Actually, one thing he said was incorrect. He says that if you had 4 500GB drives in the bays, you could pull one out and put in a 750GB drive to increase capacity. But in that case it wouldn't increase your capacity. It only would reserve the extra space to expansion. You'd need to put in two larger drives to increase storage. That's why it's advisable to have your largest drive in pairs, so no space is "wasted" to expansion.
@TravisKelleyProd Correct. If you remove the smallest drive and put in a larger one, you'll gain more space. But in his example where all your drives are the same size, your space wouldn't increase by putting in one larger drive; it would go towards expansion. I bought a drobo myself just a few weeks ago. I really like it.
I have a Stora at the moment and love it! This just looks like a big brother although without the networking built in. I think that's a smart move though, to reduce cost for people who don't want to network their Drobo.
@crocop4life i dont know if your ? about the 3tb working with the drobos but i have the same ?. Did you ever get the ans your ? or buy one and try it yourself?
man this was a awesome video. I have a air port extreme and was wondering if i had to buy the drobo share. Thanks for clearing that up with your vid. Now if I can just fig out how to do it. lol
$499 lol no thx, ill stick to my $0 manual raid array, not to mention ssds
Koldness99 7 months ago
@Koldness99 You actually sound like somebody who doesn't need backup at all. Funny you were even researching the Drobo.
greyshell77 5 months ago
Actually, one thing he said was incorrect. He says that if you had 4 500GB drives in the bays, you could pull one out and put in a 750GB drive to increase capacity. But in that case it wouldn't increase your capacity. It only would reserve the extra space to expansion. You'd need to put in two larger drives to increase storage. That's why it's advisable to have your largest drive in pairs, so no space is "wasted" to expansion.
palui 7 months ago
@palui
When you take out a smaller drive and put in a larger one the storage space will get larger. I know I have one.
That is an old one and the newer ones have that ability.
TravisKelleyProd 7 months ago
@TravisKelleyProd Correct. If you remove the smallest drive and put in a larger one, you'll gain more space. But in his example where all your drives are the same size, your space wouldn't increase by putting in one larger drive; it would go towards expansion. I bought a drobo myself just a few weeks ago. I really like it.
palui 7 months ago
@palui
That sounds right
TravisKelleyProd 7 months ago
I have a Stora at the moment and love it! This just looks like a big brother although without the networking built in. I think that's a smart move though, to reduce cost for people who don't want to network their Drobo.
Modular systems ftw.
MyRandomReviews 8 months ago
Good demonstration. I'm sold :-) Going to order a Drobo S this weekend! :-D
vanderneut 11 months ago
wd 3tb are out now do they work on the drobos?
crocop4life 1 year ago
@crocop4life i dont know if your ? about the 3tb working with the drobos but i have the same ?. Did you ever get the ans your ? or buy one and try it yourself?
rayray5340 8 months ago
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crocop4life 1 year ago
man this was a awesome video. I have a air port extreme and was wondering if i had to buy the drobo share. Thanks for clearing that up with your vid. Now if I can just fig out how to do it. lol
rayray5340 1 year ago
Can this be used through a tv or would it need to be connected via a pc first???
stonewall1888 1 year ago
@stonewall1888 its an external hard drive. so yes it needs to be connected with a computer. just connect your computer to your tv.
beekydogg 1 year ago