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Hi everyone,
Recently we have run out of hard drive space on our main computer, and are looking to increase the amount of space we have.
It looks like a RAID 5 array of 4-5 750GB drives is what we are looking at. I am having some trouble understanding all the different types of hardware RAID however.
After doing a fair bit of reading, I have come to understand that I will need to do some form of hardware RAID, as RAID 5 performs very poorly when done through software.
The storage will be used mainly for light video editing, and for long term video file storage. Im not sure we need blazing fast speeds, but it would be nice to get roughly the same performance as a non-RAID'ed drive.
Here are 3 cards I have been looking at:
HighPoint RocketRAID 2320 - $239.99
HighPoint RocketRAID 3320 - $489.99
areca ARC-1220 - $434.99
What I really don't understand is why the 2320 is so much cheaper. I have seen references that state that it isn't a "true" hardware card, but does that matter significantly in my situation? I would sure like to save the money if I can.
Thanks!
Mike
Recently we have run out of hard drive space on our main computer, and are looking to increase the amount of space we have.
It looks like a RAID 5 array of 4-5 750GB drives is what we are looking at. I am having some trouble understanding all the different types of hardware RAID however.
After doing a fair bit of reading, I have come to understand that I will need to do some form of hardware RAID, as RAID 5 performs very poorly when done through software.
The storage will be used mainly for light video editing, and for long term video file storage. Im not sure we need blazing fast speeds, but it would be nice to get roughly the same performance as a non-RAID'ed drive.
Here are 3 cards I have been looking at:
HighPoint RocketRAID 2320 - $239.99
HighPoint RocketRAID 3320 - $489.99
areca ARC-1220 - $434.99
What I really don't understand is why the 2320 is so much cheaper. I have seen references that state that it isn't a "true" hardware card, but does that matter significantly in my situation? I would sure like to save the money if I can.
Thanks!
Mike