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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Drobo is very expensive. Its like $450 with ZERO storage.
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If you aren't 100% windows then the Seagate Mirra, which is a linux based stand alone backup device. The M-500 comes with 500GB storage for $339 and it supports windows and mac. http://www.mirra.com/buy/index.html
Finally, if you are only going to backup less than a dozen GB or so... check out Jungle Disk with Amazons S3 service.
BOb |
Yes, the Drobo comes empty, and not cheap, but Bob mentioned he wants to recycle old disks using RAID.
And that is why you really can't compare the Drobo to the Mirra, which is a single disk and it's not more secure than any other external HDD (and BTW doesn't use RAID).
For what it is, I find the Mirra way more expensive than the Drobo.
You really can't compare both devices.
PS:If you want online storage for private files forget Amazon (expensive and unsecure) and go with Mozy or Carbonite.