Posted 09/09/08 at 04:47:48 PM by The Maximum PC Staff

I have a brand-new rig that sports two WD Raptors in a mirrored array. I wanted the speed of the Raptors and the convenience of a mirrored array. But I wonder if a mirrored or striped array (1+0, 0+1, or some other RAID number) using four 7,200rpm drives would be faster than the above array. And how would the price compare?

Delicious, speedy answers for David after the jump. 

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raptor, Western Digital, RAID, hard drives, ask the doctor, velociraptor

Posted 08/08/08 at 11:02:25 AM by Paul Lilly

Power users who have dreamed of outfitting their portable backup solution in a RAID 0 array can now do so thanks to Addonics' new Portable Dual Drive RAID enclosure (AE25RDESU). Nervous Nellies are covered too, with RAID 1 providing a backup for your backup. The handheld device accepts up to two 2.5-inch SATA drives inside its "heat resistant aluminum" chassis, or pick up the optional SATA-CF hard disk adapter and install up to four CompactFlash cards. Other notable features include:

• Easy installation and removal of hard drive
• USB 2.0/1.1 and eSATA support
• RAID configuration with DIP switch or GUI configuration
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD, BIG (Concatenation), SAFE50, SAFE33, or GUI mod using built-in hardware RAID
• Can be powered by USB port

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mobile, storage, portable, backup, Hard Drive, RAID, hardware, addonics

Posted 05/28/08 at 01:26:15 PM by The Maximum PC Staff

This month, the Doctor tackles mysterious unrecognized devices, HDCP's colossal headaches, and trying to back up content from your DVR.

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usb, dvr, nforce, Crossfire, RAID, HDCP, ask the doctor

Posted 05/27/08 at 12:23:10 PM by The Maximum PC Staff

The complete PDF archive of the May 2008 edition of Maximum PC, every article included, every page posted! Download it now!

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RAID, archive, pdf, softy awards, movie download guide

Posted 04/23/08 at 12:17:20 PM by David Murphy

In the November 2007 issue, we took an in-depth look at RAID—short for Redundant Array of Inexpensive (or Independent) Disks—and broke down the pros, cons, and most importantly, speeds of the various RAID permutations you would find on a typical multidrive setup. Here we’ll examine the medium itself: the RAID controller, which tells the drives in a RAID setup how to interact. As you’ll see, there are RAID controllers of differing types, technologies, and price points, and we want to learn whether these variations translate into performance differences. After all, even the fastest RAID configuration ultimately depends on the performance capabilities of its physical host.

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motherboards, RAID, raid controllers, features, May, 2008, from the magazine, reviews

Posted 02/08/08 at 06:42:52 PM by The Maximum PC Staff

Diagnosing and curing your PC problems - Is Socket 939 worth sticking to? How much can RAID do for me? Why won't my SLI work? And more!

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sli, RAID, ask the doctor, socket 939, compaq

Posted 01/28/08 at 07:48:46 PM by Michael Brown

Which company delivers the best visual experience: AMD or Nvidia?

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amd, graphics, ati, nvidia, hp, Crossfire, RAID, blackbird, challenge, feature, from the magazine

Posted 01/28/08 at 04:23:30 PM by David Murphy

We have 300 words to tell you about the wonders of SilverStone’s DS351 external hard drive enclosure, but we need just four syllables: me-di-o-cre. It’s not that the enclosure is overwhelmingly slow, broken, or impossible to manage, but the device dips its toe enough into each of each these categories to make for a less than stellar experience.

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Silverstone, RAID, hardware, external enclosure, reviews, backup drives