Simplify 4xSSD Raid-0 to a single drive?

xchaotic · 23 Mar 2016 at 14:41

I got a bunch of cheap SSDs recentely, they are now in a four way RAID-0, which is quite prone to a failure, so I have a nightly backup to an HDD.

As prices continue to lower, I may now be able to afford a much more simple setup with a larger single or mirrored SSD instead.

The linear read speeds will be slightly lower perhaps (I am currently hitting 1.5GB/s for sequential) but I don't that anyway and the reliability should be much better.
Worth it, or should I wait until it breaks?

FredFlint · 23 Mar 2016 at 16:01

If you need high read speed get a pci-e/m.2 SSD, they get 2.5GB/s for a single drive.

xchaotic · 8 Apr 2016 at 19:41

I will be upgrading my boot drive to m2 PCIE drive, the Samsung 950 Pro anyway, but having a 2TB array of those would be too expensive.
I guess I'll let the array live for a while longer until I come across some good 960/1TB SSD deals.

Steveocee · 8 Apr 2016 at 21:11

RAID-10 an option? Expand that RAID even more as well :-)