Farewell

Thread started by DataGuy on July 8, 2008 4:32 PM

I've decided that I'm not going to actively post here unless DRI comes to its senses and re-opens the non-support forums to the public. That there hasn't been any sort of explanation or defense of...

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Last Post: August 12, 2008 9:02 AM by Unbathed

Why owner exclusive?

Thread started by DataGuy on June 27, 2008 12:13 PM

I noticed that the layout of the front page was changed so that the "Recent Comments" list is no longer displayed. Combined with a new article on the front page instead of the announcement about...

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Last Post: August 14, 2008 10:05 PM by Unbathed

What? No love for early adopters?

Thread started by DataGuy on May 21, 2008 9:40 PM

http://www.drobo.com/buydrobocare/ Kudos for DRI coming up with an extended warranty option in advance of the 1-year anniversary of the launch. Boo on making those of us who bought a production model from Drobo directly before...

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Last Post: June 5, 2008 5:17 PM by dcguy

Post your rebuild times

Thread started by DataGuy on May 16, 2008 12:49 PM

Firmware: v1.1.1 [1.200.11177] Action: Upgrade. Removed 250GB drive from fully-populated Drobo and immediately inserted a new 640GB drive. No substantial read/write activity during the rebuild. Time to Rebuild: 14h45m Utilization of array (before): 94% of...

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Drobolator update?

Thread started by DataGuy on May 13, 2008 10:09 PM

Any chance that DRI can update the Drobolator to account for 320 and 640GB drives?

Categories: Drobo Suggestion Box | Thread's Raw Score: 81,006 | 3  Comments | 192  Views

Last Post: May 14, 2008 11:34 AM by brdnboy

Anyone want a Xobni beta invite?

Thread started by DataGuy on April 29, 2008 11:16 AM

Xobni is an e-mail analytics/search/social networking add-in that is currently in beta. Right now it only works with Outlook 2003/2007 under Windows XP or Vista, but there are plans to expand to other clients. Recent...

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Last Post: May 5, 2008 11:46 AM by DataGuy

Western Digital VelociRaptor

Thread started by DataGuy on April 21, 2008 10:37 AM

Although probably not suited for Drobo because of the cost and processor/USB bottleneck, it does look pretty promising for a system drive. 300GB, SATA-II, 10K RPM, 16MB cache, very low heat, power, and noise, about...

Categories: Storage and Hard Drives | Thread's Raw Score: over 459 thousand | 37  Comments | 942  Views

Last Post: June 30, 2008 12:28 PM by Docchris

Drobo Stories on the Web

Thread started by DataGuy on April 19, 2008 12:10 AM

I thought I'd post some of the blogs, reviews, and stories about Drobo that I've run across recently: Podcast: Going Drobo - Digital Photography (The Digital Story) Cool award for storage-robot maker (ZDNet UK) My...

Categories: News, Rumors, & Discussion | Thread's Raw Score: 93,838 | 4  Comments | 516  Views

Last Post: June 3, 2008 12:18 PM by DataGuy

Keeping Drobo awake

Thread started by DataGuy on February 19, 2008 1:12 PM

I've gotten so frustrated with Drobo's 16-minute spindown. Windows seems to almost randomly decide to query drive status even when I'm not doing anything related to file operations or using apps that might be accessing...

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Anyone having a problem with Drobo and sleep mode?

Thread started by DataGuy on February 1, 2008 5:59 PM

I've never had a problem putting my Vista PC to sleep and having Drobo come back up, but last night, I decided to save a few watts and did that. It's the first time that...

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Last Post: February 23, 2008 9:34 PM by DataGuy

Apple releases Time Capsule

Thread started by DataGuy on January 15, 2008 11:29 AM

Sounds like an 802.11n AEBS with a hard drive. 500GB for $299 and 1TB for $499. Designed to back up Macs wirelessly. Time Machine + Air Disk?

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Last Post: January 15, 2008 11:31 AM by DataGuy

Macworld 2008 - new product?

Thread started by DataGuy on January 2, 2008 12:10 AM

From DRI's Events page on drobo.com: *Tuesday, Jan. 15, 12 noon – 12:30 p.m., Developer Pavilion West Stage – Geoff Barrall, Drobo CEO, will be joined by GeekBrief TV anchor extraordinaire Cali Lewis, to demonstrate...

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Last Post: January 14, 2008 4:44 PM by DataGuy

Netgear refreshes ReadyNAS, gets no love

Thread started by DataGuy on December 27, 2007 11:46 AM

$1,049 MSRP with no disks. http://gizmodo.com/337817/netgear-expands-lineup-of-readynas-storage-devices

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Last Post: December 29, 2007 2:12 PM by i-am-drobo

2007 Engadget Awards Nomination

Thread started by DataGuy on December 24, 2007 4:31 PM

Congrats to DRI...Drobo was the very first reader nomination in the 2007 Engadget Awards' "Storage Device or Technology of the Year" category. http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/the-2007-engadget-awards-nominate-the-storage-device-or-technol/ No need to stuff the ballot box--yet. The rules are that they...

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Last Post: December 24, 2007 4:43 PM by DataGuy

Drobo @ Newegg $474.99 or $464.99 after MIR, free shipping

Thread started by DataGuy on December 5, 2007 1:04 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822240001&CMP=EMC-IGNEFL120407&ATT=N82E16822240001&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL120407-_-BackupDrives-_-E5L-_-22240001 This was in the weekly offer e-mail from Newegg. The $464.99 price is after rebate and with a $10 promo code included in the e-mail (don't know if the code is a one-time use...

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Win 1TB storage offer -- previous owners eligible?

Thread started by DataGuy on October 11, 2007 4:58 PM

Found on the drobo.com home page: Register your Drobo between October 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007 and you could win 1TB of Storage! http://drobo.com/registration.aspx Will those who registered their Drobos before 10/1 be eligible...

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WD Caviar GP 1TB SATA II $260+tax at Best Buy

Thread started by DataGuy on September 23, 2007 6:36 PM

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8492026&st=8492026&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1186003685416 These are the new lower power, lower heat, variable RPM drives. 3 year warranty. http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=338&language=en It's insane how cheap storage is getting. About 13 years ago, I paid $1k for a 1GB 5.25" hard...

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Last Post: February 17, 2008 12:15 PM by DataGuy

Vista bug slows down network traffic during media playing

Thread started by DataGuy on August 28, 2007 3:48 PM

http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/005270.html Might explain why some people may be experiencing throughput problems when accessing content on a Drobo that's connected to a host PC (from a remote machine).

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Last Post: August 29, 2007 1:50 AM by i-am-drobo

Airport Extreme -- now with gigabit!

Thread started by DataGuy on August 7, 2007 6:01 PM

Apple Store

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Last Post: December 12, 2007 3:22 AM by rossasaurus