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Drobo replacement - Enquiries - 04-08-2023
I have a Drobo 5D3 that has 5-5TB drives that I only use for time machine. 2tb internal on my Mac and 16 TB external drives that I backup, all through time machine. Don't have a need for NAS but after watching hours of video I think the Synology DS1522+ is a good fit. Not sure if you can configure without NAS support. Also considered the OWC Thunderbay 8, nut not a fan of Softraid and the fan noise. Might have to replace my 5 HGST 5TB NAS drives but I thought I would try it with them and see what happens. Thanks, Tom
RE: Drobo replacement - ed - 04-11-2023
Yes, you could format the old drives and use them inside Synology. NAS allows you to run time machine backups without the need to connect any cables to your computer. You can also automate phone and other backups including cloud accounts. Fans on Synology are not very loud. Usually, the drives are the ones generating noise.
I hope this helps.