On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 01:55:30PM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > But in this day and age, one of the best SATA controllers for FreeBSD is > an Areca controller. They're somewhat expensive (comparatively), but > the performance is apparently stunning, combined with decent FreeBSD > drivers that utilise CAM and da(4) (yes, despite the disks being SATA). > Every time people mention them on the lists, the response is the same: > amazing performance, and really good driver + administrative support > (e.g. software administrative utilities). > > I do wish Areca made a less expensive controller with less features, > intended for "tech-savvy" consumer use, in the US$125 or less price > range.
And it appears they now do: the ARC-1200. PCIe x1, has 2 ports, and on-board cache. It lacks an IOP, so the performance won't be that of one of the more expensive cards. Either way, quite good for 2-disk servers: http://www.areca.com.tw/products/2ports.htm Cost is ~US$175. A little steep, but the on-board cache supposedly justifies it (IMHO, barely). Hopefully the price will come down to US$100-125, which would be perfect. -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB | _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
