RAID0 vs. Raptor

[Shenkoa]

Would 2 Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 9's in hardware RAID0 be faster then a single 36 GB Raptor?

 

[Mik3y]

no

 

[Shenkoa]

Really?

 

[Rike]

Really.
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Maybe hardware rAID 0 could make the difference but I doubt it.

Although the first gen 36 gig raptors were slow compared to their big brothers. That issue has since been fixed.

 

[DaveSimmons]

For benchmarks, click the "Storage" tab, read the Raptors in RAID article.

 

[Shenkoa]

I was thinking about a 36 GB Raptor.

 

[lDDQD]

And a single 74Gb raptor, will beat 2x36 Raptors in RAID0... the 74 is "Raptor2" of the raptors; it's much different inside than the older 36's. It's desktop performance is up about 40%; and no about of raided 36's is going to even match that

 

[halfadder]

Do what a buddy did: RAID 0 with two Raptors! Zoom Zoom!

 

[DaveSimmons]

d'oh! yes the 36 would be slower and louder. Do you already have these drives or is this hypothetical?

 

[imported_TimJ]

Originally posted by: halfadder
Do what a buddy did: RAID 0 with two Raptors! Zoom Zoom!

That's just as fast if not SLOWER than a single Raptor.

 

[Rike]

Originally posted by: halfadder
Do what a buddy did: RAID 0 with two Raptors! Zoom Zoom!

halfadder, read the link I posted above. It's the same one DaveSimmons described. Not "Zoom!" Just the sound of you flushing $150 down the drain for no performance gain. Don't tell your buddy, he'll get mad or depressed. Maybe both.

 

[halfadder]

You're probably right, the placebo effect is very strong when playing with new hardware!

 

[bob4432]

get a 15K rpm 36GB u320 scsi drive and appropriate card/cable