On 9 Feb 2010, at 19:37, J. Roeleveld wrote:
... Don't get me started on those ;) The reason I use Linux Software Raid is because: 1) I can't afford hardware raid adapters 2) It's generally faster then hardware fakeraid
I'd rather have slow hardware RAID than fast software RAID. I'm not being a snob, it just suits my purposes better.
If speed isn't an issue then secondhand prices of SATA RAID controllers (PCI & PCI-X form-factor) are starting to become really cheap. Obviously new cards are all PCI-e - industry has long moved to that, and enthusiasts are following.
I would be far less invested in hardware RAID if I could find regular SATA controllers which boasted hot-swap. I've read reports of people hot-swapping SATA drives "just fine" on their cheap controllers but last time I checked there were no manufacturers who supported this as a feature.
Stroller.
