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2.5 stars
"Great Device, but potentially misleading"
Pros: From what I can tell, it does everything they claim when it comes to protecting against a drive failure IF it's a hardware problem. Yes, it's very cool that you can hot swap volumes and easily, big plus.
Cons: Major issue:The Drobo Dashboard can and will report it's self as "I am Healthy" and say nothing else while it is actually having problems. This requires a chkdsk to be run (by a person, not via robot). Corruption can occur while "Healthy".
Summary: I?m overjoyed by a company making an effort to automate what are tedious and annoying chores. The device does many of the things that Data Robotics claims.
However, the hype that the company puts forth portrays a device that?s practicly bullet proof due to its proprietary software and functions. and the software can mislead a customer to loose data even when the software is all smiles and sunshine -"I am healthy". Not only should the mis-reported health issue be fixed, but the 'data robot' should, in theory, be able to monitor the volumes in this fashion along with its other duties so as to provide a more complete service. Who is this product for? It should match all of the hype that the company is generating about their product, or regretably, speak just as loudly about this weakness.
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