Drobo 2: Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Terabyte home on 08. Jul, 2008 | View Comments
Data Robotics today introduced the second generation of what I think of as a personal storage array, but although the Drobo 2 offers great enhancements, making it a top choice for those needing massive and protected storage on a single computer, it’s still not what I’m looking for in a home storage device.
The Drobo of My Dreams
Posted by Stephen in Terabyte home on 14. Jan, 2008 | View Comments
When I reviewed the Drobo SOHO disk array back in November, I noted that it had only to add a few features before I got really interested: NAS, EXT3, and eSATA. I also noted that only the first of these three would interest the majority of users. Well, apparently the company had the [...]
Why I Like Drobo
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Terabyte home on 30. Nov, 2007 | View Comments
There has been lots of talk about the Data Robotics (aka Drobo) SOHO “storage robot”
– whoever they have doing their marketing deserves a raise! When I first heard about it, I was pretty puzzled – Why care about yet another storage enclosure, especially an overly expensive one that doesn’t even have NAS features? [...]
How To Configure Drobo Dashboard Email for Gmail and Google Apps
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Personal, Terabyte home on 30. Nov, 2009 | View Comments
One of the cool automatic things that the Drobo “storage robot” can do is send you an email when it wants your attention. Well, to be more accurate, The Drobo Dashboard software on a connected PC or Mac sends the email, but you get the point. But if you’re like me and use Google’s Gmail as your email system, you might be wondering just how to configure Drobo Dashboard. Here’s a quick guide to get it all working!
Drobo For Pros But Not Me
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Personal, Terabyte home on 09. Apr, 2009 | View Comments
DroboPro is here, and it’s quite a compelling offering. It’s generating buzz (DroboPro was the number one trend on Twitter for a while on Tuesday) but is it deserving? In a word, yes. But I’m still not going to buy one!
The Drobo for Pros
Just as in Apple’s Mac and MacBook lineup, the “Pro” name denotes [...]
Drobo Goes Sideways and Slantways With the Drobo S and Drobo Elite
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Terabyte home, Virtual Storage on 23. Nov, 2009 | View Comments
Data Robotics has doubled the size of their product line, adding two new Drobo storage devices alongside the existing Drobo (version 2) and DroboPro, which I’ve previously written about.
Drobo: First Impressions
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Personal, Terabyte home on 04. Sep, 2009 | View Comments
Although the Drobo “storage robot”, essentially a friendly home RAID enclosure, has long impressed me, it never fit my laptop-oriented lifestyle. But my home network has changed with the addition of a 2009 Mac Mini server, so it was time for me to pick up a Drobo of my own!
The Great Tech Field Day Drobo Sale!
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Everything, Personal, Terabyte home, Virtual Storage on 17. Dec, 2009 | View Comments
The Drobo is a bit pricey, especially the newly-released Drobo S and Drobo Elite models. I offer a solution: Data Robotics was kind enough to arrange a special Tech Field Day Drobo sale, allowing each delegate who chooses to participate offer their own discount code!
Drobo Adding 4K Drive Support – What About Everyone Else?
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Enterprise storage, Terabyte home on 28. Jan, 2010 | View Comments
Drobo is adding support for 4K-sector “Advanced Format” drives across their product line, but others do not seem as responsive.
