bert1e wrote: > I use an HP Microserver N40L in the UK they often sell these cheap with > a cashback offer. I use a Linux operating system (ClearOS) and I have 3 > drives configured as a RAID 5 array using software RAID. Works great, I > was worried about using software RAID as opposed to a hardware RAID > controller until I saw the price of a hardware RAID controller which is > expensive and when I read most home NAS units use Software RAID I went > that way.
With a decent processor, software raid is as fast as hardware raid, and with software raid you are not toast when your raid controller gets fried. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98350 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
