Testseek.com have collected 52 expert reviews of the Drobo 5N2 5-bay and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Drobo 5N2 5-bay.
May 2017
(78%)
52 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(73%)
41 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
78010052
The editors liked
User-friendly interface
Intuitive drive installation
Very easy to set up and use
Can mix drive capacities
Decent selection of add-in apps
Extremely easy to setup and get running
No tools required
Simply insert hard drives which lock in place then BeyondRAID takes care of everything
Drobo Dashboard makes managing the 5N2 simple
Suffer from a drive failure? simply remove the drive in ques
Simple design
Ample
Quiet
Ventilation
Easy to use
Easy to tell status at a glance
Straightforward software
DroboDR
Drobo Apps
Bonded network connection
Internal battery backup
Drobo Accelerator Bay (hot data cache)
The editors didn't like
Poor overall performance
Drobo's SSD cache isn't worth the cost of buying an SSD to load in the slot
Expensive compared to conventional RAID NASes
No attached backup options
Using Mount Network Drive in Windows 10 would often not find the Drobo 5N2
The work around is simple
Entering \\Drobo5N2 or what you named your NAS into the file explorer
Proprietary RAID format which may be an issue for some
It's refreshing to see a simple NAS that's geared towards one thing - data protection. The Drobo unit does this well and offers a clear system both in physical and software terms to keep your data protected and indeed accessible. There's also the boon of...
It might be relatively expensive, but the flexible RAID system that can handle multiple drives of different size could be a major cost saving for many users. The performance, build quality and expanding app selection also makes the Drobo 5N2 a highly desi...
Abstract: NAS drives are like cloud storage: you can access all your files from anywhere, both inside and outside of your home or office. You can use them to store and play your music and video collections, as well as documents and other files. NAS stands for Netw...
BeyondRAID is incredible, Dual disk redundancy, Looks great, Easy to understand and use, Up to 64TB of total storage, mSATA acceleration for improved performance, Built in battery, 2.5" & 3.5" drive support, Neutral, - App store isn't as well equipped as
Pricey, Noisy
During the introduction, we mentioned Drobo's claims of the 5N2 being “as difficult to understand as a traffic light.” – it turns out they're correct, in every way possible. Yes, there are options for people who understand networking and want to set thing...
Flexible drive choice with BeyondRAID, Requires little networking experience, Easy-to-use software, Built-in battery
Lacks USB backup option, Not as feature rich as the competition
Drobo has upgraded its five-bay NAS by including a quad-core processor tasked with closing the performance gap that exists between specialised BeyondRAID and more traditional RAID configurations.The benchmarks reveal that while a performance discrepan...
At the price Drobo is asking, the 5N2 is a versatile and well performing NAS with five drive bays The hardware used is a good compromise when it comes to a reasonable combination of performance and price Thanks to BeyondRAID and a software for PC and Mac...
Powerful CPU for better performance, Dual LAN, Tool-less installation, mSATA hot data cache feature, Built-in battery backup, Idiot-proof initialisation and setup, Disaster Recovery,
No external storage connectors, “The Drobo 5N2 allows home users and businesses alike to keep their data safe without the hassle of tedious setups. It simply works, it works effectively, and it offers impressive safety features.”, Drobo 5N2 5-Bay Self-Man
PricingThe brand new Drobo 5N2 is either available now, or it will be shortly. It all depends a bit on your location. At the time of writing, it can be found on Amazon UK for £576.99 and on Amazon US for $567.99.OverviewI had high expectations when I star...
Published: 2017-04-13, Author: Simon , review by: kitguru.net
BeyondRAID technology, Ease of use, On board UPS
No ports for external devices, Kitguru says: Drobo's BeyondRAID technology makes the 5N2 one of the simplest NAS devices around to install and maintain without any of the usual complications associated with standard RAID setups, especially when it comes t
Drobo's BeyondRAID technology really does make the setting up and maintenance of the 5N2 so much easier than the conventional RAID systems used in other NAS devices. It literally is just a matter of loading up the device with any drives you have to hand...
Excelente sistema BeyondRAID, no necesitamos conocimientos para configurarlo, Amplísimas funcionalidades, 5 bahías para discos de cualquier tamaño, 2 bocas de LAN configurables, Sistema de caché con mSATA, Incluida función DroborDR, Mejora rendimiento de
Sigue escaso en funciones multimedia
Pocas diferencias hay entre el 5N y el 5N2 a nivel estético, pero internamente es otra cosa. Se trata de las dos bocas de LAN, y de todas las aplicaciones que éstas pueden aportar, como la duplicación del ancho de banda, o bien la asignación de subida o b...
Published: 2017-04-01, Author: Javier , review by: geeknetic.es
Análisis y conclusiónEste nuevo modelo de Drobo añade una potencia que resultaba necesaria con respecto a su generación anterior. Mantiene el mismo formato, y la misma facilidad de uso, pero añade potencia de proceso a nivel de CPU y también el doble inte...
