DIY Thumb Drive Raid Array - The Red Ferret Journal

DIY Thumb Drive Raid Array - The Red Ferret Journal: "The transfer rate for a four drive RAID 0 array was quite impressive, offering up to 6x the speed of a single drive while writing, and 2x the speed of a single drive while reading."

and as the size of these things creeps upwards, this type of arrangment might actually make sense.