The Minority Report

Continuing my discussion of RAID, this review on the new Intel X25-E Extreme SSD^W drives in a RAID^W configuration is amazing.

A look at four X25-E Extreme SSDs in RAID – The Tech Report – Page 1

Intel’s X25-E Extreme SSD is far and away the fastest flash drive we’ve ever tested. Sure, it only packs 32GB of storage, and yes, you’ll pay a princely sum for the privilege. But with a smart storage controller, near-instantaneous seek times, and the ability to sustain reads at 250MB/s and writes at 170MB/s, the X25-E actually represents good value if you quantify its performance per dollar. That might not be how most folks look at value in the storage world, but for the demanding enterprise environments at which the Extreme is targeted, it’s often the most important metric.

Throw in a most excellent RAID controller from Adaptec (Adaptec RAID 5405) and you are good to go!

Finally, just one of the Intel X25-E Extreme benchmarks, you’ll just have to click the linkies to see the rest.

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Four X25-E Extreme SSDs Combined In Hardware RAID | Linux Plus
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A look at four X25-E Extreme SSDs in RAID – The Tech Report – Page 1
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