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indianregulator on 29/03/2017 - 19:49 kogan.com (251 clicks)
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Drobo Direct Attached
4 bay HDD desktop solution

I know what comments I will get:

-Buy a NAS
-XYZ is cheaper
-Overpriced

I have had a drobo for about 5 years, their build quality, perfomance and customer service is extremely pleasing,never had any issues which could not be resolved.

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  strangeloops66 on 29/03/2017 - 20:04

  +14

  -Buy a NAS
  -Drobo is cheaper
  -Overpriced

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  O O on 29/03/2017 - 20:09

  +3

  Cheaper through Kogan eBay for $321.49 delivered with CAU5 coupon code.

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  jtb on 29/03/2017 - 20:13

  Anyone know what speeds the DROBO can reach and if the drives can be used in JBOD mode so that in the event of the device dying I can still access data on the drives by using a dock?

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    Stefce on 29/03/2017 - 20:40

    +2

    Iirc drobo has a proprietary lvm called beyond raid. If the unit goes bye bye they have to fix it unlike most Linux based storage that can be recovered with some mdadm work.

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      jtb on 29/03/2017 - 20:46

      Thanks mate. Did some more reading and it's not for me. I think I just need a basic enclosure that supports UASP.

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      Black Hole on 30/03/2017 - 09:20

      +1

      YES, for that reason I have refuse to use proprietary unit like this.

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  cptzz on 29/03/2017 - 20:33

  +2

  Yep, for that price, buy a NAS!

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    virtual81 on 30/03/2017 - 10:05

    +1

    I'll second that, for that price buy a NAS.
    You can get a Qnap with an intel CPU for about that price.
    For a little more you can get one of the very nice Synology units.

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  changa on 29/03/2017 - 22:34

  I used to use a Drobo, and I liked it. It did all the things I needed it to do, but it started to develop a problem. I contacted their customer support for assistance. The Drobo was just out of warranty and refused to provide any assistance or guidance on how to fix the problem without buying a one off customer support ticket (which was expensive).

  I was not asking for a replacement, just some guidance on what to do. Found the answer eventually through some forums, but thought their customer support would help with guidance on their system.

  Bought a Synology NAS to replace the Drobo. The Drobo still works, but I vowed never to buy their product again because of the pooor customer experience.

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    virtual81 on 30/03/2017 - 10:06

    +1

    Had to deal with Synology support yet?
    On 3 separate occasions their support has been exemplary, and very personal (non scripted).
    You'll be happy with your machine.

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  kipps on 30/03/2017 - 20:03

  For that price, I think the ML10v2 with Freenas is superior. To each their own.

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  jtb on 30/03/2017 - 23:08

  Can anyone recommend a good 4bay USB 3 device that supports JBOD and UASP? A lot of the ones I've seen max out at around 300MB/s.