[Leica] Only a MacBook Pro (or any laptop) was: Anyone using Drobo

[John at SlideOne.com (John Straus)]

Hey Mark,

Is the MacBook Pro the only computer you have? I am in the process of
"Streamlining" my computers and was considering selling off my 2 PC Towers
and just keeping my MBP. I use it as my main computer daily. The tower is
used for editing and LR processing but not that often. The fear I have is
what if it gets stolen and I'm left with nothing but my time machine
backup...

Any thoughts from anyone having just a laptop...?

Thanks
John



> From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 01:33:01 -0400
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Anyone using Drobo
> 
> I started getting some scary glitches with a triple interphase 1t WD My 
> Book
> which had my current body of work in it from the past few years and went to
> B&H and got another 1t usb 99 dollar one to use a a back up. I was nervous
> that the act of "writing" all the into into the other drive my drive might
> not be up for and I'd be SOFL. It took seven hours last month to transfer
> 500 gigs of pix into it and afterwards I decided to just use the new USB 
> one
> and not the older FireWire 800 with the special cable which might be 
> messing
> up. Turns out I can't tell the difference and my system seems much happier.
> I work off a one year old Macbook pro.
> So its always what you don't think.
> But dumping your 1t hard disk into a 2t hard disk when the time comes next
> time does not seem so hard to me. The trick is to not wait so long to do 
> it.
> Do we really need a box with an interface to so this seemingly simple stuff
> for 500 bucks?
> 
> --------------------
> Mark William Rabiner
> Photography
> mark at rabinergroup.com
> 
> 
>> From: John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 12:52:32 +1200
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Anyone using Drobo
>> 
>> I have two of these (one rsyncs from the other and is in a different
>> location) and am very happy with them, the only thing I would say (and 
>> this
>> goes for any NAS) is keep a spare power supply on hand.
>> 
>> john
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> 
>>> For home use, I'd consider the ReadyNAS NV+ (4 drives) the high-value
>>> minimum to consider.
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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