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hardCOREware has posted a SATA-II 3 Gb/s RAID Performance Guide



Last week, we compared Hitachi's T7K250 to drives from Seagate, Maxtor, and Western Digital. The significance in this? Hitachi's was the only drive capable of a 3 Gb/s transfer rate. At the time, all of our tests were performed in 1.5 Gb/s mode however.

Today we'll be exploring the 3 Gb/s transfer rate, and what it means for real world performance. We will be comparing various RAID modes in each transfer rate, in order to find out what exactly 3 Gb/s does for you today. We also take the time to debunk some myths regarding 3 Gb/s and the "SATA-II" specification.
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