RAID

OWC Accelsior 8M2 4TB PCIe RAID Card - 26 GB/s on the cheap

January 3, 2022 | Up to 26,000 MB/s throughput for $1699? We didn't think it possible, yet it is via some OWC know-how with the Accelsior 8M2.

Cheap Samsung SM961 NVMe VROC RAID SSD Performance

May 29, 2019 | Samsung's SM961 NVMe SSD was all the rage circa 2017, but the OEM drives are end of life and dumped on the market at 2019 prices.

LaCie 2Big RAID Desktop Storage Review

April 9, 2019 | LaCie offers up a stunning high capacity storage solution for media professionals alike.

OWC Thunderbay 6 RAID Enclosure Review

December 28, 2018 | Thunderbay now offers six bays increasing performance and capacity.

Areca ARC-8050U3 USB-C RAID DAS Review

December 15, 2018 | Areca expands its 8050 line up with an USB-C option!

Intel 750 NVMe 400GB U.2 SSD Bootable RAID 0 Report

April 12, 2016 | A bootable Intel 750 NVMe array? Not only is it possible, but it's also actually quite simple; let's take a close look.

Samsung 950 Pro M.2 PCIe Gen 3x4 NVMe SSD RAID 0 Report

February 17, 2016 | RAID is back! What happens when we create a bootable OS disk using the most powerful consumer SSDs ever made? Let's take a close look.

Areca Technology ARC-1883i Eight-Port 12Gb/s SAS RAID Adapter Review

October 30, 2015 | Areca Technology's ARC-1883i eight-port 12Gb/s SAS RAID adapter goes under the spotlight today. Want to supercharge your PC's storage? Take a look.

Crucial MX200 500GB 3-Drive SSD RAID Report

June 16, 2015 | Crucial's low cost, high performing MX200 SSD is back in the lab for another round of RAID 0 goodness, this time in a 3-drive array.

Crucial MX200 500GB 2-Drive SSD RAID Report

March 16, 2015 | Crucial's MX200 has launched as a replacement for their awesome performing, low cost, mid-level MX100. The MX200 promises better performance.

PNY Optima 240GB 2-Drive SSD RAID Report

February 17, 2015 | PNY's Optima SSD offers a super low-cost SSD solution that makes it easy for anyone to live life in the fast lane. Here's our look at its RAID performance.

Crucial MX100 512GB 3-Drive SSD RAID Report

January 30, 2015 | Crucial's low-cost, high-performing MX100 SSD is back in the lab for another round of RAID testing goodness - this time in a three-drive array.

Samsung 850 Pro 256GB Three-Drive SSD RAID Report

January 9, 2015 | Samsung is first to market with a consumer based 3D NAND SSD. Promising better performance and increased capacity, Samsung's V-NAND tech leads the way.

SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB Six-Drive SSD RAID Report

November 28, 2014 | We take SanDisk's flagship SSD for a spin, and see how it scales in performance from a single drive all the way to a powerful six-drive RAID 0 array.

Crucial MX100 512GB Two-Drive SSD RAID Report

September 3, 2014 | Crucial's newly launched MX100 SSD features the smallest lithography NAND on the market, and hence, sells for a good price. Let's see two of them in RAID.

Western Digital Red 6TB NAS HDD RAID Report

August 19, 2014 | Today we give you a look at the performance of Western Digital's Red 6TB NAS HDDs in various RAID modes in this hard drive RAID Report by Tyler.

Toshiba Q Series Pro 256GB Three-Drive SSD RAID Report

August 6, 2014 | We looked for a challenger to our current RAID SSD champion, and we found one in a drive we had already tested. Toshiba's Q Series Pro gets tested now.

Seagate Desktop 4TB, 5TB and 6TB HDDs RAID Report

July 23, 2014 | Today Tyler loads up his test system with Seagate Desktop HDDs for a RAID extravaganza. Included are the 4TB, 5TB and 6TB models. Let's take a look.

Intel DC P3700 800GB NVMe vs. Intel 730 Series SATA SSD RAID Report

July 17, 2014 | PCIe NVMe makes an appearance as our OS Disk in a consumer based enthusiast environment. Is it faster than our SATA RAID champion? Intel vs. Intel, go!

Intel 730 480GB 6-Drive SSD RAID Report

June 20, 2014 | Our RAID champion makes another appearance, and this time we've got six 480GB Intel 730 SSD's to max out our Lynx Point chipset. Let's take a look now.

Plextor M5M 256GB mSATA 2-Drive SSD RAID Report

June 17, 2014 | Plextor shows us what it has got in an mSATA SSD with its M5M 256GB. TweakTown shows you what that's like in RAID 0. Let's go!

Crucial M550 512GB 2-Drive SSD RAID Report

May 28, 2014 | Crucial steps back into the enthusiast sector by launching a new SSD. The M550 offers cutting edge performance at an affordable price.

Intel 730 480GB SSD Two-Drive RAID Report

May 7, 2014 | Intel taps a datacenter SSD to produce an enthusiast-class SSD for consumers. Will Intel's new 730 SSD have what it takes to become our RAID champion?

Intel 530 180GB Two-Drive SSD RAID Report

May 2, 2014 | Today we look at how well Intel's most popular capacity mainstream SSD stacks up against the competition in RAID 0. Read on now and find out!

Western Digital Red 4TB HDD RAID Report

April 23, 2014 | We put four WD 4TB Red hard drives in our test system and take you through the performance of each RAID mode. Read on and let's see how they perform.

