Thanks to our good friends at Basco HK, we take a quick look at the Drobo 5Dt Turbo Edition. This NAS features BeyondRAID technology and comes with dual Thunderbolt connectors and one USB 3.0. And it can daisy chain up to 6 Thunderbolt devices together.
Features
Leave Your Limitations Behind… Go BeyondRAID®
Built on our award-winning BeyondRAID technology, the Drobo 5Dt protects your data without any intervention – even in the event of multiple drive failures. You can even switch from single to dual disk redundancy with a single click, ensuring enterprise-level dual parity data protection when required. Drobo’s with BeyondRAID are also self-healing and have virtual hot-spares. If a drive happens to fail, Drobo will automatically re-layout the data to return to a protected state without disruption.
Drobo takes the up front guess work out of determining the amount of capacity you require. Buy the capacity you need today, and when you need more storage, simply replace your smallest drive with a larger one and immediately use that capacity in seconds. You can even mix and match drive brands, capacities and speeds.
To further enhance your experience, every Drobo comes with Smart Volume technology. Smart Volumes™ are thinly provisioned volumes that automatically utilize capacity as needed from a common pool of storage. Additionally, as data is deleted, free capacity is returned to that common pool, immediately increasing the available capacity.
BeyondRAID along with Smart Volumes deliver next-generation storage technology by bringing together enhanced data protection, reliability, expandability, and ease-of-use. Learn More
Specifications
Connectivity
- 2 x Thunderbolt 2 ports; second port for daisy chaining Thunderbolt devices, including 4K displays (Mac OS X only)
- 1 x USB 3.0 port
Drives and Expansion
- Up to five (5) 3.5″ SATA II/III hard disk drives or solid state drives (sold separately).
- One (1) mSATA solid state drive in the Drobo Accelerator Bay for increased performance (included).
- Drives of any manufacturer, capacity, spindle speed, and/or cache can be used. No carriers or tools required. Click here for drive recommendations
- Expandable by adding drives or hot-swapping drives with larger ones. Use the Capacity Calculator to estimate available storage in various configurations.
BeyondRAID Features
- Thin Provisioning
- Instant Expansion
- Mixed Drive Size Utilization
- Automatic Protection Levels
- Single – or Dual-Disk Redundancy
- Virtual Hot Spare
- Data Aware
- Drive Re-ordering
Management
- Drive bay indicator lights, capacity gauge, status lights
- Drobo Dashboard version 2.8.1 or later
Operating System Support
- Mac OS X 10.9 or higher
- Windows 10 32 and 64 bit
- Windows 8/8.1 32 and 64 bit
- Windows 7 32 and 64 bit
File System Options
- Mac OS X: HFS+
- Windows: NTFS
Hardware Features
- Carrier-less Drive Bays
- Power Fail Protection
- Kensington Lock Port for Security (lock not included)
Additional Software Features
- Hot Data Caching
- Maximum System Capacity: 64TB
- Drive Spin Down
- Dim Lights
- OS X Time Machine Support
Warranty
- One (1) year warranty in the US or outside the EU or two (2) year warranty in the EU.
- Includes three (3) years of DroboCare Support
Size and Weight
- Desktop Form Factor
- Width: 5.9 in (150.3 mm)
- Height: 7.3 in (185.4 mm)
- Depth: 10.3 in (262.3 mm)
- Weight: 8.5 lb (3.9 kg) without hard drives, power supply, or packaging
Power and Cooling
- External Power Supply:
- AC Input – 100-240VAC~2A, 50-60Hz
- DC Output – 12V, 12.5A, 150W max
- Fixed, 120mm variable speed cooling fan
Box Contents
- Drobo 5Dt
- 3.3 ft (1 m) Thunderbolt 2 cable
- 6 ft (1.8 m) USB 3.0 cable
- 6 ft (1.8 m) power cord with power supply
- Quick Start Guide
- DroboCare Insert Card
Watch out for a review coming soon…
