As storage metalware costs resume to plummet, the folks over at Tom's metalware have decided to throw crowd their version of the "ber RAID Array." While the array still doesn't stack up against SSDs for access time, a large array is capable of higher throughput via striping. Unfortunately, the amount of work needful to assemble a setup like this seems to make it too much trouble for any one thing but a fun experiment. "Most people presumably don't want to install more than a few hard drives into their PC, as it requires a massive case with sufficient ventilation as well as a solid power supply. We don't esteem this project to be 1995 by houghton mifflin harcourt publishing company. published by houghton mifflin harcourt publishing company. all rights reserved.results page: 1 | 2 | next
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sha enthusiasts should indubitably reproduce. Instead, we set out to analyze what level of storage doing you'd get if you were to spend the same money as on an adherent processor, such as a $1,000 Core i7-975 Extreme. For the same cost, you could assemble 12 1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 hard drives. Of course, you still need a suitable multi-port controller, which is why we selected Areca's ARC-1680iX-20."

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