http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/-Taylor]]>Jul 2nd 2008 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 3rd 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 3rd 2008 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/(no wifi, no HDMI out, and no big teats)
Getting close though.]]>Jul 2nd 2008 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/
WTF? it's a NAS that can stream to your PS3 which does have HDMI out. It sounds to me like what you want is a TIVO. Here, get one of these and a Popcorn Hour and viola!]]>Jul 2nd 2008 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.amahi.org -- open source software for running your home netowrk (with all the functionality of Drobo and more!)]]>Jul 3rd 2008 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/(no wifi, no HDMI out, and no big teats)
Getting close though.]]>Jul 2nd 2008 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/
Is anyone reading this good enough to port Rsync over to DroboShare? I could use it to sync the Drobo I have at home and the one in the office without the need for the computer in the middle.]]>Jul 2nd 2008 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/
First, the ridiculously overpriced Drobo (it's BYOD, dontcha know) doesn't even support network access outright. You have to buy the network access attachment (pictured as the little platform in the picture). Then you have the fact that, becuase it's USB only, that device only takes a USB 2.0 connection... yes, that's right, your sweet little Drobo is inherantly network hobbled by the bandwidth limits of the USB port.

Basically Gen 2.0 of this thing might be okay, but there are plenty of better options on the market that do MORE and are cheaper. Take a look at the Synology DS-207+ if you're interested in a device that has uPnP, an iTunes server, a web server, bittorrent, is LAMP based, Raid 0/1/etc.

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http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=86

It's cheaper than the Drobo, has gigabit networking built in, and supports BitTorrent, iTunes, and 360 / PS3 streaming out of the box.]]>Jul 2nd 2008 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/
The drobo is much more flexible with drive configurations, which will save money in the long run because I can buy whatever drive is the cheapest per GB at the time I need it.]]>Jul 2nd 2008 8:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/
Besides, I couldn't find anything on QNAP's website that said unequivocally how much storage you'd have if you were to use, say, 1x160GB, 2x500GB and 1x750GB drive in the TS-409 (but based on what I did read, you'd be either limited to 480GB in RAID-5 or 1.9TB with no redundancy in JBOD mode). With the Drobo you'd have 1.1TB of usable storage no matter what with single-disk failure tolerance. ]]>Jul 3rd 2008 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=509
is cheap, available, and already highly moddable into one of the servers above, with an active dev community:
http://wiki.dns323.info/]]>Jul 2nd 2008 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/The 323 is cheap, but doesn't have anything near the level of capabilities of the Synology or the new Netgear Duo (or other products like it). If you need something basic, the 323 is mature (its 2 years old), but if you want something that can replace a server the 323 aint it.

-ju]]>Jul 2nd 2008 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/
Looking at the wiki that was linked, it looks like you can access the linux install on the D-Link unit. If you have linux access, you can do whatever you want. Its capabilities far exceed the limited pre-pack you get from any other router. Running a bittorent client? Sure. Running UPnP media server? Not a problem. Running an IRC client? Why not!]]>Jul 2nd 2008 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 3rd 2008 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/
As much as i hate to admit it this really isn't that compelling compared to a MS Home Server based solution (like that HP box that just came out that is actually cheaper... I think? hrm, maybe not after you add equivalent storage but still for what you get!)]]>Jul 2nd 2008 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/
Buy a ReadyNAS and be done with it.]]>Jul 2nd 2008 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/
Looking at the wiki that was linked, it looks like you can access the linux install on the D-Link unit. If you have linux access, you can do whatever you want. Its capabilities far exceed the limited pre-pack you get from any other router. Running a bittorent client? Sure. Running UPnP media server? Not a problem. Running an IRC client? Why not!]]>Jul 2nd 2008 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/I don't have one, but once they get this whole streaming to iTunes and PS3 worked out, I'll get one and pack it with 4x 1TB drives to hold all my movies and music, and never worry about backup again]]>Jul 2nd 2008 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/
Also, I'm not getting one until it supports at least FireWire 400.]]>Jul 2nd 2008 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/
Real RAIDs are much less expensive with eSATA or gigabit ethernet already built in, and I don't see myself hodge-podging or cobbling together a Drobo by adding different sized drives in increments. C'mon, who really does that?]]>Jul 2nd 2008 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/
@Neil & Chad
Ok now I explain you:
My dan-elec "soSmart" is connected via HDMI to my big plasma which is not in the same room as my 2 desktop PCs.
But is also connected via WiFi to those PCs and also to my laptop (when is within range) so that I can back up HDs nd store data at the push of a button.
It is also connected via WiFi to my broadband modem so that I can also use itto directly browsw the web, or see web TV and videos or listen to web radio, directly from my 60" plasma.
It's not perfect., but it's the best for my needs
]]>Jul 2nd 2008 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 3rd 2008 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/
there is a point to this.. not everyone wants to have their computer on all the time. Also, some of us use laptops and want to take them with us places. If you're going out, and your [husband/wife] is streaming a movie, are you going to leave the computer there or stop the movie? How about downloading some files? Cancel? Plus, this gives the opportunity to access your files remotely anywhere, anytime, since it's always on.

don't be shortsighted. I have a linux NAS and it's amazing what I'm NOT tied to.]]>Jul 3rd 2008 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/
The Drobo is cheaper, plus it can take drives of different sizes and still do redundancy. I have two ReadyNas boxes and they make an unbelievable amount of noise. Don't get me wrong, the ReadyNAS' do their job, but given a choice, I'd get the Drobo + NAS component which runs at about 600$CDN as opposed to the 800$+ of the ReadyNAS. I think the one place where the Drobo loses out is in the data throughput. But I generally use it for streaming movies, which seems to work fine.

That said, one thing I would change with the Drobo is the ability to manually turn it off with a hardware button.]]>Jul 2nd 2008 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 2nd 2008 11:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/Jul 3rd 2008 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/drobo-gets-dev-community-and-sdk-beta-run-upnp-bittorrent/
Perhaps the comminity can do what the makers cannot and make this work properly.]]>Jul 3rd 2008 12:02PM