2010-11-24, 16:10
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