From: "Richard Bajjalieh" <bajjalieh@pyxil.com>
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Subject: RE: [AE] [OT] Alternatives to a Drobo
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 08:22:28 -0500
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Chris,

I really like the Drobo, it still rocks for all the reasons you mentioned;
except speed. The coming thunderbolt version may resolve that. 

I was recently asked by a client to help them set up a backup system; a
wired workstation and a couple of laptops that live on WiFi. I did my
research and Drobo was the solution. The FS version supported network B/U
through Time Capsule/Time machine; 12 TB of storage and a spare drive to
boot! I saw the FS  for $399 last week, sans drives.

I bought the current version of Drobo S, FW 800-USB 3.0- eSata III, it's
self-healing ability to change a failing drive on the fly or replace one
with a larger one for more space are its strongest points. I do not get the
bandwidth one would expect via USB 3 or eSata give the specs for both. 


Rich Bajjalieh

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Zwar [mailto:chris@chriszwar.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 8:27 PM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: [AE] [OT] Alternatives to a Drobo

Hi,

I bought a Drobo almost 5 years ago, and at the time there was nothing else
that did what it did.  There were lots of external RAIDs around but nothing
else was as easily upgradable.
Just wondering if the market has changed, and if anything else is comparable
to a Drobo, but perhaps faster or better in some other way?  I really like
the way I can swap drives and mix capacities...

-Chris
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