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Drobo© Technical Specifications

Disk Interface

Drobo Drives  Four-bay capacity
 3.5" SATA I or SATA II hard disk drives
 No carriers required
 Mix and match capacities, disk brands and speeds

Capacity

Drobo Drives Stacked Continuously upgradeable with larger and faster drives.
  Width Height Length
Inches 6.0 6.3 10.7
mm 152.4 160.0 271.80

Max Sustained Transfer Rate

Max Transfer Rate FireWire 800: Up to 52MB/s reads and 34MB/s writes USB 2.0: Up to 30MB/s reads and 24MB/s writes¹

Host Interface

Host Interface FireWire 800
High Speed USB 2.0
   

Power

Power Idle system (standby, drives off) = 5 watts
Typical idle system - idle, drive spin down mode (one drive) = 12 watts
Typical busy system (four drives) = 40 watts

Acoustics

Acoustics Normal operation: 20.9dB (negligible) to 24.2 dB²

Box Content

Box content Drobo
6' USB 2.0 cable
6' FireWire 800 cable
External power supply (100-240V AC, 50/60 Hz)
User Guide and Quick Start Instructions
Drobo Resource CD includes:
Drobo Dashboard Software (optional)
Help files
Electronic Documentation

Operating System Support

Windows 2003 Server
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Mac OS X 10.4 or greater

File System Options

Windows: NTFS
Mac OS X: HFS+
Cross-Platform: FAT32
Linux³: EXT3

Certification: Emissions

FCC Part 15 Class B and Safety: UL, cUL

Security

Kensington lock port
(lock not included)

Warranty


One (1) year warranty in the US, two (2) year warranty in the EU (as provided by EU law), or as provided by local law.
 
¹Tests performed with Mac OS X on a Mac Pro using a 7200 RPM internal hard drive and a Drobo using two 7200 RPM drives over FireWire 800. File transfers performed with 1GB video files via drag & drop. Similar results may be obtained using the Kona video benchmarking tool (1GB DVCProHD1080i60). Performance will vary significantly according to many factors such as file size, number of files, software drivers, operating system and hardware support and other factors. Data Robotics, Inc. cannot guarantee all host systems will achieve similar results.

²Acoustics tests performed 1m from the front of Drobo with four 1TB Western Digital GreenPower™ drives during a file copy to Drobo. Drobo has a smart, five-speed fan governed by multiple internal temperature sensors that will normally be off or operate on its lowest setting. The fan is programmed to minimize noise, but never at the expense of disk integrity. The fan can switch to higher speeds if necessary in in hot operating environments or during strenuous usage to protect drives from overheating up to 38.1dB.

³ Linux support is currently in Beta.