Who here set up a raid 0 array with two ssds? was it worth it?

>>57399387
no one
no
kys

why would you not do a raid 1?

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>>57399410
thank you

>>57399440
because you lose half your capacity
ssd cost essentially doubles then

>>57399387
my 256gb xps 13 is actually two 128gb ssds in raid 0

idk if its worth it i guess it was cheaper on dells side since they could just skip ordering 256gb drives and order more 128gb drives in bulk cutting their costs

i didnt lose any data, been a year

>>57399459
do you see any performance advantages?
or was it just for convenience so your os recognized only a single drive (besides your hdd im assuming you have)

>>57399455
forgot there are poor people here, sorry.

>>57399387
wtf is on the picture?

>>57399475
im already up to 1800 bucks, sorry im not retarded

seems like it would be perfect.
less write cycles per drive, double the r/w speeds
as long as it doesn't lose power, right?

>>57399502
thats the problem, if you double the volatility of your storage, since you have two points of failure instead of one

basically i just want to know how often ssds fail

>>57399493
sounds like you wasted your money, chump.
but yeah if you have another disk for important storage, and you image your system regulary.. just raid 0 your two ssds. the only draw back is everything is gone when a drive starts to go.

>>57399476
I'm assuming that he opened the box of m&ms and inside the box was a bag of m&ms.
I'm pretty sure that I have seen this

reminder that raid0 should only be used when you don't care about the data on that array, or if it's nested. don't get greedy.

>>57399585
do i care about my windows os?
are you talking about like cherished family pictures and important documents?
because obviously i dont care about speed accessing those, i can throw those into the hdd

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x2 850 evo 120gb raid0

not as good as a samsung m.2 but perhaps ill sell em both and get it aftrer all.


never lost my data, never had a problem.

>>57399606
jesus god.. put your files on a different disk and take images of the array when you hit configuration / software milestones.. it's not that complicated, friend.

If you're using RAID0 then you don't care about your data.

By that, I mean you have a very specific use-case where the data is transient - high volume data processing, etc.

>>57399387
>Who here set up a raid 0 array with two ssds?
I did it with four SSDS instead of two.
>Was it worth it?
Yes.
>did you lose your data?
No.


Back in 2012 I bought four refurbished 60gb corsair force gts for $50 each.
A 240gb back then was like $200.
More speed, same capacity, same price.
I still use them today.

>>57399387
depends your raid back-end

software raid
>not worth the trouble honestly
>had nothing but problems with it
>only a slight speed increase in actual use

hardware raid
>can be extremely good (depends on the chipset)
>no mb bus limitation on pci-e raid cards
>relatively easy to set up, post bios
>stays permanent trough reformats
>you can install an OS on the drive with zero problems
>significant speed increase during ever-day use

>>57399387
>I did
>doesn't feel different in speed, but now I got 1 large volume spanned over 2 ssds
>no, but just in case, I'm running an automated image based backup every 2 hours

>>57399440
Why would you not buy a hard drive just to eternally back it up? You don't even get Improved wrote speeds

Because RAID1 allows you to continue working when a hard drive fails.

You just unplug the dead one, bung in the new one and get back up and running.

If it's a hotswap raid, you don't even power down.

If you use an external hdd you:
1. You have a sync issue between your last backup and your current one.
2. Unless you're doing a full disk clone, it won't be bootable.
3. Massive slowdown or lockouts whilst you back up. (Note if doing an image, it's not a given that you'll be able to continue using your computer whilst it images)

Also, y'know, RAID is not a backup. The two are completely different and many people get them confused.

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>>57399387
yes

>>57404053
Anything except raid 0 gives you a single drive failsafe, raid 6 gives you two drive failsafes (also hotswappable)
Raid 1 is like the retarded brother of raid 5

>>57399387
is that chris cristie, the governer of alabama?