http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/ Engadget Comments for Drobo FS: finally, Data Robotics releases a Drobo NAS drive http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 7:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/
http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=what+is+a+nas+drive&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

]]>Apr 6th 2010 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/ I doubt it. User practicality in this aspect is something they consider. General public would buy it though. I am good with five and am just looking at the 4.5 tera model.]]>Apr 6th 2010 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 7th 2010 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 7th 2010 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 7th 2010 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/
IANAL but I understand that wildly varying lottery & competition regulations make truly global contests a legal nightmare - which is why most companies don't bother.

It would be nice if more (particularly American in my experience) companies at least recognised their global audience with a note indicating the restricted entry criteria - most of the time you get as far as the address entry form to find that you require a state or zip code to continue :(]]>Apr 6th 2010 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/
No, it didn't. Even *your* time has some value.]]>Apr 6th 2010 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/
I am currently running Windows 7 with FreeNAS in a VM. I setup the VM to be able to access the raw disks so I didn't have to first create a volume and then a vmdk over it, plus it is better just to let the NAS based OS to handle everything at the hardware level. I am currently playing around with ZFS as it has a few bonuses over RAID that I like, one being that it is much easier to grow a volume and second is that it is less error prone on a power failure. It has been working great.

If I wasn't going to go with ZFS and therefore having to to use FreeNAS, I think I would use OpenFiler because I like its interface better, seems a little more intuative.]]>Apr 6th 2010 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/
I've been meaning to build a freenas box for a while. Do you use it? Do you like it? Please do tell....]]>Apr 6th 2010 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/
1. price - empty good NAS costs $250 (PC is more)
2. power - good NAS sucks way less power
3. noise - good NAS is way more quite
4. size - good NIAS is much smaller
5. swapping disks - good NAS can do this while it's running
6. no need for monitor - good NAS never needs a monitor (I wish I could say that amount my server managed over VNC)

Just get empty ReadyNAS and put two 1TB drives into it and turn on mirroring and be done with it. Total case will be around $350 and you will be happy camper.]]>Apr 6th 2010 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/
1) You need to check out xxx because it's cheaper
2) You can build a PC for that

You are paying for simplicity when you buy a Drobo. The price includes the ability to upgrade any drive, any time. The ability to mix/match drives of different sizes, speeds, manufacturers, firmware levels, etc. It's doesn't care.

You are paying for this ease of use and less hassle over other NAS, RAID units and home built PCs. ]]>Apr 6th 2010 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/
No, I'm not paying for that.]]>Apr 6th 2010 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/
When I install something for my dad this year (who's not really technically inclined at all), I'm going to do something similar, since there's no way he could manage to keep a PC running as a NAS full time, but something that he can plug in and forget about? That's worth the extra, and had this Drobo been out when I bought mine, I would have gone for it most likely (the plug-in programs are nice).]]>Apr 6th 2010 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Exactly, you could spend less on a pc and spend time setting it up, dealing with hardware issues and faults. Or buy one of these or the readynas alternatives and save yourself most of the hassle.]]>Apr 6th 2010 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Drobo means "Thief" in Japanese. why did they name it so?]]>Apr 6th 2010 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/
It's a shortened version of the company's name, Data ROBOtics.]]>Apr 6th 2010 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/May 18th 2010 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 8:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/
you want a consumer drobo? get a drobo. $300]]>Apr 6th 2010 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/
Indeed, I was going to ask the same question. Time Machine works at the OS level, is built into the OS for context-sensitive restores, and is remarkably efficient. So, indeed, I wonder why there is this "jab" at Time Machine unless Engadget has some additional information that they'd care to share.

Personally speaking, I absolutely love Time Machine and it's got me out of the poo on a number of occasions, usually immediately after the phrase "Bugger, I meant to select Save As" is uttered. I think it's one of the best things that Apple ever introduced to the their OS.]]>Apr 6th 2010 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 7th 2010 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080603143523202]]>Apr 7th 2010 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/
I agree, i have the 2nd gen Drobo, and have had nothing but issues, I also have it paired with the droboshare. I use it for storage of my media, and when i had it plugged into my pc, it was very slow. Now as a NAS with the droboshare, I get freeze ups while watching movies off it (and yes its all wired, no wireless). So from my experience and all the issues I have had and the issues I have heard of, I would never buy another thing from this company.

Oh and the people who say that this drobo is meant to reduce the hastle of a normal raid, i wouldn't be so sure. I have had many issues, and if you look around the net, I am not alone!]]>Apr 6th 2010 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 7th 2010 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/
I personally have a QNAP TS-459 Pro with 4 1.5TB drives in it in RAID5. It is 200 dollars more than the Drobo ($899 empty), but my file transfer times are double what this unit does, I get over 70 MB/sec. I also have 2 gigabit ethernet ports to boot. One thing mine lacks is a 5th bay--so Drobo has a leg up there.

It's definitely good to see more competition in the field.]]>Apr 6th 2010 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 8:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/drobo-fs-finally-data-robotics-releases-a-drobo-nas-drive/Apr 6th 2010 10:42AM