On Friday 03 September 2004 10:57 am, James Oakley wrote:
And you can always buy SCSI drives that are faster then even the fastest SATA drives.
At what point did I claim otherwise?
I was addressing the commonly stated myth that hardware RAID is faster than software RAID.
And the article was spot on because it used the same hardware with and without the controller running in Raid mode. Often tests compare two different controllers which confuses the issue. This particular controller is often pushed forth as a shining example of hardware controllers, but in my tests the ones on Dell and Compaq (hp) are generally better performers. So now the only question remaining about this particular test has to do with whether the 3ware Escalade Sata model is dramatically worse than the 3ware SCSI models - but ONLY worse when running a raid. Unless I was being given the absolute top of the line controller, I think I'd still put _MY_ money into more ram. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen