>
> *provided i needed RAID5*, that's a no-brainer. it's noticeably better
> than any of the other RAID5 offerings i've tried, and likely cheaper than
DEC makes a screamingly fast RAID 5 box...
> RAID0+1 with anyone's discs and arrays. administration interface,
> snapshots, ease of dumping and nice blue faceplate (just kidding) are all
> factors for me, too.
Service is also an important factor, which NetApp is +very+ adept at.
David, if you buy F330s, though, make sure they send you BLUE NettApp
tee-shirts. We bought a pair of F330s last fall and are still waiting
for ours. Maybe their sales department needs to take lessons
from their support department... ho hum!
-Caroline
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