[CoLoCo] RAID controller

Jim Hutchinson jim at ubuntu-rocks.org
Wed Jan 2 00:43:07 GMT 2008


On 1/1/08, Jim Hutchinson <jim at ubuntu-rocks.org> wrote:
> On 1/1/08, David L. Willson <DLWillson at thegeek.nu> wrote:
> > 1) You can't hit that price-range with any quality.
> > 2) Stick with 3ware.  They rock.
> > 3) Mirroring = RAID1, Striping = RAID0, Striping w/ one disk of
> > distributed parity = RAID 5.
> >
>
> Ah, got those mixed up. I have mirroring right now with software RAID.
> I don't think it works as my second drive is mostly empty.
>
> There are a bunch of hardware RAID controllers on Newegg for $15 and
> up. There must be something decent available. There are just too many
> choices and I have no experience with these.
>

For example, this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816116030

Not less than $100 but a 3ware as you suggest. Would this work? How
different is this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816132009 for
only $20?

Thanks,
-jim

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