Drobo S RAID Storage Review

[miccciolon]

Can I restore even a single file from Drobo, using classic windows copy feature ?

If I put a disk into pc, is it readable ?

Thanks

[bradbeckett]

Magnets next to a magnetic storage medium... GENIUS!

[FORGOTCAPSLOCK]

Very high quality review. Thank you.

[davomrmac]

@FORGOTCAPSLOCK Thanks.

[apna2002]

Hi, does anybody know if this can be made as a wireless data storage system or hooked up to a wireless network?

[SilatGayongTiger]

whats read and write of drobo s?

[appacana]

I was like this is a nice piece of hardware but its 699 dollars so I pass

[cleric72]

Does this works on PC or it's mac only?

[davomrmac]

@cleric72 Either.

[TriBeCaHigh]

A real review that's also informational, straight forward and goes beyond what others do (how to open the box) -by talking a bit about how to set up with other drives- How it actually functions. THANK YOU

[davomrmac]

@TriBeCaHigh Thanks for watching.

[HLM190586]

Ever thought of buying new 27inch iMac?

Great review as always Dave.

[davomrmac]

@HLM190586 Nope, as I now have my Mac Pro.

[Adz1184]

Are you able to back up seperate operating systems then?

[davomrmac]

@Adz1184 Yes.

[Adz1184]

Hi Dave,

Thank you for a great review. I'm currently running a Macbook Pro, set to tri-boot Win7, OSX and Backtrack4 (Linux), Can the drobo back up each OS individually or must it be set as one particular format.

Also, did you obtain this device as a review model?

[davomrmac]

@Adz1184 No, it was purchased.

[beeqool]

is there really a meaning for these anymore? cause i read that ssd drives have a very long lifespan compared to hdds which i guess was the main reason backup drives were invented atleast for home systems

[davomrmac]

@beeqool Totally, this protects against hard drive failure, essential if you produce a lot of data like myself or many businesses.

[CYNFELYN23]

Excellent style of review!

Bit Pricey though.

[Alchodog]

Useful, but ridiculously expensive lol.

[Appleaddict22]

Dave i have backed up all my drives with Time Machine because i want to change the internal drive of my Macbook. Do you know how to get the files back onto the new INTERNAL drive after i install it?

PLEASE REPLY

[davomrmac]

@Appleaddict22 Yes, when you set up the new drive, install Mac OSX, then you are given the option to restore from a Time Machine backup.

[TekBeatTV]

Nice Dave, but yea as some others have said a bit pricey.

[gumballtech]

Does it come with any HDDs for that price? Quite high.

[davomrmac]

@gumballtech No HDD's included.

[XxHardcorexxGamerxX]

I'm scared of RAID. It sounds too complicated. And I've no idea how to set up raid. So for now, it just gonna be "buy an external hard disk and connect it via USB" for me.

[davomrmac]

@XxHardcorexxGamerxX Not complicated at all, nothing to configure on this one.

[ShahrukhDX]

Nice product...but a bit pricy

[adamsbil1]

Nice piece of kit. So do you use something similar to this for all your YouTube videos etc?

[davomrmac]

@adamsbil1 I used a two disk RAID for recording/editing, then back up completed videos to an external RAID (Synology) and completed movies to another RAID (Netgear).

[Hardyfan87]

what happened to the new intro

[davomrmac]

@Hardyfan87 It will be full time mid November. This was edited before I finished the new intro.

[eddles777]

hey dave, is that the samsung story external hard drive usb3 in the video background?

[davomrmac]

@eddles777 USB 2.0 version.

[PhilipOConnell]

Hi Dave Ggreat review. I am going to get a nas next year because I have a mac pro and am considering the drobo but I would like to use it for time machine so was wandering about 2 things.

Do you have to use the raid or can you use the entire 10TB capacity without raid?

Does it work with time machine?

Thanks again Dave for a great review.

[davomrmac]

@PhilipOConnell You have to use the RAID and can choose between 1 or 2 disk redundancy (or safety net). Yes, it works with Time Machine too.

[MriBackup]

These are so cool

[davomrmac]

@MriBackup Thanks for watching.

[sonny899]

Did Drobo send it out for a review??

[davomrmac]

@sonny899 They have an EU Store where they help reviewers out.