Drobo - The Automated Data Storage Robot

Drobo (4-bay) & Drobo S (5-bay).

Super-fast data transfer speeds.
With FireWire 800 alongside USB 2.0 and an upgraded core processor, Drobo is the fastest product in its class. It is the perfect solution for both primary and backup storage of large media and productivity files such as video, photos, music, audio, and troves of documents and spreadsheets. In fact, even if you're now using USB 2.0, the new Drobo is up to three times as fast as its predecessor in typical usage.

Plug-in and use straight out the box.
Drobo was designed to meet a stringent design requirement: Anyone should be able to use Drobo regardless of technical experience.

No Software or Drivers are Needed.
The Drobo magic comes from the software that's built into the hardware called BeyondRAID - an advanced storage technology. Drobo does everything for you from expanding capacity when you add a drive, to self-healing around drive failures and data errors. Drobo also includes a powerful desktop software utility called Drobo Dashboard that shows you what Drobo is up to and adds important functionality including firmware updates, formatting options and email alerts.

A simple to use storage device with built-in intelligent software that will automatically protect your data from hard disk failures.

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
Your library of data grows every moment. Now, your storage solution expands in seconds, too. Drobo holds up to four hard drives, can expand at any time and supports up to 16TB on a single volume as disk sizes increase. Choose how big you want your Drobo with any combination of drives capacities.

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

Disk Interface
•  Four-bay capacity
•  Takes standard 3.5" SATA I or SATA II hard disk drives
•  No carriers required
•  Mix and match disk capacities, brands and speeds

Box Contents
Drobo storage robot
6' USB 2.0 cable
6' FireWire 800 cable
External power supply (100-240V AC, 50/60 Hz)
User Guide and Quick Start Instructions
Drobo Resource CD includes: Drobo Dashboard Software (optional), Help files, Electronic Documentation

The Drobo S (5-bay) - Available Now

The Drobo S is the primary and backup storage solution that’s perfect for creative professionals and small businesses with “set it and forget it” storage needs.

Protection from Two Drive Failures
With a single click you can now switch between single-drive redundancy or dual-drive redundancy to protect your data from failure of up to TWO hard drives.

Self-Healing Technology
With the self-healing technology now incorporated into Drobo S, your data is safer than ever. Drobo will continually examine the blocks and sectors on every disk, flagging questionable areas. This preemptive “scrubbing” helps ensure your data is being written only to the healthy areas of your drives, and that your data is always safe.

Extra Features (additional to 4-bay Drobo)
•  Five-bay capacity
•  Dual-drive redundancy
•  Faster eSATA host interface
•  Enhanced FireWire 800 performance, and USB 2.0 connectivity (FireWire 400 compatible)
•  Compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux systems
•  Comes with eSATA cable