{"id":2986,"date":"2011-04-01T17:48:46","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T07:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/?p=2986"},"modified":"2018-12-11T18:14:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T08:14:16","slug":"5-questions-for-drobo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/2011\/04\/01\/5-questions-for-drobo\/","title":{"rendered":"5 questions for Drobo"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love my Drobo. I have a 4-drive FW800\/USB-2 unit, purchased mid last year. It has pride of place sitting on top of my Mac Pro. But I do have a few questions for Drobo regarding its capabilities, performance and compatibility:<\/p>\n

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  1. Why are your logs in binary format? It’s my unit \u2013 why do I have to submit a support case just to get the logs read?<\/li>\n
  2. Why don’t you use SMART status? OK, this is more just a techo curiosity question, but still…<\/li>\n
  3. Why does performance fall through the floor for certain applications? For instance, I can’t run my Aperture library against the Drobo. This isn’t just the difference between SATA and FW800 performance, it’s the difference between an import of 5 x 30MB photos happening near instantaneously, or taking >3 minutes.<\/li>\n
  4. When will my Drobo get an update to support 3TB drives? Or if it’s not going to get such an update, will you at least tell us?<\/li>\n
  5. Have you, as I requested on a couple of support cases, run any compatibility tests with WD20EARS green drives? I went through 4 drives in less than 6 months, and while 2 of them had physical faults, the other two, since being pulled from the Drobo, have worked flawlessly in other systems. If there’s an issue with their wake-up speed or spin-speed, surely that didn’t just affect me.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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