Testseek.com have collected 27 expert reviews of the Drobo Storage Robot USB2 DRO4DU10 and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Drobo Storage Robot USB2 DRO4DU10.
January 2008
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The editors liked
Uses ordinary internal SATA drives
Can easily upgrade capacity by adding or replacing drives
Automatically recovers from a failed or missing disk
Simple to set up and use
Hot swappable drives
Can handle up to 24T of data (updated)
Hardware and software work together beautifully
"Unlimited storage." No need to muck about with confusing RAID settings. Nice
Clean design. Easy-to-understand LEDs. Works on PCs
Macs
Wireless routers with shared drive support
And expandable NAS drives with USB ports.
Redundant Protected Storage
Easily upgradeable storage up to 2 TB
Cool Appearance
Great design.
Protects your data without your interference
Can take a 3.5-inch SATA drive of any capacity and from any vendor
Hot swappable
Your data is available while Drobo is formatting a new drive (even if one drive fails)
Runs quietly
Dashboard lets you tr...
Infinitely upgradeable capacity
Automatic everything from data repair to drive formatting
Easy to use and manage
Automatically protects data from drive failure
Available storage expands automatically
Comes with anti-theft cable.
The editors didn't like
Connects via USB only
Expensive considering it doesnt come with any drives
Doesnt include bundled backup utility
At an MSRP of $399 plus the cost of drives the most basic Drobo system can appear rather pricey. Then again
What is the price of real
Effective and simple security?
Not fire and water protective — if there were an ioSafe version would be killer
No drives included. You need more than one drive for data protection. Lopsided drive installations. No FAT32 compatibility (yet). No FireWire or eSATA. No included backup software.
Expensive
No built in NAS function
Annoying interface
Slow speeds.
Drobo itself is an USB-only device
And networking capability adds $200 to the bill
We would like to see Drobo bundled with a good backup application.
Not bundled with any backup software
Too bad there isn’t faster interface options like Firewire or eSATA
USB 2.0 only
2TB volume size limit
No power switch
Usable capacity considerably less than installed drive capacity.
Simple to set up and use, Hot swappable drives, Can handle up to 24T of data (updated), Hardware and software work together beautifully
At an MSRP of $399 plus the cost of drives the most basic Drobo system can appear rather pricey. Then again, what is the price of real, effective and simple security?; Not fire and water protective — if there were an ioSafe version would be killer
Devices with built-in smarts have become pervasive, and the Drobo’s storage robot moniker pays tribute to the tricks it performs behind the scenes. However, calling it a robot seems a bit of a stretch. While it won’t rescue your kitten from a tree or ...
Redundant Protected Storage, Easily upgradeable storage up to 2 TB, Cool Appearance
Expensive, No built in NAS function
Now, I love the Drobo. I think it is a fantastic device. It does exactly what it advertises in terms of storage and data protection. However, it is not a NAS capable device, meaning to get it networked, you either have to have reside off a networked ...
Abstract: Drobo is an external hard disk with a difference. Whereas most such devices come with just one disk inside, this one has room for four hard disks, although it doesnt actually come with any installed, so thats an extra cost to bear in mind. Its desig...
Abstract: MyMac.Com has reviewed different large multiple-disk storage products recently. They all share some common traits - multiple disks in an enclosure (USB or FireWire), looking like a large single volume, a...
Abstract: Got files -- and plan to get more? You could install a RAID array or surround your PC with a daisy chain of external hard drives, or you could slide one to four SATA drives into a self-configuring, automated storage manager that combines RAID-style saf...
Uses ordinary internal SATA drives; can easily upgrade capacity by adding or replacing drives; automatically recovers from a failed or missing disk
Connects via USB only; expensive considering it doesnt come with any drives; doesnt include bundled backup utility
Now comes the Drobo, a device that looks like an ordinary external hard drive or NAS device but which Data Robotics dubs the worlds first storage robot. That description may seem like so much marketing puffery, but based on Dictionary.coms definition...
Abstract: So is Drobo worth it? Should you buy it? If you need a lot of storage or want to keep it managed and you have the cash, absolutely. Drobo keeps your USB ports free, which is a godsend when I go to hook up a peripheral or two. The hard drive indicator ligh...
Automatically protects data from drive failure; available storage expands automatically; comes with anti-theft cable.
USB 2.0 only; 2TB volume size limit; no power switch; usable capacity considerably less than installed drive capacity.
Devices with built-in smarts have become pervasive, and the Drobo’s storage robot moniker pays tribute to the tricks it performs behind the scenes. However, calling it a robot seems a bit of a stretch. While it won’t rescue your kitten fr...
