Apple RAID configuration vs Hardware RAID
- by James Hill
I am researching external HDD's capable or RAID 1 to store a large amount of video content during overseas filming. After filming, the content will be brought back to the office and offloaded onto our storage server.
After doing some research, I've found that I can buy an external drive with a built in RAID controller, or I can buy an external drive, with 2 HDD's, that I can configure in a RAID 1 array using the OS. RAID 1 is what we're looking for.
I've done some reading on software RAID vs. hardware RAID, but the resources I've found don't discuss performance as it relates to video content or what happens to a software RAID when the computer dies.
Question 1: Will the hardware RAID be more performant when dealing with large video files?
Question 2: If the mac dies, does my RAID die with it (will my data be accessible on another mac)?