Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma05.mx.aol.com ([64.12.100.31] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4737306 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:57:09 +0200 Received: from mtaout-da02.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-da02.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.130]) by imr-ma05.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q56MxSiX017185 for ; Wed, 6 Jun 2012 18:59:28 -0400 Received: from lunette.home (pool-108-23-214-125.lsanca.fios.verizon.net [108.23.214.125]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mtaout-da02.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPSA id 17213E0001E9; Wed, 6 Jun 2012 18:59:27 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] Alternatives to a Drobo Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1278) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_C4A232FB-5E79-463D-B2E0-20270E6501B8" From: Tim Sassoon In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 15:59:26 -0700 Cc: Tim Sassoon Message-Id: References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) x-aol-global-disposition: G DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mx.aol.com; s=20110426; t=1339023568; bh=1st8QzEQp8vghAZ0LtBfR5NmD1TlS3I1F7YIrYnF0pk=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-Id:Date:Mime-Version:Content-Type; b=pPHMcIDguf6eXd3XUKuSI9dOdNQAtDm5N16tBED1bWx3P9IPnvC9EYKLnKFoc/bvK e4n1lAKibeM5X5iye1kzvXDB4dxwswDwiY3bEJ9GaA6Zl+yRYF2DAb30vn6tX9p94n 12tvSqVniybj7h5DLqZKt3plDYJTdbh/7dd6P8lY= X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:452532224:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d33824fcfe0cf5cb5 X-AOL-IP: 108.23.214.125 --Apple-Mail=_C4A232FB-5E79-463D-B2E0-20270E6501B8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii OOB, and I actually bought two, and they behaved the same. You don't get = enough setup choices to make much difference. They were 5-drive = eSATA/FW800/USB3 frames which I loaded up with 3TB mechanisms. I wanted = them each to Time Machine backup an 8TB server volume, so the users = never saw them. I never got them to run reliably, but I did get most of = my money back on eBay. Tim On Jun 6, 2012, at 1:25 PM, Richard Bajjalieh wrote: > Wow! Very different from my experience but good to know.=20 >=20 > Tim, >=20 > Did it act this way out of the box, or over time?=20 >=20 > I had an internal Raid 5 array that I built that acted that way which = is why > I bought the Drobo. So far, so good. >=20 > Rich Bajjalieh >=20 >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: Tsassoon [mailto:tsassoon@aol.com]=20 > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:23 PM > To: After Effects Mail List > Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] Alternatives to a Drobo >=20 > Phooey. I had an eSATA Drobo and it was just as ridiculously slow as = all the > others, with equally annoying software. It's basically like RAID 5 = with an > order of magnitude more software overhead. It slows to a crawl as you > approach the utilization ceiling, which seemed awfully close to 50%. = Call it > "RAID 50", or even "RAID 500". Thunderbolt is unlikely to make any > difference, since bus speed isn't the problem. But try it if you like, = but > keep the box and packing you can eBay it as "Like New!". >=20 >=20 > Tim Sassoon > SFD > Santa Monica, CA >=20 > Sent from my iPhone >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Jun 6, 2012, at 5:48 AM, Benny Christensen = > wrote: >=20 >> FYI - I just saw an article about a new Thunderbolt Drobo. >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to --Apple-Mail=_C4A232FB-5E79-463D-B2E0-20270E6501B8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii OOB, = and I actually bought two, and they behaved the same. You don't get = enough setup choices to make much difference. They were 5-drive = eSATA/FW800/USB3 frames which I loaded up with 3TB mechanisms. I wanted = them each to Time Machine backup an 8TB server volume, so the users = never saw them. I never got them to run reliably, but I did get most of = my money back on eBay.

Wow! Very different from my experience but good to = know.

Tim,

Did it act this way out of the box, or over = time?

I had an internal Raid 5 array that I built that acted = that way which is why
I bought the Drobo. So far, so = good.

Rich Bajjalieh


-----Original = Message-----
From: Tsassoon [mailto:tsassoon@aol.com]
Sent: = Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:23 PM
To: After Effects Mail = List
Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] Alternatives to a Drobo

Phooey. I = had an eSATA Drobo and it was just as ridiculously slow as all = the
others, with equally annoying software. It's basically like RAID = 5 with an
order of magnitude more software overhead. It slows to a = crawl as you
approach the utilization ceiling, which seemed awfully = close to 50%. Call it
"RAID 50", or even "RAID 500". Thunderbolt is = unlikely to make any
difference, since bus speed isn't the problem. = But try it if you like, but
keep the box and packing you can eBay it = as "Like New!".


Tim Sassoon
SFD
Santa Monica, = CA

Sent from my iPhone



On Jun 6, 2012, at 5:48 AM, = Benny Christensen <bennychristensen@me.com>wrote:

FYI - I just saw an article = about a new Thunderbolt Drobo.

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