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    PCIe RAID controllers

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by hankaaron57, Mar 27, 2009.

  1. hankaaron57

    hankaaron57 Go BIG or go HOME

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    Do they make PCI-e RAID controllers for laptops? I want to run a hardware RAID for laptop drives in a striped format. I'm looking for sheer speed here as backup is not an issue. I understand that outdated Sagers have h/w raid controllers and a current thinkpad have them, but I'm looking for something that can be dropped in the PCI-e slot. If so, how does these compare to the h/w raid controllers in the ole sager/thinkpad?

    This is probably to go in a future Clevo laptop with 2/3 harddrives. I have been looking to getting back into video editing/3d modeling for CS - this is why I'm interested.
     
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  2. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    No,
    hardware raid cards are generally large, and require active cooling. Desktop/server raid cards are generally about $600-4000 depending on the performance/number of drives you want.

    K-TRON
     
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