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Build a Faster Desktop with RAID

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“The evolution of computing is characterized by a vertiginous
acceleration of speed and capacity. As we install sophisticated
applications and make use of computers in more creative ways,
storage needs are pushed even further. You can improve your disk
performance by using a RAID-enabled desktop system running common
OSS applications.

“A typical hard drive is 100 times slower than memory while
reading sequential blocks of data. If the data is scattered across
the disk, the performance becomes even worse…”

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