Greg Smith wrote:
Let me try to summarize where things are at a little more clearly, with
the data accumulated during this long thread:
-Areca: Usually the fastest around. Management tools are limited
enough that you really want the version with the on-board management
NIC. May require some testing to find a good driver version.
-3ware: Performance on current models not as good as Areca, but with a
great set of management tools (unless you're using SAS) and driver
reliability. Exact magnitude of the performance gap with Areca is
somewhat controversial and may depend on OS--FreeBSD performance might
be better than Linux in particular. Older 3ware cards were really slow.
One of these days I need to wrangle up enough development cash to buy
current Areca and 3ware cards, an Intel SSD, and disappear into the lab
(already plenty of drives here) until I've sorted this all out to my
satisfaction.
... and do I hear you saying that no other vendor is worth considering? Just how far off are they?
Thanks,
Craig
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