Drobo + Time Capsule/Airport Extreme

[JurgenWigg]

Anyone have experience hooking up a Drobo to a Time Capsule or Airport Extreme and how it compares to the Drobo networking device? Don't really want to plunk down $200 for duplicate functionality, any thoughts?

 

[balamw]

Anyone have experience hooking up a Drobo to a Time Capsule or Airport Extreme and how it compares to the Drobo networking device? Don't really want to plunk down $200 for duplicate functionality, any thoughts?

Just note that as a NAS, the Time Capsule/Airport Express is quite slow. As long as your application doesn't require fast access, it should be OK.

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[JurgenWigg]

Thanks, that's what i figured. Is the Drobo networking device any quicker?

 

[balamw]

Thanks, that's what i figured. Is the Drobo networking device any quicker?

I've read that the Drobo FS is closer to USB speeds. i.e. about 3x faster than the typical Time Capsule/Airport Express Airdisk. Still not capable of saturating a Gigabit link.

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