RAID 5 offers same data redundancy protection as RAID 0+1, the only difference being that for RAID 5 you need 3 hard disks, and for RAID 0+1 you need 4 hard disks.
By data redundancy protection I mean that if one disk fails in the array, you should be able to replace it without losing any data. Beware of other types of RAID arrays that do not offer data redunancy protection.
Then there is ARRAY 1, simple mirroring hard disks which I personally find to be the most useful and economical, and you only need 2 hard disks.
RAID 0+1 controller cards also seem to be a lot cheaper. You should be able to find the popular Silicon Image ATA 133 RAID cards for around US$ 15.00
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Last edited by iggiebee; 06-30-2003 at 11:03 PM.
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