http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...GNEFL021610-_-SolidStateDisk-_-L0C-_-20227393
LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. Really 119 dollars
It uses the same 34nm NAND flash memory as Intel from their joint venture IM Flash Technologies, but the C300 uses a new controller from Marvell along with custom firmware developed by Micron.
Block size changes are best when you analyze the average data pattern you will be using with the drive. For example, there is information that suggests a SQL Server drive should be formatted with 64K blocks because of the way SQL writes to the disk. You should also take into account your stripe size in the raid array in conjunction with the block size.
At a bare minimum, I would suggest using the default 4K block size until you can figure out your usage pattern. Also keep in mind if you go beyond 4K, I believe the standard windows defrag will no longer work on an NTFS formatted volume.
I looked at the transfer rates below 64k, and they are really terrible.Did you go with 64K? Did you rerun ATTO with 4K and beyond? I'm curious if you noticed any differences.
Hopefully you don't need to store lots of smaller files. You'll chew through space pretty quick if you do. If I'm not mistaken, even a 1K text file will now take 64K to store on your drive.
The ioDrive Octal has the following specifications:
• 800,000 IOPS (4k packet size)
• 6 GB/s bandwidth
• 5 TB maximum capacity
• x16 Gen-2 double-wide PCI Express form factor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...GNEFL021610-_-SolidStateDisk-_-L0C-_-20227393
LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. Really 119 dollars