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Item 2xWD1600YS RAID 1 2xWD3200YS RAID 1 2xST3146707LC RAID 1 2xST3146854LC RAID 1
Description: Western Digital 160GB SATA II, 16MB Cache, 7.2KRPM Western Digital 320GB SATA II, 16MB Cache, 7.2KRPM Seagate 146GB SCSI, 8MB Cache, 10KRPM Seagate 146GB SCSI, 8MB Cache, 15KRPM
Transfer Rate Average 53.2 MB/sec 53.7 MB/s 62.0 MB/s 72.6 MB/s
Access Time 11.3 ms 10.9 ms 7.9 5.6
CPU Usage 2.6% 3.8% 1.8% 3.7%
Server Configuration CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6320
CPU Speed: 1.86GHz
Cache: 4MB
RAM: 2GB DDR2 667
Disk: 2x160GB SATA
RAID: RAID 1
CPU: Quad-Core Xeon Clovertown E5310
CPU Speed: 1.6GHz
Cache: 8MB
RAM: 2GB DDR2 667
Disk: 2x320GB SATA
RAID: RAID 1
CPU: Quad-Core Xeon Clovertown E5310
CPU Speed: 1.6GHz
Cache: 8MB
RAM: 2GB DDR2 667
Disk: 2x146GB 10KRPM SCSI
RAID: RAID 1
CPU: Quad-Core Xeon Clovertown E5310
CPU Speed: 1.6GHz
Cache: 8MB
RAM: 2GB DDR2 667
Disk: 2x146GB 15KRPM SCSI
RAID: RAID 1

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2xWD1600YS RAID 1

WD1600YS Performance

2xWD3200YS RAID 1

WD3200YS Performance

2xST3146707LC RAID 1

ST3146707LC Performance

2xST3146854LC RAID 1

ST3146854LC Performance

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Express SQL Server

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
CPU Speed: 3.00GHz
Cache: 6MB
RAM: 4GB RAM
Disk: 2x320GB SATA
RAID: RAID 1
Bandwidth: 1000GB
Win2008 Web or Win2003 STD: Free
IP Addresses: 8
Monthly: $149.00

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Standard SQL Server

CPU: Quad-Core Xeon E5410
CPU Speed: 2.33GHz
Cache: 12MB
RAM: 4GB RAM
Disk: 2x146GB SCSI
RAID: RAID 1
Bandwidth: 1500GB
Win2008 Web or Win2003 STD: Free
IP Addresses: 8
Monthly: $259.00

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