Unfortunately, due to the nature of RAID 0, your risk is substantially increased, because if one drive dies, the data on both drives is compromised. Data is stripped between both drives, and because it’s accessing data from two separate drives, the access rates are thus doubled in speed. There’s actually two tiny 2TB drives inside of this case, which equates to the 4TB storage amount. RAID 0 is great for speed, but it’s double the risk when it comes to failure.
I should also mention that I plan on offloading all of the files off of the drive each night just in case. I understand that Seagate has a tarnished reputation when it comes to the dependability of its drives, but there’s no way that I will be able to test the drive’s dependability when I’ve only had it for a week. I also plan to travel with the drive when necessary, but for the majority of the time, it will be safely parked on top of my desk. I plan on using it every day for significant loads at times, and for significant data throughput. That, of course, is not how I plan on using this drive. In fact, the drive’s very name is “Backup Plus”, so it’s definitely intended for Time Machine backups and the like. It’s evident from the drive’s branding that Seagate is aiming for the backup crowd.
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