Drobo Storage Robot

Overview:

Meet your new primary storage, the safe, expandable Drobo™ storage robot. It’s so simple anyone can use it, yet powerful enough for business. Drobo plugs into Mac, PC and Linux systems for redundant data protection without the complexities of RAID.

Dynamically expand storage any time; Drobo holds up to 16TB in four drive bays using any combination of 3.5” SATA drives¹. It comes with FireWire 800 and USB 2.0, so you get the data protection you need with the speed and interface you want.

No Headache Data Redundancy
Drobo utilizes the revolutionary BeyondRAID storage technology that protects data against a hard disk crash, yet is simple enough for anyone to use. As long as you have more than a single disk in Drobo, all data on Drobo is safe no matter which hard disk fails. There’s no need to worry about anything else.

Incomparable expandability 
With Drobo, buy just the storage you need now and change it as your data grows. Mix n’ match drive brands, capacities and speeds1. Replace your smallest drive with a larger one and immediately use the new capacity in a matter of seconds, not hours! Hot swap up to 16TB on a single volume as drive sizes grow larger. Drobo creates one large storage pool. Dive in and eliminate the need for multiple external storage drives and devices.

Plug in peace of mind
Just plug in Drobo and your data protection is all set up. Add disks at any time for additional protected capacity. Drobo can even solve problems by itself. Lights on the front tell you what’s happening – if you can read a traffic light, you’re already a Drobo expert.

Speed demon: FireWire 800 and USB 2.0
Why compromise? Safety and accessibility now go hand in hand. Experience Drobo with both FireWire 800 and USB 2.0. It's the data protection and peace of mind you need with the performance and interfaces you want.

Windows, Mac, Linux 
Drobo connects to Windows, Mac, and Linux² systems and supports NTFS, HFS Plus, EXT3, and FAT32 file formats. Everyone can take advantage of simple, powerful, complete Drobo data protection.

Hard Drives a la carte
Unlike other storage solutions, Drobo allows you to purchase as much or as little storage as you like up front. Since you can expand at any time, Drobo is the right solution for your budget.

Consolidate Your Storage
Avoid the danger, mess, and hassle of multiple external storage "solutions" and upgrade to Drobo, with the world's easiest to use, safe, and expandable storage technology.

What’s Stored on Drobo?
Drobo is perfect for both primary and backup storage of large media and productivity files such as video, photos, music, audio, documents, and spreadsheets.

It’s ideal for small business owners, creative professionals, graphic designers, photographers, video editors, educators, and home storage.

¹ Tests performed with OS X Leopard on a Mac Pro using a 7200 RPM internal hard drive and a Drobo using two 7200 RPM drives over FireWire 800. Large file transfers performed with 1GB of video files via drag & drop. Small file transfers performed with 1GB of mp3 files via drag & drop. Kona video benchmarking test performed using the Disk Read/Write test with the following settings: 1GB file size, DVCProHD1080i60 video frame size, and disable file system cache enabled. Performance will vary significantly according to many factors such as file size, number of files, software drivers, operating system, hardware support, and other factors. Data Robotics, Inc. cannot guarantee all host systems will achieve similar results.
² Linux support in Beta.

This unit supports USB 2.0 and FW800 out of the box!