Hi guys,
Currently my workhorse is a Mac Mini Server with specs as follow:
- C2D 2.66GHz
- 8GB RAM
- 2x 500GB 7200rpm drives on RAID0 (OS, LR3 catalog and CS5 scratch disk)
Storage:
1x 2TB 7200rpm in FW800 enclosure (as primary storage for photo archive)
1x 3TB 5400rpm USB2 drive (as Time Machine drive)
2x 320GB 5400rpm USB2 drive (to store movies/ installers)
Sad to say that I am running out of disk space, again. I have one more USB2 port on my Mac but I do not want to fill up my cabinets with power adapters and lengthy wires. Thinking of consolidating all my storage needs into a single box. Did some research and narrowed down to getting either a Drobo or a QNAP NAS.
My distributor was kind enough to send me a loan unit of a Drobo S for testing (which I have it on my desk for 2 days now). Pretty good although the speed is not fantastic. Transfer rate via FW800 connection is 50% slower than my FW800 enclosure but also 50% faster than my USB2 drives. Anyone has good or bad experience with Drobo? Do note that I do not fancy high speed connectivity as what I need is just a storage space. I am happy with even USB2 speed... anything faster than that is icing on cake.
thanks 'all
Currently my workhorse is a Mac Mini Server with specs as follow:
- C2D 2.66GHz
- 8GB RAM
- 2x 500GB 7200rpm drives on RAID0 (OS, LR3 catalog and CS5 scratch disk)
Storage:
1x 2TB 7200rpm in FW800 enclosure (as primary storage for photo archive)
1x 3TB 5400rpm USB2 drive (as Time Machine drive)
2x 320GB 5400rpm USB2 drive (to store movies/ installers)
Sad to say that I am running out of disk space, again. I have one more USB2 port on my Mac but I do not want to fill up my cabinets with power adapters and lengthy wires. Thinking of consolidating all my storage needs into a single box. Did some research and narrowed down to getting either a Drobo or a QNAP NAS.
My distributor was kind enough to send me a loan unit of a Drobo S for testing (which I have it on my desk for 2 days now). Pretty good although the speed is not fantastic. Transfer rate via FW800 connection is 50% slower than my FW800 enclosure but also 50% faster than my USB2 drives. Anyone has good or bad experience with Drobo? Do note that I do not fancy high speed connectivity as what I need is just a storage space. I am happy with even USB2 speed... anything faster than that is icing on cake.
thanks 'all