Comments for New 5 Bay Drobo S with eSATA Plus New 8 Bay DroboElite with Multi-Host iSCSI at http://www.automatedhome.co.uk , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://www.automatedhome.co.uk Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:11:57 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/New-Products/New-5-Bay-Drobo-S-with-eSATA-Plus-New-8-Bay-DroboElite-with-Multi-Host-iSCSI.html#comment-732 I know they say you must not use any other USB device on a DroboShare - but I am wondering if the reverse applies. In other words, if you have a USB > NAS device, will that handle Drobos? These come in a variety of sizes and prices from as little as about £35 for a quad USB > RJ45 device. entering the two words USB and NAS into google will bring results if you are still not sure what I am prattling on about :) I also wonder if I buy a Drobo, and connect it via my old Terastation unit (handles two USB devices as well as the four drives), if that will work well. If so, not only does it provide the true NAS I need at a reasonable speed - but also it allows me to use the security / permissions settings of the terastation to control the Drobo. Curious. Drobo seems such a superb step forward in the ways of "simple data integrity" that to have made it slow on a network AND a very limited security option seems to be something really odd. Is this an artificial limitation to make people who need a real NAS buy the much more expensive versions? - Mark Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:18:12 +0100 http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/New-Products/New-5-Bay-Drobo-S-with-eSATA-Plus-New-8-Bay-DroboElite-with-Multi-Host-iSCSI.html#comment-697 I'm liking the sound of that, a faster drobo share would mean I can stick with my current drobo. I don't want to have to change to a new NAS box because I really live the brobo, but I'm not sure how much longer I can put up with the slow transfer speeds. My fingers are crossed! - Jordy Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:10:03 +0100 http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/New-Products/New-5-Bay-Drobo-S-with-eSATA-Plus-New-8-Bay-DroboElite-with-Multi-Host-iSCSI.html#comment-695 I agree with jordy, I use the DroboShare, and I'm basically really satisfied with *what* it does, it's just that it is so damn slow. Don't blame the USB2 interface. Even USB1 can transfer data faster than the DroboShare. It's the lack of any faster CPU than my calculator that's the problem. Release a new and faster version of the DroboShare and it will be a killer! - Dowser Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:23:18 +0100 http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/New-Products/New-5-Bay-Drobo-S-with-eSATA-Plus-New-8-Bay-DroboElite-with-Multi-Host-iSCSI.html#comment-694 It's nice to know speed is important and has been addressed, but I would still like to see a NAS Drobo, or a Drobo Share that at least can connect the FireWire 800 onto a gigabit network. USB 2 via the Drobo Share is dog slow on a Gigabit network... not everyone wants to connect it to their Mac/PC. Here's hoping. - Jordy Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:08:48 +0100 http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/New-Products/New-5-Bay-Drobo-S-with-eSATA-Plus-New-8-Bay-DroboElite-with-Multi-Host-iSCSI.html#comment-693 Chris - don't be sorry :) You are of course correct, however the ExpressCard slot has been removed from all but the 17" Pro's now I believe. I have 6 Macs at home - 5 of them recent Intel machines and none of them can use eSATA. Our sentiment - most Mac users can't use eSATA - is correct. M. - Otto-Mate Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:20:19 +0100 http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/New-Products/New-5-Bay-Drobo-S-with-eSATA-Plus-New-8-Bay-DroboElite-with-Multi-Host-iSCSI.html#comment-692 I'm sorry to point out an error in this report. You mention Mac users will be left out of the eSata speeds unless they have a MacPro. Any MacBook Pro with an Express card slot can get an eSata insert and enjoy eSata's faster speeds. - Chris P. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:10:15 +0100