Pass or Fail? Does RAID actually work?

Does a Synology NAS actually work? Should you be using RAID? Do you understand the different types of RAID? Which is best? RAID 0 vs RAID 1 vs RAID 5 vs SHR? Or can you just use an external hard drive? Disclosure: Big thank you to Synology for sending me some NAS devices and hard drives. I purchased some of the Synology devices (and disks) in this video, but they also sent me a few. Also note that Synology didn't see this video or approve it before it went live. Synology also didn't pay me to create this video. // MENU // 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Does RAID actually work? // Which one is better? 02:57 - RAID 5 demo 04:12 - Reparing a drive 05:47 - RAID 1 demo 10:06 - RAID 0 demo 12:28 - Choose your RAID wisely 14:05 - Conclusion // Synology Calculators and Tools // Synology RAID Calculator: https://www.synology.com/en-uk/support/RAID_calculator Synology RAID explained: https://kb.synology.com/en-id/DSM/help/DSM/StorageManager/storage_pool_what_is_raid?version=6 Compatibility list: https://www.synology.com/en-uk/compatibility?search_by=products&model=DS220%2B&category=hdds_no_ssd_trim&p=1&change_log_p=1 // David's SOCIAL // Discord: https://discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@davidbombal YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/davidbombal YouTube Tech Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCZTIRrENWr_rjVoA7BcUE_A YouTube Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbY5wGxQgIiAeMdNkW5wM6Q YouTube Shorts Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEyCubIF0e8MYi1jkgVepKg Apple Podcast: https://davidbombal.wiki/applepodcast Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3f6k6gERfuriI96efWWLQQ // MY STUFF // https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbombal // SPONSORS // Interested in sponsoring my videos? Reach out to my team here: sponsors@davidbombal.com