Data Robotics Dr04dd10 New Drobo 4bay Fw800 & Usb 2.0 Storage Array

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14 May 2009 Slow and Noisy I really wanted to like this product, it seemed like a great design and
good idea. However I found it to be difficult to set up.
Once it was set up, the Firewire was unusable on my MacPro,
it was slower than USB1.
I got no replies from Drobo Support on this.
If the room gets warm then the fans goes very noisy.
Maybe they get it right on the 3rd version.... –Alex McLarenfrom Amazon.com
02 May 2009 DO NOT TRUST DROBO! I GOT BURNED! My Drobo held my entire iTunes library... audio and video... that I have been collecting and organizing diligently for the past 6.5 years.

Now my ENTIRE COLLECTION is gone, because the Drobo crapped the bed. My drive is no longer mounting on the desktop (mac), and I have tried to recover my files via disk warrior to no avail. Drobo adknowledges the issue in its FAQ, but they make it out to be the user's fault.

Thanks a lot for deleting my $3-4k library, Drobo. Thanks a lot.

... –William J. Kerrfrom Amazon.com
30 Apr 2009 Easy to setup and use I have used other Raid products before but nothing matches this for ease of use. Just slide a raw disk into the slot and you're off. No configuring or head-scratching. It just works.

No disk has failed yet so I can't address that, but I have replaced two of the 1TB drives with 1.5TB drives and it went flawlessly. It did take 24 hours as each drive was installed, but it was automatic and effortless.

If I could afford it, I would buy another. I didn't give it a 5-star rating onl... –P. Keedyfrom Amazon.com

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