2 5400 RPM Hds in Raid 0

[BigFatCow]

im looking at some new Hard drives and was wondering if two 5400 rpm drives in raid 0 would be faster than a 7200 rpm drive

 

[gsaldivar]

Probably...

But, the question you should ask yourself is:

Does doubling the risk of data loss justify the increase in speed?

 

[OS]

Depends more on drive models you are comparing actually. Unless you are doing something that demands high sustained transfer rates, I'd just go with a single drive. Cheaper, cooler, probably more responsive and more reliable.

 

[BigFatCow]

i store alot of Mp3s and Divx Movies and i put them all on CDS so if my HDs crash i still have all my stuff on cds and i could just reinstall al of my games...i also backup any thing else on cds like school stuff.....