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Building a new RAID and archiving the old drives
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[Andrew MacRae] “One thing though, Drobo seems like a great solution for my archiving needs, but are there any competitors with similar features/price point that I should be considering?”
Drobo is unique in its Apple-like approach to storage: sexy and easy to use. I don’t know of another player that does it with the same gusto. There are companies that do great SAN, NAS and DAS solutions – but don’t know of any that puts user experience and design first and foremost.
Other than that, you can always find an archiving storage solution that is faster than Drobo or has features that Drobo doesn’t – at a better price point. It boils down to what’s important to you.
Alex (DV411)
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[Bob Zelin] “I can’t believe that I am having an “argument” to simply state that YOU are the qualified one, and that YOU should be saying “come to DV411, because we know exactly what we are doing, and we can provide you with a professional solution” – (instead of saying – oh yea, forget us, just go to Amazon, you can get it much cheaper there).”
Bottom line you’re right, and my referral to Amazon was misguided and out of place.
At the same time, my clients buy less and less hardware from me and the trend is growing. I’ve stopped fighting it (along with the likes of Amazon, NewEgg and B&H), but can’t expect you or anyone else to.
The “value add” of you and me is really consulting and service, not commodity items. Forcing clients to buy commodity items from me is simply counter-productive, IMHO.
Alex (DV411)
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OTOH, a pissing contest like this is very educational to those of us who lurk and try to learn what we can. This thread has been very informational… thanks.
Mick Kalber
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
Hilo, Hawaii
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