Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:51:48 -0800 From: Brian Whalen <brian@brianwhalen.net> To: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Support for SAS/SATA non-RAID adapters Message-ID: <4B043434.8090809@brianwhalen.net> In-Reply-To: <b269bc570911180822t6b2d5123o375eda5a6d90a06e@mail.gmail.com> References: <b269bc570911171629l394171dau4acac00383b5e2bc@mail.gmail.com> <ed91d4a80911171812j29d6cc9ckbb3af38a4f4b1405@mail.gmail.com> <b269bc570911172038w4d141543u5ac2faf297c0d192@mail.gmail.com> <20091118074329.GA13345@rink.nu> <b269bc570911180822t6b2d5123o375eda5a6d90a06e@mail.gmail.com>
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Freddie Cash wrote: > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:43 PM, Rink Springer <rink@freebsd.org> wrote: >> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 08:38:21PM -0800, Freddie Cash wrote: >>> I've also found a couple of Areca cards (PCI-X, non-RAID/PCIe RAID), >>> and have heard good things about Areca support in FreeBSD. Any >>> comments on their quality/performance/reliability? >> I have got an Areca ARC-1110 4x SATA2 PCI-X card in my server, and I'm >> quite impressed with the performance; these cards do very well in terms >> I/O operations per second and the driver has been rock solid for me. The >> only downside is that they are quite expensive (but well worth it, IMO) > > Compared to a 3Ware 9550SXU controller, these are cheap. The Areca is > only $500 (open-box) or $700 (new) on newegg.ca. The 3Ware cards are > over $1000, with the PCIe versions being over $1200 (which is what > started me on this journey -- hardware budgets are getting smaller and > smaller each year). > The 3ware cards are not that expensive unless you need a truckload of ports. For the 9650SE on newegg.com; 2 port is 185 4 port is 324 8 port is 525 12 port is 669 Where are you getting the 1200 dollar price from?
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