Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 12:43:28 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@nwlink.com> To: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3ware IDE Raid. SCSI killer? Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.96.1000810123933.15003A-100000@utah> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.0.20000810140659.04a1cc40@marble.sentex.ca>
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On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Mike Tancsa wrote: > I certainly agree that RAID IDE is no complete replacement for SCSI RAID, > but I think there are some situations where it is very cost effective.... > Using average prices (US dollars) for an 120GIG USENET partition for example. > > IDE RAID card $200 > 4 x 40GIG IDE $250 > ----- > $1200 > > vs > > Mylex SCSI RAID $500 > 4x 7200 36G IBM $500 > ----- > $2500 I had considered using only a SCSI card with software RAID and I did not realize there was such a disparity in the price of drives. I other words, I see your point. The price advantage is much larger than I had assumed. Thanks, Jason To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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