DISQUS

The BC Blog: Check out Drobo. Beats a RAID array!

  • _DaveA_ · 2 years ago
    I have had the pleasure (mostly) of being a beta tester for this device and can say that it is definitely cool. Beside being jet black with a hyper-modernistic design and cool lighting FX, it has safely stored my 25,000 photos and video for my business for over four months without even a hiccup. I guess they wanted testers just to say it was tested because it was the most stable of anything I've ever experienced that was in "beta".

    Why do I say "mostly" regarding the pleasure of having used the unit in beta? Well initially it was a bit slow, but after March's upgrade to its "operating system", it now flys. Fast. I've got four drives plugged into it and it feels like a single external USB drive.

    It really goes without saying, but to be able to have terabytes of online storage allows me to have all my photos available to work on without any more searching for DVDs and the associated lag waiting to load 'em. This, of course, has been a great leap forward in the efficiency of my workflow. Even if I had several external USB hard drives hooked up, it still would not be as efficient nor be as open ended in total storage capacity. Sweeeet. It does everything they say it will do. Highly recommended.
  • Brandon · 2 years ago
    Sounds great. Can't wait to try one out. I have 6 machines in the house all trying to get to one server. This is going to make life a lot easier!
  • JHyde · 2 years ago
    I've looked at the website, and they're going to sell it for $500 next month. This product is mainly for people who aren't technical. What I'm disappointed over is that it takes SATA drives, but because of compatibility, it only uses a USB interface. For even a little extra, it would have been nice with e-SATA for PC folk. For those who are technically minded, upgrading a PC with SATA II and Gig ethernet costs less money, gets more storage and more performance.
  • BC Blog Team · 2 years ago
    Will be interesting to watch where they take this product. They may be focusing on the non-techies for now and then improve it as sales increase.
  • BC Blog Team · 2 years ago
    Will be interesting to watch where they take this product. They may be focusing on the non-techies for now and then improve it as sales increase.