Multi-channel RAID for SATA: 3Ware, Highpoint and Raidcore/Broadcom

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One more comment about the 12-channel results: The 3Ware 9500S-12 is the only one to offer 12 SATA ports per controller outright, but the feature known as spanning can be used with the Raidcore BC4852 to create an array that spans controllers. We used this feature in order to deploy the 12 drives (six drives per controller).

Patrick Schmid
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.