uh, this shouldn&#x27;t be voted down.   Now, <i>I</i> don&#x27;t use RAID for performance, <i>I</i> use raid for reliability, like parent said, and I&#x27;ve never actually been in a position where it would make sense, but people <i>do</i> use raid0 to increase performance.  It happens, even if it&#x27;s not nearly as common as using raid to prevent data loss.