Originally Posted by
cheepneezy
Unless you're shooting to 2 separate storage cards as ssullivan mentioned above, I don't see the point of RAW+JPEG.
In this case, OP has already shot both, but there are lots of reasons.
Both allows the jpegs to be used the same as 'proofs' are for shooting film. The JPGs can be gotten to a printer or email box quickly, raw has a few extra steps.
A lot of hardware/software/websites don't do raw. Examples:
If you use a EyeFi Card, or other device/software that doesn't support raw, you need to shoot raw+JPG. The apple ipod camera connector reportedly will get the raw files, but the ipod wasn't capable of displaying them.
Windows and MAC OSX have different and sometimes lacking support for displaying raw files. If you have the jpg's next to them, and use finder or explorer at all, you can see what's in the raw image via the jpg. Apple seems to be better at updating themselves, but for windows, it seems to have to go to the camera manufacturer's web site as well as cross your fingers.
Like a lot of decisions in photography, there is no correct answer here, it depends on what your needs are, not someone else's; those needs can change over time.