Re: [GENERAL] Arguments Pro/Contra Software Raid - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Vivek Khera
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Arguments Pro/Contra Software Raid
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Msg-id 29EA6D53-F41E-4A09-B5CA-EFD182AB9772@khera.org
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] Arguments Pro/Contra Software Raid  (Greg Stark <gsstark@mit.edu>)
Responses Re: [GENERAL] Arguments Pro/Contra Software Raid
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On May 10, 2006, at 12:41 AM, Greg Stark wrote:

> Well, dollar for dollar you would get the best performance from
> slower drives
> anyways since it would give you more spindles. 15kRPM drives are
> *expensive*.

Personally, I don't care that much for "dollar for dollar" I just
need performance.  If it is within a factor of 2 or 3 in price then
I'll go for absolute performance over "bang for the buck".


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