In fact, Windows does that nicely too (dunno about performaces though) with Pro (or better versions). Even NT4 does.
no dedicated SATA RAID controller necessary if you use Linux and LVM and ~300GB usable space) and the cost of the linux box is minimal. All you need is enough processing power and memory to handle file operations (moves, copies, deletes, etc.) The "average" person using this for a home solution is doing small numbers of large I/O (a few big files) operations which is perfect for SATA and RAID 1. Christian http://photography.skofteland.net
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