RAID 0 for video editing?

[southwestform]

1. How much does using a RAID 0 improve speed for two drives?
2. Will replacing two hard drives with SSDs make an even bigger difference?
3. Is there any way to avoid the issue with one drive going out and losing everything on the other drive also with a RAID 0 configuration?

Thanks.

 

[USAFRet]

1. How much does using a RAID 0 improve speed for two drives?
2. Will replacing two hard drives with SSDs make an even bigger difference?
3. Is there any way to avoid the issue with one drive going out and losing everything on the other drive also with a RAID 0 configuration?

Thanks.

1 & 2 - An SSD beats 2x HDD in RAID 0.
3. You defeat that with regular, scheduled, backups.

 

[southwestform]

1. I just took a hard drive sled out of a RAID enclosure and I see that an SSD will not easily fit in the sled. Only one screw to connect the sled to the drive lines up and it is not enough to stabilize the SSD in the sled. I contacted the manufacturer G Tech and they did not have an answer. Any idea what can be done with this?

2. I also have a docking station that I could just keep the SSD connected to. I don't like doing this with hard drives because of the moving parts, dust, etc. Is it a bad idea to keep an SSD plugged into a docking station, exposed to dust, etc.

Thanks.

 

[USAFRet]

1. I just took a hard drive sled out of a RAID enclosure and I see that an SSD will not easily fit in the sled. Only one screw to connect the sled to the drive lines up and it is not enough to stabilize the SSD in the sled. I contacted the manufacturer G Tech and they did not have an answer. Any idea what can be done with this?

2. I also have a docking station that I could just keep the SSD connected to. I don't like doing this with hard drives because of the moving parts, dust, etc. Is it a bad idea to keep an SSD plugged into a docking station, exposed to dust, etc.

Thanks.

1. No idea what sled you are talking about. But most recent cases have dedicated mounting points for 2.5" drives.

2. A USB docking station? If so, you are crippling the SSD performance.

 

[southwestform]

1. This is a photo of the sled with the SSD showing that the holes for the screws do not seem to line up. Am I missing something?
http://imgur.com/a/XSB6u

2. It is a USB 3 docking station. So Are you suggesting that by using a USB 3 docking station it will just slow down the data transfer, defeating the point of the SSD?

3. Will a Thunderbolt 2 docking station be better for SSD or is that also too slow?

Thanks.

 

[USAFRet]

For that sled, you use a 2.5" to 3.5" drive adapter plate.
Available everywhere, for maybe $5.

This drive needs to be installed internally, via SATA direct to the motherboard. No USB, no Thunderbolt...
Unless I am missing something, and you have some very odd config or use.

 

[southwestform]

1. Do you mean something like this? https://www.amazon.com/SIENOC-Adapter-Bracket-Mounting-Compatible/dp/B00GTA4JQQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1495932513&sr=8-4&keywords=2.5%22+to+3.5%22+ssd+adapter

2. The sled is for a G RAID enclosure that contains two drives. Before you mentioned the sled adapter, I was trying to figure out another way to use the SSD drives and was wondering, as an alternative about plugging it into a docking station like this https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-2-5-Inch-3-5-Inch-Duplicator-SDOCK2U33RE/dp/B00KT3BEAS/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1495932718&sr=8-6&keywords=startech%2Bdocking%2Bstation&th=1

I will use the enclosure with the sled adapters for the SSDs though I am wondering if I could also use a docking station with thunderbolt with an SSD? Will thunderbolt support the speed transfer rates or will it bottleneck?
Thanks again.

 

[USAFRet]

1. Do you mean something like this? https://www.amazon.com/SIENOC-Adapter-Bracket-Mounting-Compatible/dp/B00GTA4JQQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1495932513&sr=8-4&keywords=2.5%22+to+3.5%22+ssd+adapter

2. The sled is for a G RAID enclosure that contains two drives. Before you mentioned the sled adapter, I was trying to figure out another way to use the SSD drives and was wondering, as an alternative about plugging it into a docking station like this https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-2-5-Inch-3-5-Inch-Duplicator-SDOCK2U33RE/dp/B00KT3BEAS/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1495932718&sr=8-6&keywords=startech%2Bdocking%2Bstation&th=1

I will use the enclosure with the sled adapters for the SSDs though I am wondering if I could also use a docking station with thunderbolt with an SSD? Will thunderbolt support the speed transfer rates or will it bottleneck?
Thanks again.

1. Yes. One of those

2. That dock will throttle the SSD.

Why not just mount the SSD internally, connected directly to the motherboard?
This is a desktop PC, correct?

 

[southwestform]

It is being used with an iMac, so as far as I understand it, that is not possible. The iMac has an internal 500GB SSD which is not enough storage so that is why I got the G RAID enclosure that holds two drives and I also have a docking station to mount additional storage.

Thanks for your help.

 

[USAFRet]

OK then.

Your G enclosure presumably is built to hold 3.5" drives.
1 or more 2.5" adapters will work.

As far as connection? Thunderbolt, then USB 3.0 would work.

 

[southwestform]

Thanks for your help