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Originally Posted by Rozshu  Hi. That is a good point  A user's needs.
It is exactly why I think performance harddisk like Raptor is developed. An improve overall pc performance. But it is costly. Had RAID been a standard, wouldn't it benefit all users? Like for instance a dual VGA card setup. I was thinking home pc now tends to move towards "Dual" setup. So the option we have when we wants to improve pc performance is to add another similar component. Products like ATI 4870 X2. 2 cards in 1. This is costly.
If RAID could be make as a standard, do you think it will change how harddisk will develop in the near future. |
not everyone can afford SLI or CF, or X2 on board...
and not everyone can afford to include more than 1 hdd in the system like a HTPC, etc. or a simple rig for BT. so its option, not a standard. no point putting those into say an Atom processor rig.
next is using 2x hdd on raid = 2x more power consumption as per norm cos both will definitely be running.
also, more hdd, more space taken, more heat produced.
lastly, implementation... not everyone knows how to implement RAID or even maintain it. imagine a RAID 0 having issues, and data loss occur to a noob... practically gged.