Beware the Drobo Storage System

Beware the Drobo Storage System:


John Harrington gives ample warning about the new and very hyped Drobo Storage system. His main stumbling block are lack of speed and a proprietary file system.
The speed issue seems to be in write times: between 11 and 16 Mb/Sec. That's horrendously slow. As for the file system? Well it's only readable by a Drobo, so you'll need access to a second one if yours go down. After seeing a number of articles hyping the device, it's good to see real world opinion.