Redundancy - You can lose one (or two) drives at one time without data loss
Compatibility - Compatible with Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista, OS X 10.4 and later, and various flavors of linux
Portability - You can pick the enclosure up and carry it to another computer
Portability - If the controller dies, you can pop all your drives into a new Drobo and there will be no loss of data or need to rebuild the array
Expandability - You can add new drives whenever you like, with no size, manufacturer, or model restrictions
Ease of use - Initial setup and format of my Drobo took less than 20 minutes, the last 15 minutes of which were automated. When adding new drives, they will be automatically added to the array and available within 60 seconds, with no user interaction required
The one downside of a Drobo is vendor lock-in, if your controller dies. However, this seems to be the case with every RAID controller.
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A rose by any other name would still smell like the sex organ of a thorny weed.
I agree whole-heartedly, people need to be less shocked that this type of material is being marketed (when so many people lived (and still live) their lives in just such an enviroment, and take responsibility for keeping the game out of their own (and their children's) consoles, and let those of us who want to play the game play the game.
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The one downside of a Drobo is vendor lock-in, if your controller dies. However, this seems to be the case with every RAID controller.
I'm buying my first Mac soon and i'll need lotsa software. Would you mind sharing your favorite Mac apps site(s).
Adam and Jamie came to the University of Central Florida last Spring and answered a lot of these questions, talked about their pasts, how they got involved in the show. They also showed the blooper/gag reel from the (at the time) upcoming DVD set of season 1. And as a bonus, they brought the penny shooter and shot a member of the audience!
A rose by any other name would still smell like the sex organ of a thorny weed.
A rose by any other name would still smell like the sex organ of a thorny weed. I agree whole-heartedly, people need to be less shocked that this type of material is being marketed (when so many people lived (and still live) their lives in just such an enviroment, and take responsibility for keeping the game out of their own (and their children's) consoles, and let those of us who want to play the game play the game.