On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 10:32:15AM CDT, Simon Forster <simon-lists at ldml.com> wrote: > > On 13 May 2010, at 11:51, Eugene wrote: > > > On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 04:09:23AM CDT, Simon Forster <simon-lists at ldml.com> wrote: > > The point I'm rather trying to make here is that RAID may be great for > the server room but is not well suited to a Small Office / Home Office > (SOHO) environment - despite the fact that world+dog seems to be > offering RAID storage devices specifically aimed at the SOHO market. True dat. RAID for SOHO is insane. Anyone who needs that much contiguous storage should spend the money on a SAN. > Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use > RAID." Now they have two problems. > (Apologies to Jamie Zawinski) Anyone here been his nightclub? :) -- Eugene http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/