Ok, so explaining RAID is almost as fun as explaining the OSI model, however so many people, especially designers, photographers, videographers, etc, are forced into learning how RAID will protect their prescious data. The explaining is certain to lessen if Drobo has its way.
Drobo attempts to simplify data management and protection by automating RAID configurations. To start it isn't happy and all green until you have some redundancy (min 2 drives), and then automatically upgrades your configuration as you add drives.
From drobo.com
Drobo upgrades capacity on-the-fly.
Add drives to Drobo at any time. Mix 'n match capacities, brands or speeds. No downtime, data migration, or waiting to access new capacity. Drobo works the way you do.
Hard drives get bigger and cheaper all the time. Don't buy storage capacity until you need it. Buy capacity "just-in-time" possibly saving you hundreds of dollars.
Just connect Drobo to your Mac or PC. No software required. No RAID levels. No management or configuration. Drobo does everything for you.
Get rid of multiple external drives. Avoid the complexity of RAID. Attach a Drobo storage robot to your system and let it manage your storage so you don't have to.
