Need help choosing eSATA RAID enclosure !!!!

[blimeyoriley]

Hey well basically im buying a striped RAID setup for my MBP and have ordered everything except for the actual enclosure !!!

Ive heard a couple things

1st - the enclosures with specifically an OXFORD chipset deliver better performance.

An example is this ICY DOCK enclosure that seems quite popular: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817198031

2nd - enclosures with just an eSATA port deliver better performance than those with multiple ports such as combined eSATA & USB.

Apparently this is due to the bridging interface, and performance can be reduced by up to 7% when using eSATA with a multiple port enclosure.

So as i am using striped RAID i need an enclosure with 2 bays, with the only external connection being eSATA

Not really big on chipsets so might be wrong about the whole OXFORD being better thing - just something i heard

But yea any recommendations / experiences would be great !!!

Thank you !!!!

 

[buxtone17]

Another thought for you: What if your enclosure fails and knocks out both of your drives?

That's why I just mirror my data on two separate drives.

Of course, I'm extremely paranoid about losing my data, so you know...

 

[blimeyoriley]

haha thanks but none of the data on the drive is that sensitive / crucial to me, otherwise i would go for a mirrored RAID