On Thu, April 14, 2011 18:56, Benjamin Smith wrote:
> After a glowing review at AnandTech (including DB benchmarks!) I decided to
> spring for an OCX Vertex 3 Pro 120 for evaluation purposes. It cost about $300
> with shipping, etc and at this point, won't be putting any
>
> Considering that I sprang for 96 GB of ECC RAM last spring for around $5000,
> even if I put the OCX drives in pairs w/RAID1, I'd still come out well ahead if
> it allows me to put off buying more servers for a year or two.
Exactly. Be aware of the risks, plan for failure and reap the rewards.