> they tend to be slower since data coordination usually happens in a RAID software driver instead of on a drive's hardware controller board. Clearly paid off

> they tend to be slower since data coordination usually happens in a RAID software driver instead of on a drive's hardware controller board. Clearly paid off by the RAID card manufactures! /s This hasn't been true for years. RAID cards tend to have anemic (MIPS) processors, easily outclassed in performance for this task.