Testseek.com have collected 6 expert reviews of the Drobo S eSATA/USB2/FireWire DRDR3A21 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Drobo S eSATA/USB2/FireWire DRDR3A21.
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The editors liked
Expandable
Hot-swappable storage with built-in backup.
Simple to install and configure
Ability to mix hard drives regardless of capacity
Drobo Dashboard is an intuitive set of management tools that make managing storage a snap
Enclosure-less and rail-less drive insertion and removal
Thin Provisioning at an entry level price point
The editors didn't like
Too slow for HD editing. Pricey.
Price - at $799 Drobo is going to have a hard time in the market
Even with the ease of use as many storage systems at this price include drives and NAS capabilities
Cooling - the Drobo could use a redesign to pull air in from the back over the drives as it gets hot under load
Simple to install and configure, Ability to mix hard drives regardless of capacity, Drobo Dashboard is an intuitive set of management tools that make managing storage a snap, Enclosure-less and rail-less drive insertion and removal, Thin Provisioning at an entry level price point
Price - at $799 Drobo is going to have a hard time in the market, even with the ease of use as many storage systems at this price include drives and NAS capabilities, Cooling - the Drobo could use a redesign to pull air in from the back over the drives as it gets hot under load
So, the big question, will the Drobo S live on, or will it go to the gadget graveyard? The answer isn’t a simple cut-and-dry one as it is in most of my reviews. A few years ago I purchased a NetGear ReadyNAS and have been using it as a consolidated ...
Expandable, hot-swappable storage with built-in backup.
Too slow for HD editing. Pricey.
If you need to store large amounts of data without worrying about drive failures, the Drobo S is a pricey--but great--addition to the home office or small business. If you’re looking for an external RAID-type device for HD video editing, you should lo...
The £600 price tag is quite a leap from the £293 of the standard four-bay Drobo, so people on a tight budget might prefer to stick with that less expensive model. However, businesses or creative users who need a storage system that provides maximum pe...
The question, then, is for whom the Drobo S is intended. Without ethernet connectivity – while the DroboShare NAS adapter will apparently work with the Drobo S, it's not officially supported and user feedback since its launch has been patchy at best – thi...
Versatile RAID storage system; accepts up to five hard drives of any size
Expensive; you have to supply your own hard drives
The £600 price tag is quite a leap from the £293 of the standard four-bay Drobo, so people on a tight budget might prefer to stick with that less expensive model. However, businesses or creative users who need a storage system that provides maximum perfor...
