From owner-freebsd-performance@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 1 13:30:06 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA04C16A420 for ; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 13:30:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from smarthost1.sentex.ca (smarthost1.sentex.ca [64.7.153.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 18F5943D4C for ; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 13:30:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from pumice3.sentex.ca (pumice3.sentex.ca [64.7.153.26]) by smarthost1.sentex.ca (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jA1DU5NQ068249 for ; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 08:30:05 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from lava.sentex.ca (pyroxene.sentex.ca [199.212.134.18]) by pumice3.sentex.ca (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jA1DU46e087605; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 08:30:04 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from simian.sentex.net (simeon.sentex.ca [192.168.43.27]) by lava.sentex.ca (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jA1DU2E2074785 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 1 Nov 2005 08:30:02 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Message-Id: <6.2.3.4.0.20051101082743.054f8fc0@64.7.153.2> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.3.4 Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 08:29:15 -0500 To: francisco@natserv.net From: Mike Tancsa In-Reply-To: <20051101005137.G6044@zoraida.natserv.net> References: <000801c5d434$579de280$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> <6.2.3.4.0.20051018234157.085cd7b8@64.7.153.2> <20051029001047.P43285@zoraida.natserv.net> <6.2.3.4.0.20051029001622.05bf16f8@64.7.153.2> <20051031192143.V5132@zoraida.natserv.net> <6.2.3.4.0.20051031222320.06601518@64.7.153.2> <20051101005137.G6044@zoraida.natserv.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.51 on 64.7.153.18 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.53 on 64.7.153.26 Cc: FreeBSD Performance Subject: Re: SATA: RAID 5 controller recommendations X-BeenThere: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Performance/tuning List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 13:30:07 -0000 At 12:52 AM 01/11/2005, Francisco Reyes wrote: >On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, Mike Tancsa wrote: >>Which 3ware were they comparing ? The 9500SX was a little bit more >>than the 4 port ARECA here in Canada. > >It was the 9500SX.. Don't recall the models for the ARECA, but they >compared it to two. I would for sure check pricing with Areca as here in Canada thats not the case at all. I have bought a few directly from them and turn around is fast and ordering painless. ---Mike