Jul
2008
Photo by Thomas Hawk. Yep, about a month after I get my Drobo, new ones come out. Same thing happened when I got my MacBook earlier this year. So if you want a product to be updated, let me buy it so you can reap the benefits.
Anyway, the new Drobo has Firewire 800 and a new fan which supposedly makes it quieter, which is why I am showing you a photo of the back. The front looks exacltly the same from what I can tell. The only thing that seems missing is the integrated gigabit ethernet port...some day I guess.
Both new features sound amazing to me, so I'm thinking of selling my old one to buy the new generation. I'll need to wait till after I do some traveling this month first, but if anyone is interested, let me know. They're selling the old Drobos for $349, so obviously I'd have to sell mine for less (lame!). It's in good-as-new condition, there's not much of a way for it to get damaged since it just sits there.
Comments (3)
Christopher Bowns on July 8, 2008 6:38 PMThat really sucks. Do keep blogging/Twittering the products you buy: I'll be sure to wait a month or two for an update :P
In a slightly related note, I'll probably buy one of these soon. 4 TB (minus usage for duplication) of protected storage could be very useful indeed.
campo on July 8, 2008 9:52 PMfirewire800 is like mad fast right? like 800mbps speeds? not gigabit ethernet but....
Kevin Cupp on July 9, 2008 12:10 AMYeah, I just want the integrated network capability. DroboShare makes it way slow.