RAID-0 - 150GB raptor and ...

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Xenozx

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OK, maybe a stupid question but looking for a quick answer.

Can you raid0 a Velociraptor 150 and a Raptor 150. I know they are not the same drive, but they are teh same size.

Couldnt it be like a hybrid raid-0? reason I ask, is I look at it as SLI/Xfire. you ahve 2 hardrives acting as 1. 50% of the files on 1 and 50% on the other. It can pull from both at the same time. Does it really matter if they are different drives?
 
Yes, but the Velociraptor is much faster than the older Raptor, so I don't know why you would really want to RAID them.
 
Older Raid controllers required identical drives. Newer ones are able to use any drives that you connect to them. They speed of the array will be limited by the smallest and slowest drive that is part of the array.

Don
 
kool thanks for the info. Well the reason is I already have a 150GB raptor. So I can buy another for 150, or buy a velociraptor for 150. Logically it makes more sense to buy a the newer one. I guess down the road if I move to a single drive solution atleast ill have the fastest drive on the market.

I mean doing the above would make my array faster then 1 velociraptor right?
 
Not necessarily. What kind of performance are you getting on your raptor?
 
Xenozx said:
kool thanks for the info. Well the reason is I already have a 150GB raptor. So I can buy another for 150, or buy a velociraptor for 150. Logically it makes more sense to buy a the newer one. I guess down the road if I move to a single drive solution atleast ill have the fastest drive on the market.

I mean doing the above would make my array faster then 1 velociraptor right?
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SIGH!

If you married a 150 gig Raptor with a 150 git Vraptor, you would get an array that would most assuredly outperform a single 150 gig Vraptor.

By how much, that is hard to say. The only way to be sure is to run some benchmark tests on your own. You would need to test each drive by itself and then in the Raid array.

But hey, you are up to the task as you like to frequent the [H]ardForums. Please report back with your results though.

Don
 
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