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Why I Like Drobo

November 30, 2007 By Stephen 2 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? On closer examination, I have become a believer in the … [Read more...] about Why I Like Drobo

Terabytes on the Cheap

November 29, 2007 By Stephen 2 Comments

Meet the Maxtor Personal Storage 3200. It's a cheap, quick, and dirty way to add storage to your PC, and it's ilk is becoming the surprise hit of the holiday season, lifting the stock of Seagate and Western Digital, and making Hitachi, LaCie and others fight for a piece of the market. I've bought two 3200's and a Western Digital MyBook (500 GB each) over the last 9 months, … [Read more...] about Terabytes on the Cheap

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