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Re:How to build your own RAID for macOS on a budget by nullindividual on Friday November 24, 2023 @12:13PM (#38406037)
> they tend to be slower since data coordination usually happens in a RAID software driver instead of on a drive's hardware controller board.

Clearly paid off by the RAID card manufactures! /s

This hasn't been true for years. RAID cards tend to have anemic (MIPS) processors, easily outclassed in performance for this task.

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Re:How to build your own RAID for macOS on a budget by sdbillin on Friday November 24, 2023 @12:41PM (#38406294)
The trouble with SSD arrays, especially for use as a boot drive, is the access time. https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-raid-benchmark,3485...

You'll get more throughput (probably), but slightly higher latency.

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