SQL Server, nvarchar(MAX) or ntext, image or varbinary?

Question

When should I choose one or the other? What are the implications regarding space and (full-text) indexing?

BTW: I\'m currently using SQL Server 2005 planing to upgra

Answer 1

Once you put it in the blob, it's going to be difficult to be used for normal SQL comparison. See Using Large-Value Data Types.