Drobo Announces 8-Drive DroboPro NAS Box
Drobo Announces 8-Drive DroboPro NAS Box
Posted 04/08/2009 at 2:34pm
| by Andy Salisbury
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Network storage is valuable in just so many ways, but having enough of it can prove to be a roadblock that some companies (or in rare cases, users) have to face. Thanks to the minds over at Data Robotics, they’ve made it possible to toss up to 16TB onto your network, thanks to the DroboPro.
The DroboPro, announced just yesterday, can pack up to eight 3.5-inch SATA drives inside it (for a maximum of 16TB of storage), and will connect to your network through Ethernet, Firewire 800 or USB 2. It is compatible with both Vista and OS X, so if you’ve got a network juggling different OS’es, you’re set.
It’ll all cost you $1300 for just the box, no storage included. But if you’ve got a heap of files to store, this certainly is an attractive solution.
Image Credit: Data Robotics, Inc.
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Carbon
April 08, 2009 at 11:31pm
I had a Drobo with FW800 for a week. The best thing about it was the case and that is about it!
So so slow!!I replaced it with a HP Media Smart Server and it's way faster and it runs over gigabit.
Hopefully Drobo did better this time but unless this box has a proper processor in it, I doubt it.
That is the problem with most NAS boxes.Build a WHS is the better way to go I think.
SodaAnt
April 08, 2009 at 9:58pm
Well, to have a good 8 drive array, you'd better have a pretty good raid controller, and good ones can easily be $1000 or more.
nekollx
April 08, 2009 at 3:28pm
humm Antec 1200 = $200
Low ends Mobo, CPU, PSU = what $400?
8 1 TB 7200 RPM segate Drives = $800?
$1,400 total WITH Drives....
AND it can play Crysis.... (poorly)
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