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Newest blog posts

2018-01-21 2TB LaCie Bolt: Uses Two 'Blades' So Can Run as RAID-0 Stripe (default) or RAID-1 Mirror or Two Independent Volumes

2015-10-16 Checking RAID-1 Mirror Status in OS X El Capitan (now that DiskUtility is toast for RAID)

2015-01-29 How Fast Can Eight (8) SSDs go: SoftRAID RAID 1+0 vs RAID 5

2014-12-06 OWC Mercury Electra 6G 960GB SSD: RAID-0 Striping vs RAID-5 vs RAID-4 vs RAID-10

2014-08-04 SoftRAID 5 Goes Final: High Performance RAID 5, RAID 1+0, RAID-0, RAID-1

2014-07-29 RAID 1+0 Fault Tolerance with SoftRAID 5

2014-06-08 SoftRAID 5: Performance with RAID-0, RAID-5, RAID-1+0

2013-12-26 OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual as Fault-Tolerant RAID-1 Mirror over Thunderbolt

2011-04-09 Minimizing Down-time With A Fault-Tolerant MPG Pro Workstation

2011-03-13 Making a RAID-1 Mirror with SoftRAID 4

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2015-11-11 Big, Fast and Fault-Tolerant Storage for Photographers and Videographers: 8TB Drives Singly or as RAID-4, RAID-5, RAID-10, RAID-0

2014-06-08 Software RAID and Fault Tolerant Storage for Photographers and Videographers (RAID-5, RAID-1+0, etc)

RAID

Various types of RAID setups..

  1. About RAID
  2. Speed: RAID 1 Mirroring
  3. RAID 1 Mirroring
  4. How to Create a Software RAID-01
  5. RAID 1+0: Striped Mirrors

Data Safety with RAID-1 Mirror

Protect your data with a fault-tolerant RAID-1 Mirror..

  1. RAID-1 Mirror Limitations
  2. RAID-1 Mirror vs Two Separate Drives for Backup
  3. RAID-1 Mirror in Hardware vs Software

About Using Software RAID

Reasons for using software RAID, making the choice of RAID type, etc..

  1. RAID-5 / RAID-4 Can be Partitioned to Suit
  2. Why Use RAID-1+0?
  3. Why Use RAID-1 Mirror?

Software RAID Performance with SoftRAID 5

High performance RAID-0, RAID-1, RAID-5, RAID-1+0..

  1. RAID-1+0 Performance with SoftRAID 5

Software RAID with SoftRAID

Making software RAID volumes..

  1. Software RAID-1 Mirror in SoftRAID
  2. Software RAID 1+0 (Striped Mirrors) in SoftRAID

OWC Thunderbay 4 Mini

High performance with 2.5-inch hard drives or SSDs..

  1. Outrageous Speed with 8 SSDs in Dual Thunderbay 4 Minis

OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock

Two-Drive Hardware RAID plus USB ports, SD slot, video, gigabit.

  1. OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock: Overview

OWC ThunderBay 8

Eight bay storage solution with RAID-0/1/4/5/10 or non-RAID..

  1. OWC ThunderBay 8: Overview
  2. OWC ThunderBay 8: Examples of Various Configurations using SoftRAID
  3. OWC ThunderBay 8: RAID-0 vs RAID5 vs RAID10 Performance

OWC Thunderbay FLEX 8

Eight bays for HDD, SSD plus PCIe Card and Ports.

  1. OWC Thunderbay FLEX 8: Overview
  2. OWC Thunderbay FLEX 8: Configuration Possibilities

OWC Thunderbay IV / 4 Thunderbolt Enclosure

High performance with hard drives or SSDs..

  1. RAID-1 Mirror (SoftRAID, Thunderbolt v1)

OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual Thunderbolt / USB3

Dual-drive Thunderbolt + USB3 user-selectable RAID..

  1. Performance as RAID-1 Mirror

CalDigit T3 3-Drive Thunderbolt Enclosure

Three drives in a high-grade enclosure..

  1. CalDigit T3: 3-HDD RAID-1 Mirror

Upgrading Your Mac

When and Why to Upgrade Your Mac..

  1. Upgrading Reliability and Backup

MacBook Pro eSATA Cards

A review of eSATA cards for the MacBook Pro..

  1. MacBook Pro eSATA with 2TB Guardian Maximus RAID-1 Mirror

OWC Portable Dual-Drive RAID-0 or RAID-1 Mini Enclosures

Dual-drive externals for travel or compact backup..

  1. OWC Dual-drive Enclosures Overview
  2. Performance on Mac Pro with eSATA

Drives and Expansion and Various

Reviews of various hardware and software..

  1. Newer Technology Guardian Maximum 2TB RAID-1 Mirror for Plug and Play Reliability

Desktop Hard Drives

Performance and use..

  1. Toshiba 4TB Enterprise Hard Drive (MG03ACA400)

HGST 8TB Ultrastar He8

Outstanding high-capacity enterprise hard drive..

  1. HGST Ultrastar He8 Performance: RAID 1+0

Blog posts

2018

2018-01-21 2TB LaCie Bolt: Uses Two 'Blades' So Can Run as RAID-0 Stripe (default) or RAID-1 Mirror or Two Independent Volumes

2015

2015-10-16 Checking RAID-1 Mirror Status in OS X El Capitan (now that DiskUtility is toast for RAID)

2015-01-29 How Fast Can Eight (8) SSDs go: SoftRAID RAID 1+0 vs RAID 5

2014

2014-12-06 OWC Mercury Electra 6G 960GB SSD: RAID-0 Striping vs RAID-5 vs RAID-4 vs RAID-10

2014-08-04 SoftRAID 5 Goes Final: High Performance RAID 5, RAID 1+0, RAID-0, RAID-1

2014-07-29 RAID 1+0 Fault Tolerance with SoftRAID 5

2014-06-08 SoftRAID 5: Performance with RAID-0, RAID-5, RAID-1+0

2013

2013-12-26 OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual as Fault-Tolerant RAID-1 Mirror over Thunderbolt

2011

2011-04-09 Minimizing Down-time With A Fault-Tolerant MPG Pro Workstation

2011-03-13 Making a RAID-1 Mirror with SoftRAID 4

2010

2010-12-29 Two Compact and Portable Choices for Mirrored or Striped External Storage

2010-12-11 NewerTech Guardian Maximus 3TB RAID-1 Mirror for Fault Tolerance

2010-06-15 Cost Effective Reliable Backup and Storage

2010-05-23 Newer Technology Guardian Maximum 2TB RAID-1 Mirror for Plug and Play Reliability

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