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Date:      Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:23:06 -0500 (EST)
From:      Francisco Reyes <francisco@natserv.net>
To:        Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Performance <freebsd-performance@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: SATA: RAID 5 controller recommendations
Message-ID:  <20051031192143.V5132@zoraida.natserv.net>
In-Reply-To: <6.2.3.4.0.20051029001622.05bf16f8@64.7.153.2>
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On Sat, 29 Oct 2005, Mike Tancsa wrote:

>> 
>>> 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). :-(

How did the prices compare?



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