Mac Pro 2009 Software Raid worth it?

[nigel1210]

Currently have 1 x 640gb caviar black and was wondering if its worth getting a second drive and striping the two.

As I've never had a raid setup I was wondering Is it worth it, and what sort of things will I see a speed increase in?

I currently use the adobe suite, mainly Photoshop,illustrator and indesign but will also start using after effects. Will also be dabbling with logic pro, as well as the usual web browsing etc etc.

What are the pro's and cons, I know with raid 0 there is no redunancy so twice the risk data can be lost.

Feedback appreciated

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Read and Write access will improve significantly.

Wether you'll notice a real world performance in apps is questionable, but it's certainly faster on paper. I used to do it on a Mac Pro and it always "felt" quicker. The benchmarks are on here (search for the Xbench thread)