> So if RAID 5 has to go through extra processes to
> recover, why do pundits think it's so wonderful?
Don't know about "pundits"; I like it because it offers protection
(redundancy) and improved sequential read performance with the lowest
overhead.
Steve
P.S. I keep seeing this "mirrored vs. RAID" phrase. What's up with that?
Mirroring *is* RAID.