Storage

Storage, Backups and Archives – Part 1 of 2

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14
Oct

The most common repair we deal with is a failed hard drive. At some point we have all lost some scrap of data (whether or not it is our own fault), and the first thing anyone in the “Tech Support” line of work asks (at least it should be) is “do you have a backup”. [...]

Memory v. Storage

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11
Oct

Should I upgrade the memory in my computer so that I can keep more MP3′s or photos on it? Why is my machine running so slow if I have 250 “gigs” of free space? Both of these questions stem from one of the fundamental misunderstandings many computer users have had since the earliest beginnings of [...]

Real World Drobo Benchmarks

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13
Sep

Read from 5400RPM 500GB MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz over USB2.0 Write to DroboPro 6.57GB=6570MB 4:44.5=284.5s 23.1MB/s Write to 5400RPM 500GB MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz over USB2.0 Read from DroboPro 6.57GB=6570MB 3:33.6=213.6s 30.8MB/s Read from 5400RPM 500GB MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz over FW800 Write to DroboPro 6.57GB=6570MB 2:28.2=148.2s 44.3MB/s Write to 5400RPM 500GB MacBook Pro 2.4 [...]