On 2/15/07, Andrew Lentvorski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I *really* need some way to attach a big storage box to my network. I'm
shoveling around virtual machine images, and I simply cannot store them
all simultaneously on my laptop.
My goal is two SATA disks in RAID 1 in a single enclosure (low noise
fans required--if I hear it, I'll be unhappy). For some reason, paying
$100 + disks pains me--$50 + disks seems more like what I want.
Maybe it's a latent Cheap Bastard(tm) DNA strand asserting itself, but I
just feel like I should be able to find some Linux box to do the job for
less than $100.
Is the the RAID controller to be built into the enclosure? What
quality of RAID controller could you get for $50 less the cost of the
rest of the hardware?
At $50 you are somewhat above the price range of the Linksys NSLU2
which connects to disks with USB, and is a stand-alone controller
without disk boxes. It's hard to get boxes for SATA disks for under
$30 apiece, and that is without any controller, just a bridge to USB
or something.
In any case, why do you need the speed of SATA connection from the
disk to the controller when the controller to computer is limited by
the much slower speed of the network. If you are thinking gigabyte
Ethernet then the price has just gone up again.
I think your price goal is unrealistic for a quantity one purchase.
carl
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