Drobo 5N Desktop 5-bay NAS Storage Array For PC/Mac, Gigabit Ethernet
With 5 X 3TB Desktop Hard Drives (DRDS4A31/15TB)

PLEASE NOTE:- THIS ITEM INCLUDES 5 X 3TB STANDARD DESKTOP DRIVES The Drobo 5N was designed with one purpose in mind, to deliver the best experience sharing storage and accessing data. From the moment you plug it in it is instantly accessible on your network. The Drobo 5N is perfect for any connected home, home office, or small office environment needing a simple, safe device for sharing and backing up data over the network. Not only is Drobo 5N fast, but it is easy-to-use, expandable, flexible, and protected so you can safely store and edit photos, videos, audio files as well as store and back up all the computers on your network Up to five (5) 3.5inch SATA I / II / III hard disk drives or solid state drives (sold separately) and one (1) mSATA solid state drive (sold separately)
Drives of any manufacturer, capacity, spindle speed, and/or cache can be used BeyondRAID technology with single- or dual-drive redundancy Hot swappable Gigabit Ethernet port for network connectivity Internal battery that protects all data in memory, or cache, in the event of a power outage PC Windows and Mac compatible 2 year warranty Related Products Replaceable Power Supply for Drobo 5N 5-bay storage array (DR-P500-2P11) DroboCare for Drobo 5N - 3 Yr. Warranty, 24x7 Tech. Support & NBD Adv. Replacement (DR-5N-1D31) The Faster, Easier Drobo for Your Network - The Drobo 5N was designed with one purpose in mind, to deliver the best ever experience sharing storage and accessing data. From the moment you plug it in and it is instantly accessible on your network, the you will know
that there is nothing like it. The Drobo 5N is perfect for any connected home, home office, or small office environment needing a simple, safe device for sharing and backing up data over the network Not only is Drobo 5N fast, but it is also easy-to-use, expandable, flexible, and protected, exactly whats expected from a Drobo. You can safely store and edit photos, videos, and audio files as well as store and back up all the computers on your network Data Protection and Expandability Made Simple - Built on award-winning BeyondRAID technology with single- or dual-drive redundancy, the Drobo 5N protects your data without any user interaction, even in the event of multiple drive failures. Drives can be added or hot-swapped on-the-fly for storage expansion with zero downtime. If you
are running low on space, the lights on the front tell you what to do. Just add a drive in an empty bay or remove a smaller drive and replace it with a larger one High Speed Connectivity - The Drobo 5N is equipped with a single Gigabit Ethernet port for network connectivity and connects directly to your network to make sharing your data easy. Just plug it into any switch or wireless router and youre ready to go. You can even connect the Drobo 5N directly to the Ethernet port on your computer without having to configure any settings Capacity & Performance - Data-Aware Tiering technology, usually reserved for business-class storage solutions, is also available in this networked desktop Drobo. It intelligently uses the high-performance flash in SSDs to accelerate performance of the
storage array, allowing applications such as Adobe Premiere and Apple Aperture fast access to data To keep capacity of the Drobo at a maximum, the Drobo Accelerator Bay accepts an industry-standard mSATA SSD, leaving all five 3.5inch drives bays available for high-capacity HDDs If getting the fastest performance possible is your thing, you can also load up every drive bay with SSDs. Drobo gives you the flexibility to choose Power Protecting Your Critical Data - The Drobo 5N does not just protect you from a drive failure, but also from potential data loss after a power outage. Often found only in arrays that cost tens of thousands of dollars, The Drobo 5N includes a battery that protects all data in memory, or cache, that is, data on its way to the drives When power spontaneously
goes away, the battery keeps the Drobo alive long enough for the data to be written to non-volatile storage, ensuring your important information is safe. This battery recharges itself and is designed to last for the life of the product Designed for you - A Drobo has always been space efficient and the Drobo 5N is no exception. It was designed from the ground up to provide very high capacity without taking up a lot of your valuable desk space. It is compact mostly because of the Drobo unique carrierless drive-bay design, allowing drives to be installed very close to each other The Drobo 5N is also significantly quieter than previous-generation Drobos due to its tuned, large, variable-speed cooling fan. You can even configure Drobo to spin down drives when they are not in use to further
reduce noise and save energy Specifications Connectivity 1 x Gigabit Ethernet Port 6ft. Ethernet cable provided Capacity &8226; Up to five (5) 3.5inch SATA II / III hard disk drives or solid state drives (sold separately) and one (1) mSATA solid state drive Drives of any manufacturer, capacity, spindle speed, and/or cache can be used. No carriers or tools required Expandable by adding drives or hot-swapping drives with larger ones BeyondRAID Features Thin Provisioning Instant Expansion Mixed Drive Size Utilization Automatic Protection Levels Dual Disk Redundancy Virtual Hot Spare Data Aware Drive Re-ordering Management Drive bay indicator lights, capacity gauge, status lights Drobo Dashboard version 2.4 or later Operating System Support Mac OS X 10.7.x Lion Mac OS X 10.8.x Mountain
Lion Windows 7 SP1 32 and 64 bit Windows 8 32 and 64 bit Network Protocols Common Internet File System (CIFS) / Server Message Block (SMB) /li> Apple Filing Protocol Hardware Features Carrier-less Drive Bays Power Fail Protection Kensington Lock Port for Security (lock not included) Additional Software Features Data-Aware Tiering OS X Time Machine Support Drive Spin Down Dim Lights Warranty Standard 2-year warranty; extend to 3 years and enhance support with DroboCare Size and Weight Desktop Form Factor Width: 5.9 in (150.3 mm) Height: 7.3 in (185.4 mm) Depth: 10.3 in (262.3 mm) Weight: 8.5 lb. (without hard drives, power supply, or packaging) Power and Cooling External Power Supply: AC Input 100-240VAC~2A, 50-60Hz; DC Output 12V, 12.5A, 150W max Single, fixed, variable speed
cooling fan Box Contents Drobo 5N 1 x 1.8m (6ft.) Ethernet cable 1.8 m (6 ft.) power cord with power supply Quick Start Card Optional Accessories Drobo 5N Power Supply DroboCare