D for ; Wed, 10 Oct 2001 17:03:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from root@localhost) by EnContacto.Net (8.11.6/8.11.4) id f9B03JO75077; Wed, 10 Oct 2001 17:03:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from eculp@EnContacto.Net) Received: from 24.20.19.75 ( [24.20.19.75]) as user eculp@SavvyWorld.Net by Mail.SavvyWorld.Net with HTTP; Wed, 10 Oct 2001 17:03:19 -0700 Message-ID: <1002758599.3bc4e1c73f8d4@Mail.SavvyWorld.Net> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 17:03:19 -0700 From: Edwin Culp To: Hodge Podge Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Server recommendation for co-location. References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 2.3.7-cvs X-Originating-IP: 24.20.19.75 Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Nicole, Good to hear from you. I was wondering how the problem that you had with the 3ware card and, how many were there, 8 disks finished. I have asked the same question and one of 3ware's customers has the following to say, | | Regarding the 3Ware recall, there are still plenty of 3Ware 7810s in the | channel. They haven't been recalled due to any hardware bug, but a 3ware | marketing department decision. 3Ware manufactures a competing (and MUCH | more expensive) IDE RAID NAS device called the Palisade, which is over | twice the price of "some of the competition" for half the storage. | | According to my industry sources, 3Ware got tired of giving away the keys | to the kingdom by selling their Escalade RAID controllers ,(the same cards | used in their Palisade) and decided to withdraw them from the market. | Companies like "XXXXX" and their competitors were eating up too much of | "their" market share. It's unfortunate they made that decision, but I'm | sure another manufacturer will step in to fill the gap they left. | | The official 3ware propoganda is at | http://www.3ware.com/products/EscaladeLetter.asp?Title=Product&subTitle=3&ImageNumber=2 The above link is very long and tends to split across two lines. I look forward to hearing how your odyssey with the disks/controler turned out. ed Quoting Hodge Podge : | | Can anyone elaborate on why they are recalling the Escalade 7000 cards? | Also it seems that the "letter to customers" is now no longer there :( | | | Nicole | | | | On 10-Oct-01 Edwin Culp wrote: | > Quoting Mike Smith : | > | >| > Thanks, Lawrence. I wasn't aware of this. I wonder if Mike Smith | >| > would be kind enough to add a little of his first hand knowledge | >| > of 3ware and if we should jump ship. | >| | >| | >| There really isn't anything to say. The hardware works and isn't | >| about to magically stop working, but you won't be able to buy it new | >| for much longer. | >| | >| | > | > | > That is exactly what I wanted and expected to hear, Mike. Thanks so | much. | > | > ed | > | > --- | > | > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org | > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message | | | ******* |\ __ /| (`\ ******* | * * | o_o |__ ) ) * * | * * // \\ * * | * Nicole Harrington | AKA Hodge Podge * | ----------------------(((---(((-------------------------------- | HomePage http://www.unixgirl.com/ | DangerMouse Site  http://www.dangermouse.org/ | Photography Site http://www.deviantimages.com/ | Band Site http://www.honeyshot.mu | | ** Powered By Coca-Cola, FreeBSD and Rock & Roll ** | ** All Female Rock Power Trio - WWW.Honeyshot.mu ** | -- | We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of the dreams. | --Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | --- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message