The WorldÔÇÖs Best Storage Experience

Fully automated storage you don’t have to manage.

As rich media (photos, video, movies, music) continues to devour your storage capacity, you need a solution that allows you to easily manage, protect, and scale storage for your PC or Mac. For you, we’ve created Drobo, the first fully-automated storage robot to take the pain out of keeping your important digital content safe.
Drobo guards everything on it. Drobo combines up to four hard drives into a big pool of protected storage. Start with two, grow to four, then upsize smaller drives-get Terabytes of protection. Drobo manages storage, so you don’t have to.

Meet your new primary storage, the second generation of the safe, expandable
DroboÔäó storage robot. ItÔÇÖs 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
3.5ÔÇØ SATA drives. It comes with FireWire 800 and USB 2.0, so you get the data
protection you need with the speed and interface you want.

Redundant protection, no headaches

Drobo provides the redundant protection of much more expensive storage, in a format
you donÔÇÖt have to configure or manage. We call this BeyondRAIDÔäó technology.
YouÔÇÖll call it peace of mind.

Incomparable exandability

With Drobo, buy just the storage you need now and change it as your data grows.
Mix nÔÇÖ match drive brands, capacities and speeds. 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 whatÔÇÖs happening ÔÇô if you can read a traffic light, youÔÇÖre already
a Drobo expert.

Speed demon: FireWire 800 and USB 2.0

Need speed? With both FireWire 800 and enhanced USB 2.0, safety and quick access
go hand in hand with Drobo

Windows, Mac, Linux

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

SPECIFICATIONS:
Drives: One to four 3.5ÔÇØ SATA I or SATA II hard disk drives (full or half-height, no carriers required):
Any drive manufacturer, any capacity (mixed capacities ok), any spindle speed or cache
Interface: FireWire 800 (FireWire 400 compatible), USB 2.0
Dimensions: 6.0ÔÇØ wide x 6.3ÔÇØ tall x 10.7ÔÇØ long
Weight: 6 lbs. 11.3 ozs. (without power supply, hard drives or packaging)
Includes: Drobo storage robot, external power supply (100v-240v) with U.S. 110v power cord, FireWire 800 cable,
USB 2.0 cable, User Guide and Quick Start Card (printed), Drobo Resource CD with Drobo Dashboard application,
Help files, and electronic documentation.
System Reqs: Apple Macintosh OS-X 10.4 or greater; Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, XP or Vista, Linux running EXT3
Certifications: FCC Class B, Underwriters Laboratories (US/Can), CTick

APPROXIMATE CAPACITIES:
Mixed Drive Sizes: Rated Drive Capacity Space Available For Data With Redundant Protection
Ôûá with 3 drives (mixed capacities): 250GB + 300GB + 500GB = 1.1TB (510.2GB space available for protected data)
Ôûá with 4 drives (mixed capacities): 250GB + 250GB + 500GB + 500GB = 1.5TB (929.0GB space available for protected data)
Ôûá with 4 drives (mixed capacities): 250GB + 300GB + 500GB + 750GB = 1.8TB (975.6GB space available for protected data)
Ôûá with 4 drives (mixed capacities): 500GB + 500GB + 750GB + 750GB = 2.3TB (1.6TB space available for protected data)
Ôûá with 4 drives: 1TB + 1TB + 1TB + 1TB = 4.0TB (2.7TB space available for protected data)