2012 MacMini i7 upgrade: 2x500GB SSDs for RAID or 1TB one?

[brdeveloper]

Hello,

I've read forum discussions and it seems that there isn't official support for software RAID since Mojave. In theory, a 2x500GB RAID would be a faster option (almost 1GB/s of i/o bandwidth), but probably more tricky to set up. A 1TB drive would be a straightforward solution, but it's limited to SATA III bandwidth. I like the possibility to reach most recent Macs i/o bandwidth, but I'm afraid that software RAID 0 won't be supported by Apple anymore. What do you think?

Thanks in advance.

 

[dcnowhere]

Hi,

It's better to make a Raid with 2 SSD and you can on your mac mini even with catalina but I'm afraid you will loose the trim

 

[Meatsuit]

OWC DIY Storage Upgrade Kit for Mac mini 2011-2012

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SoftRAID 5 Light, Raid 0-1 works in Catalina.
Not sure if the OWC drive doubler will work with a raid.