I really don't want any problems that can arise if I don't. I don't plan on using any other computer for my discs.
As far as externals go....I just need to go and get one
Thanks everyone
but you just got a new computer and if you had multi or open session disks from your "old" computer they may NOT work on your NEW computer....this is why most people that are archiving important info do not do multi session......
As I stated earlier...make a file on your hard drive to be burned when it reaches 3.9 gb and then burn it one session and finalize and remember to finalize it to be read on ANY computer......
but you just got a new computer and if you had multi or open session disks from your "old" computer they may NOT work on your NEW computer....this is why most people that are archiving important info do not do multi session......
As I stated earlier...make a file on your hard drive to be burned when it reaches 3.9 gb and then burn it one session and finalize and remember to finalize it to be read on ANY computer......
I have to laugh...Today I tried adding to a CD-RW that I had added to on my old computer. It didn't like it. A lesson learned.
I just opened my CD-RW onto my computer and copied them onto a DVD----and closed it Hope that is ok?
I will not multi-session.....do it right the first time...that way you know you've done it right I will remember to finalize it to read on any computer.
You all have taught me alot in the last couple days.
But multi sessions is so nice....so easy.....just grab a disk and add to it....I'm going to miss it :cry
OK I am sure this thing is cool and very easy to use...but dang. heck i can get a Windows Home Server for that, and it includes automatic backup and storage. Or since I am such a cheap bastard, I can get a simple enclosure, heck a NETWORKED enclosure (+$200 for Drobo), for $80, and a stack of HD, for the rest of the $500. No it isnt RAID, or the Drobo version of RAID, nor is it as automatic, but it is backup.
Have you got this thing SloYerRoll? How does it work for you?
OK I am sure this thing is cool and very easy to use...but dang. heck i can get a Windows Home Server for that, and it includes automatic backup and storage. Or since I am such a cheap bastard, I can get a simple enclosure, heck a NETWORKED enclosure (+$200 for Drobo), for $80, and a stack of HD, for the rest of the $500. No it isnt RAID, or the Drobo version of RAID, nor is it as automatic, but it is backup.
Have you got this thing SloYerRoll? How does it work for you?
You may be a cheap bastard. But your a very tech savvy bastard..
I doubt if you could take your server to another location by just unplugging and easily picking it up (relatively speaking)
I don't have one.. yet.. But I have a design partner that does. It is so nice!
Say you have data across three drives in the drobo and two of them fail while your saving a HUGE photoshop file. Photoshop or your PC wil lnever know. It will keep on receiving the data w/ no stops or failures. As soon as you put in anther drive. It automatically parses the data to the other drive.
It also lets you increase storage in the fly for the future, so as are cameras get bigger and meaner, they will be able to handle our hoggish memory lifestyles by only buying drives. (in the long run this is huge)
Watch the video here (make sure your turn your system volume down before you click). It's a little bit long but you'll see why it's a great option for photographers, video makers, anything digital where assets are vital essentially.
Just watch that video and you'll see it's coolness..
OK I am sure this thing is cool and very easy to use...but dang. heck i can get a Windows Home Server for that, and it includes automatic backup and storage. Or since I am such a cheap bastard, I can get a simple enclosure, heck a NETWORKED enclosure (+$200 for Drobo), for $80, and a stack of HD, for the rest of the $500. No it isnt RAID, or the Drobo version of RAID, nor is it as automatic, but it is backup.
I looked at the Drobo and decided to get a two drive Synology NAS instead. The big advantage of the Drobo is how easy it is to upgrade. Instead, I put 1.5TB into the Synology. Right now I am running the Synology RAID 1; when I run out of storage (about 3 years from now) I'll mirror it to a USB drive and switch it to RAID 0. At my current rate it'll be at least 8 years before I need more storage and by then technology will have changed enough that anything I buy today will be obsolete anyhow.
Even if it's outdated in 8 years. You have to admit it looks sick and would be a great accesory to any techies desk
It does look cool, but the cost of the box is more than my pair of 750GB drives. I can't see paying that much for the option to upgrade when I can just buy big drives now.
On a side note, I don't use DVDs for backup because they don't last long enough. On optical media, I'd want to duplicate my archive once every 2 years to make sure I didn't lose anything to failed mediam (I'd always keep 2 copies and throw away and discs over 4 years old). I try to make my backup strategy easy and painless so it always gets done. Replicating a binder with several hundred DVDs not something I want to build into my workflow.
It does look cool, but the cost of the box is more than my pair of 750GB drives. I can't see paying that much for the option to upgrade when I can just buy big drives now.
On a side note, I don't use DVDs for backup because they don't last long enough. On optical media, I'd want to duplicate my archive once every 2 years to make sure I didn't lose anything to failed mediam (I'd always keep 2 copies and throw away and discs over 4 years old). I try to make my backup strategy easy and painless so it always gets done. Replicating a binder with several hundred DVDs not something I want to build into my workflow.
