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"Eric Gisin" <ericgisin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Ron Reaugh" <ron-reaugh@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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>> "Sunny" <sunny@nospam.net> wrote in message
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>> >> What model drives and controller?
>> >
>> > MAP3367NP & 3400s
>>
>> MAP3367 is 38GB and the 74GB model MAP3735 costs about $300 while the
>> 74GB
>> Raptor costs $190.
>>
> A new FUJITSU MAP 36GB 10K just sold for $46, much less than Raptor's
> $120.
Ebay frauds don't count. Prices at reputable web outlets like Page or
NewEgg do. Get a clue. The Raptor is 74GB and about $190.
> Ebay item 5212534574. Previous generation SCSI is cheap.
>
>> An Adaptec 3400S costs about $400. An Intel chipset mobo with an ICH5R
>> or
>> ICH6R has builtin RAID 0/1 for the SATA Raptors.
>>
> Used Ultra160 RAID is OK for 2-3 drives, and costs very little.
Stolen is cheaper yet....have you done that? Now, let's guess what kind of
reliability you get from your HW?
>> Such a SCSI RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration on a single user workstation
>> offers little over the much less expensive SATA RAID solution.
>>
>> Good SATA HW RAID 5 is available via a 3Ware(9500) card for about $300.
>>
> Intel's SW RAID 5 for the ICH7 performs very well. Tom's Hardware just
> reviewed it.
Reviewed without full insight that is. SW/firmware RAID 5 can work ok. But
that review at Tom's fails to show CPU usage and also ignores the rebuild
load of replacing a failed drive in a RAID 5 set. Full non-host CPU/bus
support is required for full/robust RAID 5 support. For modest
configuration file servers(not app servers) that don't require high
uptime/availability but just no lost data then such
ATA RAID 5 solutions
are VERY cost effective as I've been saying for years.