Comments on: Drobo 2 revealed: Dual FireWire 800 ports! http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/08/drobo-2-revealed-dual-firewire-800-ports/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:19:23 -0500 hourly 1 By: Ben Metcalfe http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/08/drobo-2-revealed-dual-firewire-800-ports/comment-page-1/#comment-761858 Ben Metcalfe Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:24:13 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=29373#comment-761858 Having been in the market for a RAID setup, I ended up buying a unit from niche business-grade RAID array manufacture Synology. I'm disappointed that this doesn't have network connection, making it into a NAS (unless you buy their $200 add on, and right now that's only for USB2.0). I also feel that at $500 for just the enclosure, it's a little pricey for my liking. When you factor in that a NAS would require beefier components and CPU the drobo becomes ridiculously over priced. I know it's trying to make RAID simple for the home user, but to me that doesn't justify the hike in the price tag. Having been in the market for a RAID setup, I ended up buying a unit from niche business-grade RAID array manufacture Synology.

I’m disappointed that this doesn’t have network connection, making it into a NAS (unless you buy their $200 add on, and right now that’s only for USB2.0).

I also feel that at $500 for just the enclosure, it’s a little pricey for my liking. When you factor in that a NAS would require beefier components and CPU the drobo becomes ridiculously over priced.

I know it’s trying to make RAID simple for the home user, but to me that doesn’t justify the hike in the price tag.

]]> By: OddyOh http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/08/drobo-2-revealed-dual-firewire-800-ports/comment-page-1/#comment-761554 OddyOh Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:44:39 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=29373#comment-761554 Sweet, a lot of people have been waiting for this. Course, the first complaint will be "wtf, no eSATA?!". :) Question is, did they improve the electronics inside? The reasoning behind USB only was always the internal parts could never saturate the USB bus, let alone firewire. Hopefully this is no longer true. Anyway, I've owned a Drobo for 8 months or so, no issues, great product! I still have 400GB free. :) Sweet, a lot of people have been waiting for this. Course, the first complaint will be “wtf, no eSATA?!”. :) Question is, did they improve the electronics inside? The reasoning behind USB only was always the internal parts could never saturate the USB bus, let alone firewire. Hopefully this is no longer true.

Anyway, I’ve owned a Drobo for 8 months or so, no issues, great product! I still have 400GB free. :)

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