Drobo Hard Drive

Product Summary

The good: Protects your data without your interference; can take a 3.5-inch SATA drive of any capacity and from any vendor; hot swappable; your data is available while Drobo is formatting a new drive (even if one drive fails); runs quietly; dashboard lets you track the condition of your Drobo.

The bad: Drobo itself is an USB-only device, and networking capability adds $200 to the bill; we would like to see Drobo bundled with a good backup application.

The bottom line: Drobo takes the pain and confusion out of data protection and lets you tailor and expand the drive according to your needs. This so-called storage robot works exactly as promised and is the most innovative storage device we've seen in a long time. We want one.

Specifications

Manufacturer:Data Robotics, Inc.


General

Device - Type Hard drive array
Width - 6 in
Depth - 10.7 in
Height - 6.3 in

Cabinet (Chassis)

Supported Devices / Modules Qty - 4

Storage Controller

Storage controller interface type - Hi-Speed USB
Controller interface type - Serial ATA-300
Type - Serial ATA - Integrated - Hi-Speed USB
Storage Controller / Supported Device Type - Hard drive

Storage Controller (2nd)

Type - None

Expansion / Connectivity

Interfaces - 1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type B

Miscellaneous

Cables Included - 1 x USB cable
Miscellaneous compliant standards - UL, CUL, FCC Part 15 B

Power

Power device type - Power supply
Voltage Required - AC 120/230 V

System Requirements

OS Required - Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple MacOS X 10.4 or later

Software / System Requirements

Software type - Drivers & Utilities

Manufacturer Warranty

Service & support type - 1 year warranty
Service & Support Details - Limited warranty - 1 year

Price around $500