Comments on: The Drobo http://www.248am.com/mark/shopping/the-drobo/ Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Both are designers, Mark works in advertising while Nat runs her own design studio called Push+Pull. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:00:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Drobo in Kuwait http://www.248am.com/mark/shopping/the-drobo/#comment-483449 The Drobo in Kuwait Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:32:25 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=9005#comment-483449 [...] I purchased my Drobo backup system I passed by the local dealer 3gghead and checked out their price. They were selling [...] [...] I purchased my Drobo backup system I passed by the local dealer 3gghead and checked out their price. They were selling [...]

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/shopping/the-drobo/#comment-483363 Mark Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:24:17 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=9005#comment-483363 Just tried streaming a full 720p HD movie from the drobo over the network while copying 80gb worth of files over and it played flawlessly without any hint of any slowdown or struggle. Just tried streaming a full 720p HD movie from the drobo over the network while copying 80gb worth of files over and it played flawlessly without any hint of any slowdown or struggle.

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/shopping/the-drobo/#comment-483362 Mark Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:19:55 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=9005#comment-483362 Just an update, my drobo scored a 27.75 with xbench which puts it just slightly faster than the fastest external drive I have which is the 1TB Iomega. Just an update, my drobo scored a 27.75 with xbench which puts it just slightly faster than the fastest external drive I have which is the 1TB Iomega.

]]> By: First Impression: DHL EasyShop http://www.248am.com/mark/shopping/the-drobo/#comment-483315 First Impression: DHL EasyShop Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:00:58 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=9005#comment-483315 [...] picked up my Drobo today and I paid KD31 shipping and KD8 for customs and handling. Overall I found DHL cheaper than [...] [...] picked up my Drobo today and I paid KD31 shipping and KD8 for customs and handling. Overall I found DHL cheaper than [...]

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/shopping/the-drobo/#comment-482916 Mark Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:23:50 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=9005#comment-482916 Ok my drobo with hard drives is going to cost me I think around KD60 shipping. That sucks. Ok my drobo with hard drives is going to cost me I think around KD60 shipping. That sucks.

]]> By: Mesh http://www.248am.com/mark/shopping/the-drobo/#comment-482867 Mesh Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:33:36 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=9005#comment-482867 this could be interesting for anyone, not only sharing USB Mass Storage, but also printers.. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/USB-Server-LAN-Sharkoon-Network,9183.html this could be interesting for anyone, not only sharing USB Mass Storage, but also printers..

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/USB-Server-LAN-Sharkoon-Network,9183.html

]]> By: ali http://www.248am.com/mark/shopping/the-drobo/#comment-482815 ali Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:58:54 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=9005#comment-482815 Plz let us know much they will force you to pay for shipping through DHL easyshop service. Plz let us know much they will force you to pay for shipping through DHL easyshop service.

]]> By: mjkout http://www.248am.com/mark/shopping/the-drobo/#comment-482756 mjkout Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:46:07 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=9005#comment-482756 i'm using the device for over a year now, i connected it to one of the mini eeePC 900 laptops i have running Debian, the setup is perfect for both my PC and MAC Time machine backups. although recently i had lost all my data due to repeated power outages and some missing partitions but that was not Drobo's mistake i kinda messed it up by running fsck before unmounting the partition DUH!!.. but overall i love my drobo. i’m using the device for over a year now, i connected it to one of the mini eeePC 900 laptops i have running Debian, the setup is perfect for both my PC and MAC Time machine backups. although recently i had lost all my data due to repeated power outages and some missing partitions but that was not Drobo’s mistake i kinda messed it up by running fsck before unmounting the partition DUH!!..
but overall i love my drobo.

]]> By: fadibou http://www.248am.com/mark/shopping/the-drobo/#comment-482754 fadibou Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:13:13 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=9005#comment-482754 Just checked the drobo mark in Dubai its for 2166 Dhs with 4TB i think its loaded with 4 X 1 TB. Just checked the drobo mark in Dubai
its for 2166 Dhs with 4TB i think its loaded with 4 X 1 TB.

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/shopping/the-drobo/#comment-482733 Mark Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:14:38 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=9005#comment-482733 Yeah has to be an intel based desktop. I dont think i need to upgrade the firmware but if I do I guess will have to do it from one of the MacPros at work or something. Yeah has to be an intel based desktop. I dont think i need to upgrade the firmware but if I do I guess will have to do it from one of the MacPros at work or something.

]]> By: Mesh http://www.248am.com/mark/shopping/the-drobo/#comment-482731 Mesh Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:49:59 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=9005#comment-482731 no one of your friends have Intel based laptop ? or should it be desktop as you are going to unplug the HD's from the Drobo to perform the firmware upgrade ? no one of your friends have Intel based laptop ?

or should it be desktop as you are going to unplug the HD’s from the Drobo to perform the firmware upgrade ?

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/shopping/the-drobo/#comment-482730 Mark Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:28:00 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=9005#comment-482730 No its still on its way to my DHL mailbox. When everything arrives first thing I need to do is check what firmware the drives have on it since the older firmwares had issues with the Drobo. Since they're new drives they should have the new firmware but you never know. Only issue is if the firmware is old and I need to update it I can't do it from any of my computers. I need to have either a PC or an Intel MacPro or iMac which I don't. http://support.seagate.com/firmware/firmware_update_procedure_mac.html No its still on its way to my DHL mailbox. When everything arrives first thing I need to do is check what firmware the drives have on it since the older firmwares had issues with the Drobo. Since they’re new drives they should have the new firmware but you never know. Only issue is if the firmware is old and I need to update it I can’t do it from any of my computers. I need to have either a PC or an Intel MacPro or iMac which I don’t.

http://support.seagate.com/firmware/firmware_update_procedure_mac.html

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