Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 08:13:56 +0100 From: Achim Patzner <ap@bnc.net> To: francisco@natserv.net Cc: FreeBSD Performance <freebsd-performance@freebsd.org>, Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> Subject: Re: SATA: RAID 5 controller recommendations Message-ID: <2B37E74B-7FE9-430E-A0B6-611C2086A653@bnc.net> In-Reply-To: <20051031192143.V5132@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>
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Am 01.11.2005 um 01:23 schrieb Francisco Reyes: >>>> I use the 3ware line (8xxx) and they are very stable, but not >>>> the fastest. For speed, check out the cards from Areca. Native >>>> FreeBSD support and they are FAST >>>> http://www.areca.com.tw/products/html/pcix-sata.htm > > Saw a review last night of the Areca cards vs the latest 3ware. The > areca cards were about twice as fast, but the article says that > they are about twice as expensive (or something on that area). :-( Seems like a good price; the German distributor seems a bit more greedy. They're even more expensive than ICP Vortex S-ATA RAID cards - and definitely not better than those (ICP has yet another advantage - S-ATA and IDE RAIDS are using the same driver). Achim
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