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The editors liked
Incredibly easy to use
Included Dashboard software also very easy to use
BeyondRAID adds too many features to even list here
8-bay storage in a compact and portable form
Whisper quiet operation with thermally controlled fans
Up to 16TB of storage space. Hot-swappable drives. Three interface options. Capable of single- or dual-drive failure protection. No esoteric drive configurations.
Easily expandable storage with dual redundancy
The editors didn't like
No eSATA
Price is high (but you get what you pay for)
No eSATA. iSCSI is dependent on network adapter speed. XP systems limited to 2TB virtual volumes. iSCSI may require an Ethernet switch or hub.
Abstract: The DroboPro (big brother to the popular Drobo storage system) has eight drive bays that can hold 3.5-inch SATA drives. Currently, 2TB is the limit of a single drive (although 3TB is right around the corner), so a DroboPro can hold 16TB total. Data...
While the DroboPro isn’t exactly cheap it’sworth its asking price. It offers great performanceunder load, is easy-to-use, is well-built, providesexceptional data redundancy and doesn’t tie youdown with traditional RAID-system limitations...
Incredibly easy to use, Included Dashboard software also very easy to use, BeyondRAID adds too many features to even list here, 8-bay storage in a compact and portable form, Whisper quiet operation with thermally controlled fans
No eSATA, Price is high (but you get what you pay for)
Data Robotics have proven themselves to be a serious contender in the storage hardware arena. When I began this review, I'll admit I was skeptical. I've never trusted proprietary RAID hardware, well, until now that is. After literally...
Up to 16TB of storage space. Hot-swappable drives. Three interface options. Capable of single- or dual-drive failure protection. No esoteric drive configurations.
No eSATA. iSCSI is dependent on network adapter speed. XP systems limited to 2TB virtual volumes. iSCSI may require an Ethernet switch or hub.
The latest in the Drobo line, the DroboPro, combines up to eight internal hard drives to give you safe storage that can be expanded up to a mind-boggling 16TB....
Abstract: The DroboPro takes all the hard work out of configuring and managing a storage array and can take a mix of ordinary SATA disks in any combination of spin speed and capacity. Simply add extra disks or swap to larger drives as needed, and connect to the...
Mix and match disk speed and capacity, Automatic array resizing and data migration, Optional dualdisk redundancy, ISCSI SAN support, Thin provisioning of virtual Smart Volumes
USB port cant be used for backup
DroboPro is a business-class RAID storage array that accepts virtually any SATA disk on the market, supports iSCSI and pretty much looks after itself. What more could you want?..
DroboPro is not a NAS device with tons of features but what it does offer is a simple interface and speedy access to your data. I gave up on Software RAID when I lost almost two terabytes of data simply because I updated the firmware on my motherboard...
