09-01-2006, 07:56 PM
>>Wouldn't I see a boost in doing things like video processing?
Not likely. Disk speed is rarely the limiting factor.
>>I also remember seeing a reference to the entire computing experience feeling much faster with the striped array.
I believe that, but I doubt it would be enough to make it worthwhile.
>>Why wouldn't one want the best performance possible??
Because it comes at the price of unnecessary complexity and cost.
Not likely. Disk speed is rarely the limiting factor.
>>I also remember seeing a reference to the entire computing experience feeling much faster with the striped array.
I believe that, but I doubt it would be enough to make it worthwhile.
>>Why wouldn't one want the best performance possible??
Because it comes at the price of unnecessary complexity and cost.