Comments on: Storage Problems Part 1: Background http://www.mauricecarey.com/2009/08/14/storage-problems-part-1-background/ The intersection of software, design, computers, and life from the perspective of a pragmatist. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:03:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Preston Lee http://www.mauricecarey.com/2009/08/14/storage-problems-part-1-background/comment-page-1/#comment-3832 Preston Lee Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:41:25 +0000 http://www.mauricecarey.com/?p=45#comment-3832 You probably want either a ReadyNAS or a Drobo. If you're using it across a network I'd go with the ReadyNAS, though I think it's still more expensive. Last I checked, the network add-on for the Drobo was limited by a USB bus or something. (Don't recall exactly, and that was over a year ago.) I use a ReadyNAS NV+ at home with 4 drives, and it has worked great so far. The Drobo is much user friendly, but the ReadyNAS is more feature complete. I know people that have one or the other, and they both seem like reasonable cost-effective choices for a 2TB+ setup. You probably want either a ReadyNAS or a Drobo. If you’re using it across a network I’d go with the ReadyNAS, though I think it’s still more expensive. Last I checked, the network add-on for the Drobo was limited by a USB bus or something. (Don’t recall exactly, and that was over a year ago.)

I use a ReadyNAS NV+ at home with 4 drives, and it has worked great so far. The Drobo is much user friendly, but the ReadyNAS is more feature complete. I know people that have one or the other, and they both seem like reasonable cost-effective choices for a 2TB+ setup.

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