On Tue, 15 Jan 2008, Troy.A Johnson wrote: >> The two 500 GB disks we are using cost only $250 together. It sounds >> like hardware RAID controllers are very overpriced. Seriously, with >> those prices, if the software RAID was impacting on performance, I >> might go for a faster CPU or dual CPU system instead of buying a RAID >> controller. > > The more expensive hardware RAID solutions (like many of the 3ware > products) usually give you more than enough value for your money. On the > other hand, if you don't need the features they offer (like dedicated > I/O processing, hotswap, and easy config/monitoring tools) then you > probably don't need an expensive hardware RAID solution. *shrug* OK, so I'd be getting a lot more than a RAID 1 controller. We got on this topic because someone suggested that use of software RAID might be a really bad idea, so I wanted to check on that because I just had one set up. Right now I think that software RAID is a really good idea. Mike