RAID1 mode is slower but safer, due to its use of data redundancy, but even here the S2VR has nothing to be ashamed of compared to its peers; it offers top-notch performance for an external drive. The eSATA interface is clearly great for external drive performance.
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Don Woligroski was a former senior hardware editor for Tom's Hardware. He has covered a wide range of PC hardware topics, including CPUs, GPUs, system building, and emerging technologies.
