Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 03:39:42 +0000 From: Jason Henson <jason@ec.rr.com> To: sn1tch <dot.sn1tch@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Hardware Recomendations - NIC/HD Message-ID: <1110339582l.50498l.2l@BARTON> In-Reply-To: <a82b97190503081038a78aed5@mail.gmail.com> (from dot.sn1tch@gmail.com on Tue Mar 8 13:38:34 2005) References: <dc9ba044050308102930a55c14@mail.gmail.com> <a82b97190503081038a78aed5@mail.gmail.com>
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On 03/08/05 13:38:34, sn1tch wrote: > I like Intel's network adapters alot, I've never had a single issue > out of the gigabit adapter I use (Intel Pro/1000 MT PWLA8490MT) > I hear 3coms are good. Try this page http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.3R/hardware.html > As far as SATA drives if its size you are going for then WD has a > fairly decent SATA drive for a good price, but in my book the best > SATA drive is the Raptor by WD..even if its only 74Gb it still has to > be the fastest SATA drive out.. imo :) > The raptors are a bit over priced for backup servers IMO, but they =20 outperform several scsi drives that are more expensive. Try the =20 leaderboard at storagereview.com >=20 > On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 11:29:11 -0700, Nick Pavlica <linicks@gmail.com> > wrote: > > All, > > I'm looking at adding some hardware to my FreeBSD 5.3+ Backup > > servers and would like your recommendations for the following =20 > items: > > > > - Gigabit Ethernet cards: I'm going to use them as dedicated cards > in > > the primary and backup servers so that I can quickly rsync between > > them. I would like to find a card that is currently MP safe and a > > good performer. > > > > - SATA HD: I'm currently planning on adding two 200GB drives to > both > > servers. Are there any that stand out as good performers? > > > > Thanks! > > --Nick
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