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  • Kamal
    Administrator
    • May 2002
    • 28835

    Drobo

    Anyone use this guy yet ? Seems like a fantastic (albeit expensive) way to setup a huge RAID type setup with multiple drives at home for your precious files.

    www.mjwebhosting.com

    Jib says:
    he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
    Originally posted by ace_dl
    Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
    I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me
  • asdf_admin
    i use to be important
    • Jun 2004
    • 12798

    #2
    Re: Drobo

    wow. That is cool. I am starting to get quite a collection of externals. This would be a very cool resolution.
    dead, yet alive.

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    • Pumee
      Getting warmed up
      • Sep 2007
      • 82

      #3
      Re: Drobo

      Niceee, looks real practic. How can you connect it the PC? USB, Firewire?

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      • Kamal
        Administrator
        • May 2002
        • 28835

        #4
        Re: Drobo

        I believe USB and Firewire, it's not an NAS yet. Plugin any type of SATA drive out of the box and it will build the drive into the RAID automatically.
        www.mjwebhosting.com

        Jib says:
        he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
        Originally posted by ace_dl
        Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
        I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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        • jeffrey collins
          Not cool enough
          • Jun 2004
          • 7427

          #5
          Re: Drobo

          wow. nice. how much? do you know Kamal?
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          • Kamal
            Administrator
            • May 2002
            • 28835

            #6
            Re: Drobo

            its $499 for the Unit alone (drives are extra) but I was looking for more info on the software that controls the RAID / Backup and couldn't find anything meaningful.

            Best is if one of the drives fails or is full, the green light turns red, just swap it out for a new one and it'll rebuild itself. No guide rails, plastic clamps, or anything extra required. Drives simply slide in and out.
            www.mjwebhosting.com

            Jib says:
            he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
            Originally posted by ace_dl
            Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
            I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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            • Pumee
              Getting warmed up
              • Sep 2007
              • 82

              #7
              Re: Drobo

              I see, very nice solution! Bit expensive for me. but really practic! Ill consider buying one... do you know how its cooled? Or is it cooled somehow? (it should be i think..)

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              • Corven
                Are you Kidding me??
                • Jun 2004
                • 4080

                #8
                Re: Drobo



                sucks that it doesn't comes with firewire
                I broke my spoon on the viagra sundae.

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                • Pumee
                  Getting warmed up
                  • Sep 2007
                  • 82

                  #9
                  Re: Drobo

                  Is it fast enough then?

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                  • beanzncheez
                    Banned
                    • Jun 2004
                    • 4442

                    #10
                    Re: Drobo

                    I've seen an extremely similar version of this one somewhere for $299. Had the same features on it. I didn't go for it though because it was USB. Fuck that.

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                    • webbie
                      Fresh Peossy
                      • Mar 2005
                      • 34

                      #11
                      Re: Drobo

                      I wanted one until i saw that it used something resembling RAID 5 and i dont want that. I like having my files safe but i want to be able to decide if they are to be backuped or not, because i dont feel the need to have a backup of downloaded movies and MP3s - you can always download them again. So i bought a bigger computer case, extra controller card and fitted the disks inside of the new case instead.
                      - webbie

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                      • beanzncheez
                        Banned
                        • Jun 2004
                        • 4442

                        #12
                        Re: Drobo

                        Full size case. More, larger capacity HDDs.

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                        • ddr
                          DUDERZ get a life!!!
                          • Jun 2004
                          • 7006

                          #13
                          Re: Drobo

                          any more opinions on this?

                          looking for a good option to get a time machine HD for my new imac plus more storage for whatever else.
                          "pics or stfu" - R.I.P. Steve "Jibgolly" James

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                          • Kamal
                            Administrator
                            • May 2002
                            • 28835

                            #14
                            Re: Drobo

                            it's award winning. Just buy it. Problem is its USB only, I think future models are coming with RJ45 network connectivity so they can be tucked away out of sight, connected to your router.
                            www.mjwebhosting.com

                            Jib says:
                            he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
                            Originally posted by ace_dl
                            Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
                            I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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                            • ddr
                              DUDERZ get a life!!!
                              • Jun 2004
                              • 7006

                              #15
                              Re: Drobo

                              is there any way to configure the raid so that you can have one hard drive dedicated to time machine and the other 3 dedicated to music etc?
                              "pics or stfu" - R.I.P. Steve "Jibgolly" James

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