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Drobo Product Specifications

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

    Continuously upgradeable with larger and faster drives. Use our interactive tool to estimate your storage in various configurations.

    Drobo
    Drobo's Size: Width Height Length
    Inches 6.3 6.3 10.7
    mm 152.4 160.0 271.8

    Max Sustained Transfer Rate
    FireWire 800: Up to 52MB/s reads and 34MB/s writes USB 2.0: Up to 30MB/s reads and 24MB/s writes¹

    Power
    Idle system (standby, drives off) = 5 watts Typical idle system - idle, drive spin down mode (one drive) = 12 watts Typical busy system (four drives) = 40 watts

    Box Content
    DroboDrobo 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
    File System Options
    Windows : NTFS
    Mac OS X : HFS+
    Cross-Platform : FAT32
    Linux : EXT3

    Security
    Kensington lock port
    (lock not included)

     Host Interface
    FireWire 800 High Speed USB 2.0

    Acoustics
    Normal operation: 20.9dB (negligible) to 24.2 dB²

    Operating System Support
    Windows 2000
    (Professional, Server, Advanced Server)
    Windows 2003 Server Windows XP
    (Home, Professional, Media Center Edition)
    Windows Vista
    (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate)
    Mac OS X 10.4 and later


    Warranty
    One (1) year warranty in the US, two (2) year warranty in the EU (as provided by EU law), or as provided by local law.

    Certification: Emissions
    FCC Part 15 Class B and Safety: UL, cUL

    ¹Tests 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. File transfers performed with 1GB video files via drag & drop. Similar results may be obtained using the Kona video benchmarking tool (1GB DVCProHD1080i60). Performance will vary significantly according to many factors such as file size, number of files, software drivers, operating system and hardware support and other factors. Data Robotics, Inc. cannot guarantee all host systems will achieve similar results.

    ²Acoustics tests performed 1m from the front of Drobo with four 1TB Western Digital GreenPower™ drives during a file copy to Drobo. Drobo has a smart, five-speed fan governed by multiple internal temperature sensors that will normally be off or operate on its lowest setting. The fan is programmed to minimize noise, but never at the expense of disk integrity. The fan can switch to higher speeds if necessary in in hot operating environments or during strenuous usage to protect drives from overheating up to 38.1dB.


    For more information about Drobo,
    please contact our Sales Representative at 2556 2162, or email at     sales@ppn.com.hk.