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Trivial Pursuits => Science & Nature => Topic started by: pmcd9 on November 24, 2008, 03:46:25 am

Title: Drobo
Post by: pmcd9 on November 24, 2008, 03:46:25 am

Is this a good thing?

http://www.drobo.com/index.html

Title: Re: Drobo
Post by: JorgeFabregas on November 24, 2008, 04:50:30 am

Seems like a good time, though a little pricey.

Title: Re: Drobo
Post by: littlefallsmets on November 24, 2008, 05:26:38 am

Sounds like a villain's minion in an MST3K movie.

"Go, Drobo... KILL, DROBO, KILL! So says... Doctor Loboto!"

Title: Re: Drobo
Post by: CortJstr on November 24, 2008, 02:05:14 pm

Wired has written about the Drobo several times and they seem to like it other than the price. He's a sample review: http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/05/hello-nasty-hps.html

Title: Re: Drobo
Post by: Arachno-capitalist on November 24, 2008, 11:36:27 pm

How is this not just a box that you put external hard drives in?

Title: Re: Drobo
Post by: CortJstr on November 24, 2008, 11:56:43 pm

Quote from: Arachno-capitalist on November 24, 2008, 11:36:27 pm

How is this not just a box that you put external hard drives in?

If I'm not confusing it with another product: it moves the data around on the fly so you don't have to worry about RAID settings or anything. So if you have 2 drives in there and add a 3rd it will automatically rearrange things in into the safest pattern. You can apparently swap drives whenever you want and it takes care of adjusting for their various sizes and whatnot.