Re:Budget? (Score 1)

I own the 2nd Gen 4-drive Drobo and I love it! Here's what this device offers: - Easy setup. Insert drives, attach to PC, set up device with their easy software, DONE! - If a drive fails, eject the drive and pop in a new one. That's it. Your data is still accessible while the new drive is rebuilding. - The new 5-drive model can lose 2 drives and still be functional. - It's scalable up to 16 TB. When you set it up initially, just tell the software you want a maximum of 16 TB. Whenever you want to expand storage, eject an old drive and pop in a new one. The data rebuilds and you're done! Once I did the initial setup on mine, I connected it to the USB port on my router and it's been a NAS device ever since.