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Re: Drobo end days.

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On 2014-02-20, Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> wrote:
> In article <bml6l3F4r8cU1@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2014-02-20, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>> > On 2014.02.19, 18:09 , Jolly Roger wrote:
>> >> On 2014-02-19, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
>> >>> It was the surety of backup redundancy and the risk of single point
>> >>> failure...
>> >>>
>> >>> I am selling my first gen (2nd edition) Drobo.  I can't find a partner
>> >>> nearby with a similar (or compatible, at least) Drobo in case the
>> >>> electronics goes T-U on this one.
>> >>
>> >> If mine goes out, I'll just purchase a replacement. I'll be back up and
>> >> running in a matter of days, which is perfectly sufficient for me. And
>> >> if and when it becomes insufficient, I'll just purchase a second Drobo
>> >> to run along side this one.
>> >>
>> >>> I've ordered two Thermaltake dual drive SATA docks (USB 3.0) to replace
>> >>> the current Drobo and my USB 2.0 based dual drive dock.
>> >>
>> >> That's a definite step down, IMO; but whatever floats your boat.
>> >
>> > I don't see the "down" at all.  I can manually swap drives around and 
>> > have the redundancy (while maintaining TM for short term bu).
>> 
>> You don't see any difference between the data safety features of the
>> Drobo and a standard drive dock or enclosure? That makes me wonder why
>> you ever purchased a Drobo to begin with. I can only surmise the ability
>> to add and swap drives of varying size, replace bad drives, and so on
>> with zero interruption and zero loss of access to your data must not be
>> very valuable to you. You won't get the same level of redundancy or ease
>> of use with drive docks or plain enclosures. It's perfectly fine if you
>> don't appreciate the benefits of the Drobo; but there are rather
>> significant benefit none the less. Those benefits are extremely valuable
>> to me, which is primarily why I purchased and love mine.
>
> The problem is what happens when the Drobo itself dies out of warranty.  
> The current model of 4-bay Drobo uses laptop drives so it's not 
> compatible with the FW800 model.  That means you need a $600 5-bay Drobo 
> to restore your RAID.  Having the purchase a new $600 gizmo might clash 
> with the idea that RAID 5 is for reducing hassles.

That's something you should consider up front *before* purchasing one,
is it not? ; )

> Another selling point of a Drobo is that you can expand it by replacing 
> the drives rather than buying a whole new RAID.  If you do the math, 
> buying a new RAID can be cheaper.

I don't see how. You can sell the drives you take out of it, if they
still work, making up for the cost of the new drives.

> The Drobos are awesome enclosures but they're not always economical.  (I 
> have two Drobos and two plain RAIDs.)

Right. If cost is your primary concern, you probably shouldn't buy a

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Drobo end days. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-19 17:17 -0500
  Re: Drobo end days. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-19 23:09 +0000
    Re: Drobo end days. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-19 20:03 -0500
      Re: Drobo end days. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-20 02:12 +0000
        Re: Drobo end days. Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-02-19 19:54 -0800
          Re: Drobo end days. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-20 04:49 +0000
        Re: Drobo end days. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-20 17:16 -0500
          Re: Drobo end days. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-20 23:41 +0000
            Re: Drobo end days. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-20 20:13 -0500
          Re: Drobo end days. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-20 23:45 +0000
            Re: Drobo end days. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-20 20:17 -0500
          Re: Drobo end days. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-20 23:48 +0000
            Re: Drobo end days. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-20 20:15 -0500
            Re: Drobo end days. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-21 01:39 +0000
          Re: Drobo end days. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-20 23:52 +0000
      Re: Drobo end days. Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2014-02-19 20:53 -0800
        Re: Drobo end days. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-20 16:21 +0000
        Re: Drobo end days. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-20 17:24 -0500
          Re: Drobo end days. Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2014-02-25 10:43 -0800
        Re: Drobo end days. Kaltsas, Alexander G - 2014-02-27 13:44 -0600
          Re: Drobo end days. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-27 21:15 +0000
            Re: Drobo end days. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-27 17:42 -0500
              Re: Drobo end days. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-27 23:32 +0000
                Re: Drobo end days. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-27 18:49 -0500
                Re: Drobo end days. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-27 23:54 +0000
                Re: Drobo end days. Kaltsas, Alexander G <macdude22@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-28 08:13 -0600
              Re: Drobo end days. Kaltsas, Alexander G <macdude22@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-28 08:01 -0600
              Re: Drobo end days. Kaltsas, Alexander G <macdude22@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-28 08:21 -0600
                Re: Drobo end days. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-28 16:37 -0500
          Re: Drobo end days. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-27 21:55 +0000
            Re: Drobo end days. Kaltsas, Alexander G <macdude22@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-28 08:03 -0600
    Re: Drobo end days. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-20 15:30 +0000
      Re: Drobo end days. Kaltsas, Alexander G <macdude22@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-28 08:16 -0600
        Re: Drobo end days. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-28 23:25 +0000
      Re: Drobo end days. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-28 16:44 -0500

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