Redesigned from the ground up to meet the data storage needs of today’s media creators & demanding professionals, Drobo 5D builds on the fully automated functionality of previous Drobo’s by adding blazing-fast performance. Leveraging cutting-edge Thunderbolt & USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 connectivity—along with the innovative use of solid state drives (SSDs) — Drobo 5D is the highest-performing personal storage array on the planet. Not only is Drobo 5D fast, but it’s easy-to-use, expandable, flexible, & protected—exactly what’s expected from a Drobo. You can safely store & edit photos & videos as well as store & back up personal data. Drives of any manufacturer, capacity, spindle speed, and/or cache can be used Beyond RAID™ technology with single- or dual-drive redundancy Significantly quieter than ever due a large, variable-speed cooling fan Hot swappable Power of 2 x Thunderbolt ports & 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Internal battery that protects all data in memory, or cache, in the event of a power outage Thunderbolt I/O technology provides performance that’s up to 5x faster than the previous generation Drobo S PC or Mac compatible