Thread: ESata dual raid enclosure = poor man's hardware raid?
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Old May 5, 2008, 04:51 PM
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These days though, for the price of 2 high performance drives in RAID, you can get a single SSD drive. Although it won't store as much, it will absolutely shatter both benchmarks and real-world performance.
Oh really? 2x 65 bucks for two WD SE16 single platter 320 drives vs $$$ for a FAST SSDDs . SSDD may be the wave of the future but for right now 120 bucks is nothing for a kick ass fast raid array.
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