Drobo S 5-Bay USB 2.0/FireWire 800/eSATA Storage Array DRDR3A21

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Product Features

Protection from Two Drive Failures - Enable the dual-drive redundancy option to protect your data from failure of up to two hard drives. It's all done with a single click, and without ever losing access to your data.
Includes - Drobo S, external power supply (100v-240v) with U.S. 110v power cord, eSATA cable, FireWire 800 cable, USB 2.0 cable, User Guide and Quick Start Card (printed), Drobo Resource CD
Self-Healing Technology - With the self-healing technology now incorporated into Drobo S, your data is safer than ever. Even when sitting idle, Drobo S will continually examine the blocks and sectors on every drive, flagging questionable areas. This preemptive scrubbing helps ensure your data is being written only to the healthy areas of your drives, and that your data is always safe.
eSATA, FireWire 800, and USB 2.0 - With the new eSATA interface on Drobo S data transfer is up to 50% faster than FireWire 800. FireWire performance is even up to 25% faster than on previous systems and with enhanced USB 2.0.
Up to 5 Drives of Instant Expansion to 10TB and Beyond - To add capacity, simply insert a new hard drive or replace your smallest drive with a larger one, even when all five drive bays are full. Unlike traditional RAID systems, the BeyondRAID technology found in Drobo S enables you to mix and match capacities, drive brands and speeds.

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Product Description

Meet the new primary and backup storage solution that's perfect for creative professionals and small businesses with "set it and forget it" storage needs. The safe, expandable Drobo S offers blazingly fast eSATA, and the best data storage experience ever. In addition to eSATA, Drobo S features enhanced FireWire 800 performance and USB 2.0 connectivity. It is a self-managing, self-healing solution ideal for safely storing large files and rapidly growing data. More Details >>

Customer Reviews

OK but esata interface is not there yet
My rating is a tossup between 2 and 3 stars so I decided to give it a break and go with the 3 stars. More >>
Frank

Needs USB 3.0 and a lower price!
Love my Drobo but thought it was too expensive at $350 with no drives in it; this one should definitely not be twice the price just for eSATA connectivity, which is theoretically 40% slower than USB 3.0 and will never be as widespread as even Firewire 800, which the old one has. More >>
V. Sanford

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