So what you're saying is have to be less of a cheap-ass when it comes to backups and RAID arrays?

OK, supposing I go straight for hardware RAID, can anyone recommend a good/cheap card? I don't need something with 256MB of cache, so whatever the bare minimum is and still being better than the Windows stuff would be ideal.

It's going to take a lot more good points to convince me to use a RAID card over software than the DLT/DAT thing the other day.

I guess the first three people replying to the thread bashing MS RAID was good enough.