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Title: Drobo 5N 5-Bay NAS Storage Array w/ Gigabit Ethernet $360 w/ free shipping
Post by: Lurch on Wed, 12 November 2014, 08:21:47

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Drobo-5N-5-Bay-NAS-Storage-Array-with-Gigabit-Ethernet-DRDS4A21-/331375052284?icep_id=117&ipn=icep&customid=8a98d02569f54f8ca51999a1154c8978&pub=5574652453&afepn=5335869999&campid=5335869999&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d277e05fc&afepn=5335869999

Title: Re: Drobo 5N 5-Bay NAS Storage Array w/ Gigabit Ethernet $360 w/ free shipping
Post by: billnye on Wed, 12 November 2014, 08:23:34

very NAS

Title: Re: Drobo 5N 5-Bay NAS Storage Array w/ Gigabit Ethernet $360 w/ free shipping
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 13 November 2014, 13:06:08

Sold already, but AFAIK with Drobo they use a proprietary disk format, so if the device dies you cannot just stick the HDDs in something else to recover the data.  Unless you buy another identical Drobo.

Title: Re: Drobo 5N 5-Bay NAS Storage Array w/ Gigabit Ethernet $360 w/ free shipping
Post by: dorkvader on Thu, 13 November 2014, 14:20:16

I would just DIY. you can get those mini ITX server MBs with SAS for like 12 sata drives. Just pile them up in front of a fan (or shell out $100 for an actual case) shove it in a closet and call it storage.

Title: Re: Drobo 5N 5-Bay NAS Storage Array w/ Gigabit Ethernet $360 w/ free shipping
Post by: Sniping on Thu, 13 November 2014, 15:53:17

. nvm lmao