Scott, Absolutely, it was not my intention to say that, just bevause it is not accessible, we should give up on it... Or like wise, as it is expensive.
The DroBo is a good product, when it was unique in the market place, as in the Beyond RAID technology and the hot swap drive solution it was worth every penny. Now though most venders have a solution that is comparable, and in every case I've found, notably cheaper too. I have bought 4 DroBo's over my time, they are nice units in terms of the actual box, very Apple-essk in their feel and build. I do have issues with the drive bay flaps, which cover the bays when not in use, these are poorly made fin bits of plastic that are easily broken off, and have a single sided flimsy bit of metal to make them spring mounted. The NetGear on the other hand is entirely metal, and far better build quality, and is more feature rich... With droBo you have to choose either a FS (file server) or an iScsi connection, or USB. The NetGear ReadyNAS solutions at the higher end of their range, which are still half the price of the DroBo equivalent, has two RJ45 connections for both FS and iScsi duel interface, as well as a host of other options. Anyway, I'm not here to sell you a NetGear solution, but can tell you that it works, and is notably more cost effective than a DroBo. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, for all your accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com URL: - www.talknav.com e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 On 21 Mar 2012, at 23:13, Scott Howell wrote: Neil I hear you, but there is no reason not to explore the possibility to make the dashboard accessible as well. I have a WD solution that has a pretty difficult html interface and it gets the job done as well. However, I would certainly not discourage anyone from using a solution just because of the price or interface if that is what they really wanted to use. I do not know much about the Net Gear products, but I assume they allow you to hotswap drives as well? On Mar 21, 2012, at 8:30 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > No, the DroBo dash board is not accessible, from both an accessibility and > cost point, the NetGear ReadyNAS appliances are both accessible, using an > HTML based interface, but also far cheaper and just as reliable in my > experience. > > They also take advantage of a sort of expandable flexible RAID solution > NetGear call X-RAID, essentially the same as Beyond RAID which DroBo uses. > > > Regards, > > Neil Barnfather > > Talks List Administrator > Twitter @neilbarnfather > > TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple > iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your > accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com > > URL: - www.talknav.com > e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com > Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 > > On 20 Mar 2012, at 22:35, Scott Howell wrote: > >> All, >> >> I was talking with someone today about nas devices and some issues I have >> been having. He mentioned the Drobo which I know is pretty expensive and he >> was explaining that you access the Drobo via a dashboard app that also >> requires you to install java. I asked if he had ever thought to see if it >> were compatible with VoiceOver, but he did not. So, I was curious if anyone >> on the list has used a Drobo and can comment on the accessibility of the >> Dashboard. >> I'll post my other issue in a separate post regarding my nas problem. >> >> Thanks, >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
