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Jo Rhett wrote:
> However keep in mind that Highpoint support is nearly clueless.  When
> the 1820a first shipped we were unable to find anyone on staff that
> knew what FreeBSD was, or how to read a problem report.
> 
> No experience with Areca.  3ware is very clueful and capable.

I did have a little bother getting through to the dev's for
support with a disk compatibility issue but once I located
the right person highpoint support was very good.

    Steve


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