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Data loss on the Drobo 5D

2019-01-26Raoul Popdata loss, data robotics, drobo, hard drives, storage 13 Comments

I bought a Drobo 5D on the 29th of December, 2012, after experiencing catastrophic data loss with the 1st Gen and 2nd Gen Drobo. During multiple phone conversations with Data Robotics’ CEO at the time, Tom Buiocchi, he convinced me that they were much better-engineered than previous-generation Drobos and they had built-in batteries and circuits […]

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The time a Drobo lost over 30,000 of my photos and videos

2019-01-11Raoul Popbackups, companies, data loss, data robotics, drobo, problems 14 Comments

The following is an account of what happened to me in late 2012, when two of my Drobo units malfunctioned and corrupted or erased over 30,000 of my photos and videos, rendering them either completely unusable or making them vanish into digital ether. I have been a Drobo customer since late 2007, when I bought […]

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Drobo S gets USB 3.0 upgrade

2010-11-16Raoul Popdata robotics, drobo s, hardware, storage, technology 1 Comment

➡ Updated 1/14/19: I have revised my opinion of Drobo devices. After experiencing multiple, serious data loss events on multiple Drobo models, even recent ones, I no longer consider them safe for my data. Drobo S, the 5-bay, 3-interface storage array from Data Robotics got a neat upgrade to USB 3.0 today. Instead of USB […]

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Hardware preview: DroboPro FS

2010-10-05Raoul Popdata robotics, drobopro fs, hardware, storage, technology 3 Comments

➡ Updated 1/14/19: I have revised my opinion of Drobo devices. After experiencing multiple, serious data loss events on multiple Drobo models, even recent ones, I no longer consider them safe for my data. Today, the DroboPro FS will be announced by Data Robotics. It’s the bigger brother of the Drobo FS, and it’s aimed […]

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Win your choice of a Drobo S or Drobo FS – enter now!

2010-09-21Raoul Popcontest, data robotics, drobo, freebies, hardware 2 Comments

➡ Updated 9/24/10: The winner of the drawing is Keith LaBarre! He’ll soon get to pick between a Drobo S ($799) or a Drobo FS ($699). Congratulations, you lucky guy! 🙂 My thanks go out to Data Robotics for their generous offer, and to all for your participation! Data Robotics will be in touch with […]

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