I have heard/read different performance stories on the various raid flavors. I am curious what the agreed upon best answer is.
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Best Answer
One worthwhile location to check out is StorageReview.com's Comparison of RAID Levels
But focused on the answer:
Legend:
Capacity: Size of drive
Storage: Amount of space on all drives actually useable
Failure: Number of drives that can fail