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diamondsw · 11-01-2012, 11:17 AM

(11-01-2012 11:15 AM)rdo Wrote: Or maybe the factory exploded, burned, and sank into a swamp.

That made my day. Smile

kennyp · 11-01-2012, 02:32 PM

Well, now my pre-order on Amazon.com says, " Delivery Estimate: Monday December 17, 2012 - Wednesday December 19, 2012." Wow! I'm not sure what to think at this point...

Caleb · 11-01-2012, 03:10 PM

Actually, I just found out they are shipping today!

kennyp · (This post was last modified: 11-01-2012 03:17 PM by kennyp.)

(11-01-2012 03:10 PM)Caleb Wrote: Actually, I just found out they are shipping today!

Where did you order yours from?

bhiga · 11-01-2012, 04:04 PM

...or some putz decided to order 2,000 in the initial order and totally drained the production run.
Nobody knows but the Drobo, and the Drobo ain't tellin! Smile

kennyp · 11-03-2012, 07:12 AM

My Order has shipped! (I still can't believe it)

Yesterday afternoon I cancelled my order on Amazon.com and ordered through the Drobo Store (shipping speed = 'next day afternoon'), received the confirmation 10 minutes later. Low and behold, this morning I received the email stating my order shipped, with FedEx tracking number to prove it. Looks set to be delivered by Monday afternoon. This order is costing me exactly $209.69 more than ordering through Amazon.com, but I'm totally fine with that.

Has anyone else received theirs yet?

kennyp · 11-06-2012, 08:00 PM

My freight forwarder's flight was delayed, should have the unit tomorrow. I'll post my impressions and some transfer speeds after I get it set up.

Paul · (This post was last modified: 11-07-2012 08:05 AM by Paul.)

cool let us know how it goes..

(in another thread others have received their mini so far too)

kennyp · (This post was last modified: 11-07-2012 04:49 PM by kennyp.)

(11-07-2012 08:05 AM)Paul Wrote: cool let us know how it goes..

(in another thread others have received their mini so far too)

Received!!
I brought it home and set it up during my lunch hour: installed 128GB mSATA and 5x4TB Hitachi drives in about 1 minute (no tools required). Connected via Thunderbolt to my iMac. Turned it on, (downloaded the Drobo Dashboard from Drobo.com) and formatted the drives in about a minute. I end up with 14.49TB of useable space.
I left it synching the contents of my Synology unit, as I plan on both of these units being always synched with each other. I will post again and provide some transfer speeds as soon as possible.
Kenny

kennyp · (This post was last modified: 11-08-2012 06:33 PM by kennyp.)

Ok, so I did some quick transfers to test the speed:

From iMac internal SSD Drive to Drobo:
4GB in 20 seconds (200MB/sec)
11.8gb in 62 seconds (190MB/sec)

From iMac internal 1TB hard drive to Drobo
785MB in 7 seconds (112MB/sec)
2GB in 18 seconds (111MB/sec)

From Drobo to SSD
7GB in 27 seconds (222MB/sec)
1.15GB in 5 seconds (230MB/sec)

and From Drobo to internal 1TB
1.15GB in 10 seconds (115MB/sec)
3.2GB in 27 seconds (118MB/sec)

Other Thoughts: The unit is very quiet (my Synology DS1512+ is loud in comparison). The physical look and feel of the unit is certainly top quality. Very pleased with it.

If anyone wants me to do any other type of test, just let me know and I'll be happy to.
Kenny