Re: [CGUYS] drobo - back up and storage

2009-09-11 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 11:10 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Sep 9, 2009, at 7:11 PM, Business Her Way wrote: Are any of you using any of these storage/back up units? And if yes, how is it working for you? You did not state the application, but for 99 out of 100 it is

Re: [CGUYS] drobo - back up and storage

2009-09-10 Thread t.piwowar
On Sep 9, 2009, at 7:11 PM, Business Her Way wrote: Are any of you using any of these storage/back up units? And if yes, how is it working for you? You did not state the application, but for 99 out of 100 it is trouble. Almost nobody benefits from a RAID and a non-expert user can

[CGUYS] drobo - back up and storage

2009-09-09 Thread Business Her Way
Are any of you using any of these storage/back up units? And if yes, how is it working for you? http://www.drobo.com/ /gayley * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy,

Re: [CGUYS] drobo - back up and storage

2009-09-09 Thread Tony B
We often have discussions about them on my professional video editing lists. Some people love them. Most can do without them. It's definitely overkill for the average home user. On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 7:11 PM, Business Her Wayg...@mothergeek.com wrote: Are any of you using any of these

Re: [CGUYS] drobo - back up and storage

2009-09-09 Thread mike
There is a free software package that you can place on your own pc to build your own drobo, it also uses any size disks. Here is the problem...I can't recall the name. It's not freenas or opennas. Any help? On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: We often have

Re: [CGUYS] drobo - back up and storage

2009-09-09 Thread Tony B
I doubt if it's either, only because a NAS means network attached storage. But who knows. NAS may still be overkill for average home users. On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 8:23 PM, mikexha...@gmail.com wrote: There is a free software package that you can place on your own pc to build your own drobo, it