As my XBMC system slowly fills up, I believe the time has come to look into some form of backup solution for everything that I have, or for most of the files at least in case that a hard drive dies. I’m currently doing backups with external hard drives but this is time consuming. I’m considering the Drobo S(http://www.drobo.com/products/drobo-s.php) and FS(http://www.drobo.com/products/drobo-fs.php) as a possible backup solution because they seem to be pretty hassle free. I would like to hear from people that have these and what their experience has been using them. I’m also not sure if to go with the S(eSATA, FireWire 800, USB 3.0) or the FS(Gigabit Ethernet) model. I’ve read some complaints regarding the FS model, about people not getting the transfer speeds that they expected using Gigabit Ethernet. Also, since my current motherboard only supports USB 2.0, I’m not sure if the transfer speeds of USB 2.0 would be able to keep up with the playback of 1080p videos. I’m also willing to listen to other solutions besides what I have mentioned. Thanks
I think you're in the same boat we're all in at this time. I've invested a lot of time collecting, ripping and the set-up. It's scary to think that I rely on my HD to power up each day without a back-up. The new drobo system is attractive but it's costly (the older USB version just didn't cut it). I've been taken to a SATA HD removal tray system, with plug&play 3.5" 2TB drives. This way I only plug-in and power up the media drives when needed and it's fast as stink. I don't know how long these drives will last sitting on a shelf not powered up, but I suspect it to be a lot longer than being continually powered. The negative is the removal tray system has a limited amount of plug-in and removal motions before it wears out... and it could take a drive when it dies.
2010-11-24, 19:13
I highly recommend something like this ...
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DNS-323-Net...B000GK8LVE
They're small, have an extremely low power drain, and can be easily hacked to run lower profile linux services. i.e. a shared MySQL database, etc. I currently have three configured for Raid 1 mirroring.
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DNS-323-Net...B000GK8LVE
They're small, have an extremely low power drain, and can be easily hacked to run lower profile linux services. i.e. a shared MySQL database, etc. I currently have three configured for Raid 1 mirroring.
2010-11-24, 21:17
oo_void Wrote:I highly recommend something like this ...
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DNS-323-Net...B000GK8LVE
They're small, have an extremely low power drain, and can be easily hacked to run lower profile linux services. i.e. a shared MySQL database, etc. I currently have three configured for Raid 1 mirroring.
Thanks for the info and it seems like a nice device, but I would have to get the 4 bay model. Will do more research on the device.
2010-11-24, 23:21
Hiethen Wrote:Thanks for the info and it seems like a nice device, but I would have to get the 4 bay model. Will do more research on the device.
I would go for a nas like Qnap or Synology anyday over the drobo. After spending alot of hours reading test and reviews i ended up with an Qnap and the only thing i wonder is why i did not get one earlier. An nice place to start of is here http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/nas
Cheers mate.
