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Back-to-school tech for students

A look over 10 bits of technology a back-to-school student will need to get them through their next academic year. These are well thought out and recommended by ZDNet's resident student. by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Student, iGeneration, School, Technology, Vaio, Storage, Drobo, Skype, Zack Whittaker, iPhone

Image galleries 2009-08-07

Better than RAID: the new DroboPro

Better than RAID: the new DroboProOf course you aren't on Drobo's payrollIf you were you would have provided a link to where we could learn more -.-Thankfully, there is google. http://www.drobo.com/Four bay Drobo costs $749 with two 1TB drives included, $999 for four.The DroboPro is 8 bay and starts...

Tags: Storage, DroboPro, RAID, new DroboPro, Drobo

Discussion threads 2009-04-09

Better than RAID: the new DroboPro

RAID is a bad idea for home users since its management complexity and failure modes create more problems than it solves. But protection from 1 - or better yet 2 - drive failures is a very GOOD idea. Data protection for the rest of us ...

Tags: Drobo, RAID, Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-04-09

New DroboPro NAS has 8 drive bays for 16TB storage

New DroboPro NAS has 8 drive bays for 16TB storageDrobo Pro, will change the landscape of reliable storageSmart move Data Robotics, make a great idea behind Drobo even better with Drobo Pro. This approach will serve well for the transition from tape back up strategies to hard disks. ...

Tags: Robots, Backups, Drobo Pro, Drobo, DroboPro NAS, storage

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

Drobo (Second generation)

Drobo Second generationGreat device but Interface needs WorkPros: Elegant, quiet, ergo box with plug-and-play simplicity. Very fast in setting up and making drives available. Drobo dashboard works very well, finds the drive and mounts a drive letter on both MAC and PC (didn't try LINUX).Cons: Very upset to find out...

Tags: DroboShare, Drobo, Very Fast

Discussion threads 2009-01-09

Airport Express, holding up the revolution?

Airport Express, holding up the revolution?Exactly!!!What gives? As a reseller, I have been trying NOT to stock the Airport Express with the notion that a new model is right around the corner. They must have ordered a few million more than they could sell and are stuck with channel inventory...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Web technology, Time Capsule, Apple Inc., Apple AirPort Express, Drobo, TV, Apple TV

Discussion threads 2008-01-28

Drobo

Drobo will let you sleep at night. Drobo will make your headache go away. Drobo will put a smile on your face. Drobo is not a drug. Drobo can affect you in the aforementioned ways, however, if you worry about keeping your troves of digital data safe. Drobo is an...

Tags: Serial ATA, Robots, Microsoft Windows, RAID, Backups, Storage, Drobo

Product reviews 2007-06-19

Review of Data Robotics' Drobo 'storage robot'

Review of Data Robotics' Drobo 'storage robot'Missing?I would think a system like this would come with some serious backup provisions, that seems to be missing.Don't be so hard on yourself George"Last week I gave a fairly harsh review of the Drobo "storage robot" product based on some initial investigation I...

Tags: Robots, Backups, Drobo, storage robot, robot, backup, storage, robotics

Discussion threads 2007-05-30

Review of Data Robotics' Drobo 'storage robot'

Last week I gave a fairly harsh review of the Drobo "storage robot" product based on some initial investigation I did.  I concluded that while it's possible to do some level of hard drive mixing, it really wasn't worth it since you didn't get meaningful capacity out of it.  I...

Tags: Desktop, Hardware, Networking, Servers, Storage

Blog posts 2007-05-30

Is the Drobo 'storage robot' fact or myth?

Is the Drobo 'storage robot' fact or myth?Thanks, George!I've seen the "magic" ads myself and I wondered greatly how or if they did that. Looks like it's somwhat smoke and mirrors, but it still seems the ease and flexibility are good. One correction, though, is that when last...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Cyberthreats, RAID, robot, Drobo, ZFS, software, storage

Discussion threads 2007-05-25

Is the Drobo 'storage robot' fact or myth?

There's a new personal storage device that's been getting some rave reviews lately.  The company is Data Robotics and they sell a device called the "Drobo" which is a USB 2.0 connected device that houses 4 hot-swappable SATA hard drives.  Many online gadget reviewers, colleagues, and friends of mine were...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Hardware, Storage

Blog posts 2007-05-25

Additional Resources

Build a RAID 6 array for $100/TB

I want one!This would be the ideal replacement for my pair of MediaSmart servers and external 8 drive enclosure.Is that per terabyte, orper 1 trillion bytes. Sorry, I just had to.RE: Build a RAID 6 array for $100/TBWhy not OpenSolaris and ZFS? Both for free download & use. ...

Tags: Storage, RAID 6, RAID

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

10 bits of tech to get for the back-to-school student

RE: Cant digest your idea of promoting speakersAhh I see your point and thought it through. IMHO the best headphones I've ever had are those which came as standard with my BlackBerry. Investing in expensive headphones is again IMHO pointless. Having beefy speakers is a good social tool; sticking them...

Tags: Notebooks, speaker, headphone

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

10 bits of tech to get for the back-to-school student

Time is inching its way through the season, and is now slowly approaching the back-to-school month. With only a few weeks to go until you pack up your things, get dropped off by your parents or make your way cross-country to your academic residence, hopefully you'll be taking a whole...

Tags: Phone, Choice, Telecom & Utilities, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-08-10

RAIDfail: Don't use RAID 5 on small arrays

RAIDfail: Don't use RAID 5 on small arraysDroboSo.. the article says not use use RAID 5 - then recommends that the consumer buys a box Drobo - which essentially just operates as a RAID 5 array when its full???? (put in 4 x 1 TB disks and get 3...

Tags: Storage, Robin, RAID, RAID 5

Discussion threads 2009-05-19

RAIDfail: Don't use RAID 5 on small arrays

Big storage companies stopped recommending RAID 5 a couple of years ago. But I still see small 4-drive arrays touting RAID 5 for home and small office use. Big mistake. You want to save money, but you also want to keep your data. RAID 5 isn't...

Tags: Data, RAID 5, RAID, Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-05-19

New DroboPro NAS has 8 drive bays for 16TB storage

The professional business version of the popular Drobo NAS has arrived. Data Robotics, Inc. today introduced its DroboPro, "the first business class storage array that manages itself." And judging by the specs, it looks just divine: Eight drive bays (3.5-in....

Tags: DroboPro NAS, Storage, Serial ATA, FireWire, Ip storage, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-07

Best storage at CES 2009

Data storage is a necessary part of the digital lifestyle. The good news: the hardware is getting more stylish and the software easier to use. Backup The best news: Windows backup has improved markedly in the last year. Storage Appliance Corporation's Clickfree line of Windows and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Storage, Backups, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-01-12

2008's best storage products

The world of data storage is changing faster than it has since the mid-90's saw the rise of storage arrays and storage networks. While some of the products - personal SSDs and online storage I'm looking at you - aren't quite ready for prime time, they are improving fast. ...

Tags: SSD, Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-12-23

On the Mac mini's passing: not so fast

On the Mac mini's passing: not so fastThe Mac Mini is the only Apple device I would consider buyingThe 2 people I know who bought a Mac Mini are very happy with it although they very quickly replaced OS X with Windows so they could use the far superior MCE....

Tags: Desktops, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Microsoft Only, mini, Apple TV, Apple Inc., Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Macintosh, WMC, TV, MCE

Discussion threads 2008-11-06