> > >H/W RAID has always been my preference (except for some smaller places)
> > > with next to no fuss. For years I've now relied on 3Ware and had very
> > > good statistics. S/W RAID is pretty interesting and obviously cheaper. On
> > > heavy load it does have a problem keeping up with writes and of course
> > > you cannot do hot swap last time I checked.
>From the standpoint of the customers I work with on a daily basis, I'd
say about 80% are using HW RAID for the reasons listed above. Those
with SW RAID who had experience with HW RAID preferred HW RAID. Never
had someone tell me that they preferred SW RAID.
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