Quoting ian sison (mailing list) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > The IDE RAID of 3ware is true hardware based RAID (not firmware) and uses > one drive per IDE channel, eliminating the 'shared IDE bus problem'.
Definitely good stuff, and recommended for anyone seeking maximum quantity of redundant storage for the dollar. > When it comes to IDE and SCSI based RAID systems, performance of IDE is AT > PAR, if not greater than SCSI, as the two technologies can transfer data > from the disk platter to the hardware electronics at virtually the same > speed. Problem: Theoretical limits on platter-to-circuitboard transfer rates do not in any way correlate with resulting real-world performance, so your statement is sadly non-sequitur. Relevant comparisons would have to take into account such factors as intelligent sorting of pending access (real-world, not theory), degree to which theoretical specs are uniformly and reliably implemented, hardware-level defect mapping, ability to do hardware-based low-level reformatting and surface testing, expandability within bus capacity, etc. That's far too complex to cover in a LUG mailing list, so I'd advise not trying. -- Cheers, The shortest distance between two puns is a straightline. Rick Moen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
