The third generation 4-Bay USB 3.0 Storage Array from Drobo is capable of holding up to four 3.5" SATA I/II/III hard disks from a variety of manufacturers, with differing capacities, speeds, and memory allocations. You can install each drive without the need for additional tools or accessories. Each drive bay is also hot-swappable allowing you to replace drives without shutting down your system.
The Drobo storage array comes equipped with one USB 3.0 port to plug it into Mac computers running Mac OS X 10.7. or higher, and Windows computers running Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit), or Windows 8/8.1 (32- or 64-bit). Once connected, you can take advantage of the HFS+ file system for use with Mac computers and the NTFS file system for use with Windows computers. Additionally, you can see the status of the Drobo as represented by the drive bay indicator lights, the capacity gauge, and status lights to ensure your Drobo is functioning properly.
This Drobo storage array comes compatible with Apple Time Machine allowing you to create complete system backups directly from your Apple computer. You can even allocate a specific amount of data you wish to use for each system backup. Additionally, the included Drobo Dashboard software provides an intuitive user interface to manage all aspects of your Drobo from monitoring the status of the drives, to administrative tasks, and more.
Drives | Up to four 3.5" SATA I/II/III hard disk drives or solid state drives Drives of any manufacturer, capacity, spindle speed, or cache No carriers or tools required Expandable by adding drives or hot-swapping drives with larger ones (Drives sold separately) |
Connectivity | 1 x USB 3.0 |
Operating System Support | Mac OS X 10.7. or higher Windows 8/8.1 32 and 64 bit Windows 7 32 and 64 bit |
File System Support | Mac OS X: HFS+ Windows: NTFS |
Management | Drive bay indicator lights, capacity gauge, status lights Drobo Dashboard version 2.6 or later |
BeyondRAID Features | Thin provisioning Instant expansion Mixed drive size utilization Automatic protection levels Dual disk redundancy Virtual hot spare Data aware Drive re-ordering |
Power Requirements | External power supply AC Input: 100-240 VAC-2A, 50/60 Hz DC Output: 12 V, 12.5 A, 150 W max |
Fan | Single, fixed, variable speed cooling fan |
Additional Software Features | Drive spin down Dim lights |
Hardware Features | Carrier-less drive bays Power fail protection Kensington lock port for security (lock not included) |
Dimensions (WxHxD) | 5.0 x 6.3 x 10.7" / 152.4 x 160.0 x 271.8 mm |
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