On Feb 9, 2008, at 2:01 PM, Gerhard Fiedler wrote:

> The other problem with RAID arrays is that the controllers are not  
> compatible in the sense that you could swap your controller for  
> another brand/model and expect to have access to your data. If you  
> want hardware RAID, you need to have backup controllers.


It sounds like in the current situation, software raid would have  
adequate performance. (Hmm.  I'm thinking of putting some sort of  
redundant RAID array in my next desktop; are there any articles  
somewhere that talk about performance of HW vs SW raid for TYPICAL  
USAGE scenarios?  (I am not a file server.))

BillW

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