This is a slightly advanced topic, so the novices amongst you might want to hire me to explain it to you (sorry about the shameless plug here)
When I speak of RAID, I’m not taking about the bug spray. RAID (in geek speak), as defined by Wikipedia is:
…the acronym RAID (originally redundant array of inexpensive disks, now also known as redundant array of independent disks) refers to a data storage scheme using multiple hard drives to share or replicate data among the drives.
At the very simplest level, RAID combines multiple hard drives into a single logical unit. Thus, instead of seeing several different hard drives, the operating system sees only one.
Boiled down, it’s a great way to either speed up your hard drive storage or create built-in redundancy, specifically for purposes of back-up.
A great RAID program for the Mac is SoftRaid. I just found a very informative review of SoftRaid by the folks over at AMUG (Arizona Mac Users Group). If your interested in the nitzy details of this program, read the review and learn what you can do with this cool program.
