My main drive is a newer Drobo 5D (Thunderbolt connection with mSATA acceleration of 5 hard drives). My local backup is a Drobo S (eSATA connection with 5 hard drives). I've had 2 hard drive failures and 2 expansions. Long rebid times on one occasion, but no loss of data.
I also backup everything to two sets of regular external hard drives that live 75 miles away (monthly updates).
So far, I really like Drobo (including help during setup of the newer drive). The new Drobo is very fast.
I also backup everything to two sets of regular external hard drives that live 75 miles away (monthly updates).
So far, I really like Drobo (including help during setup of the newer drive). The new Drobo is very fast.