SanDisk Extreme II 240GB 6-Drive SSD RAID Report

April 1, 2014 | We see how SanDisk's Extreme II 240GB SSD scales in RAID 0 and how it stacks against the competition subjected to our new TweakTown consistency testing.

Seagate 600 Pro 200GB 2-Drive SSD RAID Report

March 31, 2014 | This time we take a look at how a pair of Seagate's mighty 600 Series Pro 200GB SSDs stack up against the competition when configured in RAID. Let's go.

RAID Report: Native mSATA RAID 0 w/ Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD's (TweakTown Exclusive)

February 11, 2014 | Taking TLC NAND to new heights, Samsung's 840 EVO mSATA SSD's prove good things come in small packages. Let's see how they perform in RAID 0.

RAID Report: Six Seagate 600 Pro 200GB SSDs Tested

February 7, 2014 | Today we examine what happens when you pair six powerful, light enterprise Seagate 600 Pro 200GB SSDs with Intel Haswell SATA III ports in RAID 0.

Toshiba Q Series Pro 256GB RAID 0 SSD Report

January 16, 2014 | Samsung finally has something to worry about. Toshiba's Q Series Pro is an SSD that breaks the rules, and comes up as a Hyper-Class crown contender.

SuperSSpeed S301 64GB RAID 0 SSD Report

January 10, 2014 | Affectionately dubbed the "Giant Killer", SuperSSpeed's S301 is the world's fastest 64GB SATA based SSD; thanks to its genuine Intel SLC flash.

Seagate 600 Series 480GB RAID 0 SSD Report

December 13, 2013 | Seagate's 600 series 480GB SSD is available in an elegantly designed, super-slim, 5mm configuration. Let's check out RAID 0 performance right now.

SanDisk Extreme II 240GB RAID 0 SSD Report

December 5, 2013 | One of only three drives to date featuring emulated SLC technology, SanDisk's Extreme II is a Hyper-Class SSD geared toward the enthusiast crowd.

SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB RAID 0 SSD Report

November 20, 2013 | SanDisk's Ultra Plus 256GB SSD is powered by a little 4-channel controller, but is still capable of delivering awesome performance thanks to nCache.

Seagate 600 Series 240GB RAID 0 SSD Report

November 19, 2013 | Seagate's 600 series of SSDs offer affordability, performance and quality that gets even better in RAID 0. Let's check it out.

Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB RAID 0 SSD Report

November 1, 2013 | While not the newest drive on the block, Mushkin's Chronos Deluxe 240GB offers legendary LSI SandForce performance, at a price that is hard to beat.

SilverStone EC05 Two Port SATA III PCI Express RAID Card Review

November 1, 2013 | Need additional SATA 6Gbps storage connectivity for your PC? Then SilverStone has a low-cost solution for you to consider, and it includes RAID.

Samsung 840 EVO 500GB RAID 0 SSD Report

October 16, 2013 | Price, capacity, and most of all, performance. The Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500GB has it all, and it gets even better when we RAID a pair of them.

SanDisk Extreme II 120GB RAID 0 SSD Report

October 7, 2013 | Two or more of SanDisk's Extreme II Hyper-Class 120GB SSD's and your Intel based motherboard is a cost effective way to experience RAID 0 bliss. Think of it as SLI for your storage.

OCZ Technology Vector 128GB SSD RAID Report

September 4, 2013 | OCZ's Vector 128GB is one of the highest performing drives on the market today in RAID 0. Now at under $1 per GB, it could be a setup to consider.

Seagate 600 SSD 240GB RAID Report

May 7, 2013 | It's been quite a long time since we're published a RAID report. Today is Seagate's big day with four product categories emerging from under the covers. We ended up with a pair for 600 SSD 240GB drives so it was a perfect opportunity to try them in RAID 0.

Areca ARC-1882i PCIe 3.0 RAID Controller Review

August 16, 2012 | Putting new technology to work is the Areca way. The name might have stayed the same, but this new ARC-1882i gets a boost in performance from its PCIe 3.0 connector.

Areca ARC-1882i RAID Controller Review

April 19, 2012 | Hot off the heels of our LSI MegaRAID review, Chris is back with a look at the Areca 1882i RAID controller.

Patriot Wildfire (SandForce SF-2281) 4x SSD RAID Report

March 22, 2012 | Two or more is better than one, can the performance outpace the cost? Let's find out!

LSI MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i RAID Controller Review

February 16, 2012 | Usually a product has to be outdated and outperformed before it gets replaced, but not those in LSI's portfolio.

Intel 520 Series 240GB Solid State Drives in RAID 0

February 15, 2012 | Two is better than one, but can the performance outpace the cost of this setup?

Crucial C300 vs. m4 (4 x in RAID 0) - Time for an Upgrade?

December 13, 2011 | Just over a year later, we check out the brand new Crucial M4 drives against the older C300 drives in RAID 0.

HighPoint RocketRAID 2720SGL SATA 6G RAID Controller Review

September 23, 2011 | RAID 6 for less than 150USD and SATA 6G to boot shows that we could well be onto a really good thing here.

Areca ARC-1882i and Corsair Force GT 7 Drive SATA III RAID 0 Setup

September 8, 2011 | Areca's latest SATA III SAS card and seven 240GB Corsair Force GT drives - we test pure storage bliss!

Patriot Wildfire 120GB Solid State Drive RAID Report

June 30, 2011 | Patriot is the first to get us a matched pair of SandForce SF-2281 controlled drives. Let's spark a flame and see how fast this Wildfire spreads.