16 port PCI Express RAID ready to tame your raptors
If you need a large amount of fast redundant storage and have a spare x8 or x16 PCI-Express slot, then Tekram could have the answer.
Based around the Intel 80332 IOP (I/O Processor) and available with 4-16 ports, the Tekram ARC-1210/1220/1230/1260 boards are equipped with a PCI-E x8 connector to minimise any possible Bus-bandwidth issues (yes, even when equipped with 16 x 147GB Raptors).
As most SATA drives are significantly cheaper than their SCSI counterparts, this means that those who need (and can afford) an 8TB array, can use 16 x 500GB drives and build it relatively cheaply (well compared to SCSI).
