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I'm still bashing my head over the RAID question, though. RAID 5 is a better price/performance than RAID 1, and according to IBM, RAID 5 actually tends to outperform RAID 1 due to number of spindles. So, for instance, where I to use five 36GB drives ($1500) to create a 146GB RAID 5 array, this would theoretically outperform a two mirrored (RAID 1) 146GB drives ($2000). More hitches: throw in an extra drive and you get RAID 5E (which has already been superseded by RAID 5EE). Better performance, but slower rebuild time and you lose a drive. So now the question is this: does a five-drive RAID 5EE array (108 GB) perform better or worse than a six-drive RAID 10 array? Does a four-drive RAID 5EE array outperform a four-drive RAID 10 array? Does a six-drive RAID 5EE array of 36GB drives ($1800) outperform a four-drive RAID 10 array of 73GB drives ($2000)? Kill me now. Joe
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