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Jeg er selv rigtig glad for RAID, så det er naturligt for mig også at være glad for sådan en controller her. Jeg tror, det er lidt ligesom, når man får prøvet flere grafikkort i et system, så vil man ikke ret gerne tilbage til et enkelt igen. Jeg synes, controlleren klarer sig meget fint, dog havde den ikke mulighed for RAID 5 desværre, da det sikkert er der, hvor ydelsesforskellen ligger mellem Rampage bundkortet og controlleren, men med RAID 0 klarer controlleren sig generelt også ganske godt.
Innovation/Teknologi - 4
Med mulighed for op til 8 diske og PCIe x4 synes jeg, at kortet her fortjener et 4 tal.
Bundle/Tilbehør - 4
Printpladen er lille, og med den medfølgende lavprofils-bracket er det muligt at bruge controlleren i et meget lille kabinet. Der mangler dog lige et kabel eller 2, før kortet kan få 5 her, så det ender med et 4 tal.
Design/Layout - 5
Jeg ved ikke, hvordan designet skulle kunne have været lavet anderledes. Jeg kan godt lide placeringen af SAS portene. Disse vender fremad således, at man ikke skal døje med at bøje kabler. Desuden er der mulighed for at have controlleren i et lav profilskabinet og så fylder den kun en enkelt PCI plads.
Software/BIOS - 4
Controlleren har udover sin BIOS et web interface, der kan præcis det samme som dens BIOS. Både BIOS og dette program er lige til at gå til, og de fleste, hvis ikke alle, burde kunne bruge det intuitivt.
Ydelse - 4
Dette var den sværeste kategori for mig at give point til. Resultaterne var utrolig blandet mellem controlleren og det sammenlignet Rampage bundkort. Jeg endte dog med et 4 tal, da controlleren virkelig kan hive nogle mb/s ud af de to SSD'er, jeg har brugt til testen, og så tror jeg også, at der vil være en del at hente med controlleren, hvis man kører RAID 5.
Pris - 4
1600kr. for en RAID controller, der kan alt det, denne kan, er slet ikke galt. Med mulighed for op til 8 SATA harddiske og den ekstra ydelse, synes jeg bestemt, at det er en fair pris, dog ville jeg gerne have set et SAS til SATA kabel eller to med i pakken for denne pris.
UK summary
I am a true fan of RAID, so it was clear for me that I likd this controller right away. I think it is kinda the same if you have tried SLI or Crossfire option with multiple graphics card, you will never go back to only one card again. In general the controller did a good job, even though there was no option for the RAID 5, because the biggest performance different would be right there, I am sure. But the controller still does a good job with RAID 0.
Innovation/Technology - 4With an option of up to 8 dives and with the PCIe X4, I will give this card a figure 4.
Bundle/Accessories - 4
The PCB is small and with the low profile bracket from the package it is possible to use this controller in even Small Form Factors cases. We only need a cable or two, if we should have a figure 5 - that is why, we have a figure 4.
Design/Layout - 5
I do not know, how the design should have been made different. I do like the placement of the SAS ports. These are facing the right way, so you do not have to bend any cables. Furthermore is it possible to attach the controller in a low profile case and it only takes up a single PCI slot.
Software/BIOS - 4
The controller does have a web interface besides the BIOS and this web interface does the exact same as the BIOS. Both ways are really easy and quick - I do not think that anybody would have problems using them,
Performance - 4
This was for me the hardest category to give the score. The results were mixed between the controller and the Asus Rampage motherboard. I ended up with a figure 4, because the controller could really give a huge boost in MB/s from the Solid State Drives. Furthermore I am pretty sure that we would see way more power, if I have had the opportunity to run a RAID 5.
Price - 4
1600 DKK for a RAID controller with all the options this one has, is a good deal. You can work with up to 8 hard drives and the extra performance really makes the price good. Only thing I miss is two SAS to SATA converting cables.
Test: HighPoint RocketRAID 2720SGL controller
Innovation / Teknologi | 4 |
Bundle - Tilbehør | 4 |
Design - Layout | 5 |
Software - BIOS | 4 |
Ydelse | 4 |
Pris | 4 |
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Samlet | 83% |
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