But your also paying for functionality. Not just dumb HD's.
Can you hot swap your HD if one crashes in the middle of a file transfer?
I'm not really arguing the point. There are pro's and cons to every setup. The Drobo is primarily a rich boy/girl toy. In any commercial environment , you'd have real servers, tape backups etc.
But your also paying for functionality. Not just dumb HD's.
Can you hot swap your HD if one crashes in the middle of a file transfer?
I'm not really arguing the point. There are pro's and cons to every setup. The Drobo is primarily a rich boy/girl toy. In any commercial environment , you'd have real servers, tape backups etc.
The functionality you are paying for with the Drobo is 100% uptime which isn't really something I need. If I had 6 Photoshop artists on staff, I'd buy one and hook it to my server because downtime in that context is expensive. For my personal needs if it takes me an hour or two to get back on my feet after a drive failure, that's not the end of the world.
The functionality you are paying for with the Drobo is 100% uptime which isn't really something I need. If I had 6 Photoshop artists on staff, I'd buy one and hook it to my server because downtime in that context is expensive. For my personal needs if it takes me an hour or two to get back on my feet after a drive failure, that's not the end of the world.
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Ouch....just looking at the price hurts
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but you just got a new computer and if you had multi or open session disks from your "old" computer they may NOT work on your NEW computer....this is why most people that are archiving important info do not do multi session......
As I stated earlier...make a file on your hard drive to be burned when it reaches 3.9 gb and then burn it one session and finalize and remember to finalize it to be read on ANY computer......
I have to laugh...Today I tried adding to a CD-RW that I had added to on my old computer. It didn't like it. A lesson learned.
I just opened my CD-RW onto my computer and copied them onto a DVD----and closed it
I will not multi-session.....do it right the first time...that way you know you've done it right
You all have taught me alot in the last couple days.
But multi sessions is so nice....so easy.....just grab a disk and add to it....I'm going to miss it :cry
Thanks...
www.Dogdotsphotography.com
$500 and no storage included?
OK I am sure this thing is cool and very easy to use...but dang. heck i can get a Windows Home Server for that, and it includes automatic backup and storage. Or since I am such a cheap bastard, I can get a simple enclosure, heck a NETWORKED enclosure (+$200 for Drobo), for $80, and a stack of HD, for the rest of the $500. No it isnt RAID, or the Drobo version of RAID, nor is it as automatic, but it is backup.
Have you got this thing SloYerRoll? How does it work for you?
I doubt if you could take your server to another location by just unplugging and easily picking it up (relatively speaking)
I don't have one.. yet.. But I have a design partner that does. It is so nice!
Say you have data across three drives in the drobo and two of them fail while your saving a HUGE photoshop file. Photoshop or your PC wil lnever know. It will keep on receiving the data w/ no stops or failures. As soon as you put in anther drive. It automatically parses the data to the other drive.
It also lets you increase storage in the fly for the future, so as are cameras get bigger and meaner, they will be able to handle our hoggish memory lifestyles by only buying drives. (in the long run this is huge)
Watch the video here (make sure your turn your system volume down before you click). It's a little bit long but you'll see why it's a great option for photographers, video makers, anything digital where assets are vital essentially.
Just watch that video and you'll see it's coolness..
www.Dogdotsphotography.com
I looked at the Drobo and decided to get a two drive Synology NAS instead. The big advantage of the Drobo is how easy it is to upgrade. Instead, I put 1.5TB into the Synology. Right now I am running the Synology RAID 1; when I run out of storage (about 3 years from now) I'll mirror it to a USB drive and switch it to RAID 0. At my current rate it'll be at least 8 years before I need more storage and by then technology will have changed enough that anything I buy today will be obsolete anyhow.
It does look cool, but the cost of the box is more than my pair of 750GB drives. I can't see paying that much for the option to upgrade when I can just buy big drives now.
On a side note, I don't use DVDs for backup because they don't last long enough. On optical media, I'd want to duplicate my archive once every 2 years to make sure I didn't lose anything to failed mediam (I'd always keep 2 copies and throw away and discs over 4 years old). I try to make my backup strategy easy and painless so it always gets done. Replicating a binder with several hundred DVDs not something I want to build into my workflow.
Can you hot swap your HD if one crashes in the middle of a file transfer?
I'm not really arguing the point. There are pro's and cons to every setup. The Drobo is primarily a rich boy/girl toy. In any commercial environment , you'd have real servers, tape backups etc.
And I agree. DVD's suuuuuuuuck!
The functionality you are paying for with the Drobo is 100% uptime which isn't really something I need. If I had 6 Photoshop artists on staff, I'd buy one and hook it to my server because downtime in that context is expensive. For my personal needs if it takes me an hour or two to get back on my feet after a drive failure, that's not the end of the world.
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