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RAID 5 and 6 are obsolete anyway, a relic of times when 2x storage cost too much.
by moloch-hai 4y ago
RAID 5 and 6 are obsolete anyway, a relic of times when 2x storage cost too much.
- willnonya 4y agoThat just seems like an absurd statement to me. It ignores so many use cases and financial realities.
- encryptluks2 4y ago2x storage is still expensive for home NAS use. RAID 5/6 has other benefits too over RAID 10. Maybe RAID 5/6 isn't the right choice, but it seemed like the best choice when I was comparing options.
- moloch-hai 4y agoThe time it takes to initialize RAID 5 or 6, or to swap out a drive, was manageable when the drives were smaller. Now, the benefit of fewer drives is swamped by the extremely long time needed before you can do anything with them.