Philip Andrews wrote:

> - I still can't see the point of using RAID 0 at all: because
> although it may increase system speed by reducing the HDD-write
> 'bottleneck', the loss of one drive in the array would mean a total
> loss of stored data on all of the drives. Surely, RAID 0 must
> actually serve to make a system more fragile, unless I've missed
> something?;


You haven't missed anything at all. Yes, RAID 0 increases speed, but hurts
reliability.

However, that doesn't mean RAID 0 has no point. Most people think that
increasing speed is a valuable thing to do. However, if you use it, the
always-present need for backup becomes even greater.

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