Drobo anybody?

[Bob Zelin]

Lance is correct – I made an ASSUMPTION (which is how I usually make stupid mistakes) and ASSUMED that this was yet another network shared device, and not local storage. So I am wrong (and this won’t be the last time !).

thanks Lance, and sorry for the confusion.

Bob Zelin

Bob Zelin
Rescue 1, Inc.
maxavid@cfl.rr.com

[Mitch Ives]

[Lance Bachelder] “I wasn’t trying to knock Bob at all – he’s a great guy and extremely knowledgable but I just think he missed the Drobo model is all.”

FWIW, I didn’t take it that way. You’re right about the Pegasus being the better choice. You were also right to point out the SAN vs. 5D thing.

Bob’s right about questioning the Drobo… I personally think it’s popularity was due to Larry Jordan’s early review when it looked like a cheap alternative to some things. I’m not saying it’s bad, just that I think it’s brand awareness might be exceeding it’s overall value.

And whoever said it was best as a backup device is also right IMO.

All around, I think everyone’s advice here was pretty spot on.

Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.

“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Winston Churchill