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DataRobotics DROBO FS
5-Bay Network Attached Storage Device

buy price : £ 469.95 (£ 563.94 inc VAT)
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Drobo FS
You told us what you wanted, and we listened. The revolutionary Drobo FS was designed with one purpose in mind: to deliver the best file sharing experience ever. From the moment you plug it in and see it instantly appear on your desktop, you’ll know there’s nothing like it. The all-in-one Drobo FS is perfect for any connected home, home office, or small office environment needing a simple, safe device for sharing and backing up files over the network.

Like all Drobo storage products, Drobo FS provides redundant data protection without the complexities of RAID. Just plug in your Drobo FS, and your data protection is all set up with no configuration required. We call this BeyondRAID™ technology. You’ll call it peace of mind.		  
Share your data on a Gigabit Ethernet Network  
Drobo FS connects directly to a Gigabit Ethernet network to make sharing your data easy. Just plug it into any switch or wireless router and you are ready to go.  
Supports the Computer of Your Choice
Connect to your Drobo FS using any Windows, Mac, or UNIX/Linux computer.¹ Whatever system you have, it's likely you'll be able to connect to it over your network quickly and easily.
Easy Expansion
  Drobo FS holds up to five drives allowing you to effortlessly grow your storage to meet your data capacity needs. To add more space, simply insert a new hard drive or replace your smallest drive with a larger one, even when all drive bays are full.

Mix and match drive capacities, brands, and speeds And unlike traditional RAID systems, the BeyondRAID technology in Drobo FS enables you to mix and match drive capacities, brands and speeds. This unprecedented flexibility allows for continuous expansion as available hard drive capacities increase.

With Drobo FS, expansion is automatic, instantaneous and access to data is always maintained.
  Protection from up to 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 you never lose access to your data. Running out of space? No problem. Switch back to single-drive redundancy at any time. Unlike moving between traditional RAID levels, there’s no need to reformat or migrate data off of the Drobo FS — potentially saving you hours or days of downtime.
Self-Healing Technology
With the self-healing technology incorporated into Drobo FS, your data is safer than ever. When sitting idle, Drobo FS will proactively 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. When a drive fails, Drobo FS keeps your data in the safest state possible by moving your data to the available space on the remaining healthy drives.
Seamless Integration with Apple Time Machine
The Drobo FS enables network backup for Mac users at home, home office or small offices. The Drobo FS delivers the most seamless support for Apple Time Machine of any network storage system on the market today. Using Time Machine with Drobo FS is as easy as clicking one box in the Drobo Dashboard software, with no need for confusing, complex command line work.
A Drobo as Unique as you Are
Select from a wide selection of free DroboApps designed to give you the freedom to configure and customize your Drobo FS to meet your own unique set of requirements. Our growing library of DroboApps² adds amazing functionality like media, web, and more!  
If you would like to speak to a friendly advisor or place your order over the phone, please call us on 0845 4301080 or use our contact form here.
¹ UNIX/Linux clients can connect via CIFS/SMB. NFS and Linux Dashboard are available via DroboApps². Please visit www.drobo.com/droboapps for more information.

² DroboApps are community created and community supported applications.
Host Interface : 10/100/1000 Ethernet Port
Supported data transfer protocols : AFP and CIFS/SMB
Drives : Accommodates from one to five 3.5” SATA I / SATA II hard drives of any manufacturer, capacity, spindle speed, and/or cache.

No carriers or tools required.
Power : Idle system (standby, drives off) = 12 watts
Typical busy system (four drives) = 56 watts
Box Contents : • Drobo FS
• External power supply (100v-240v) with U.S. 110v power cord
• Gigabit Ethernet cable
• User Guide and Quick Start Card (printed)
• Drobo Resource CD with Drobo Dashboard application, help files, and electronic documentation
Dimensions : 5.9 x 7.3 x 10.3 (inches)
150.3 x 185.4 x 262.3 (mm)
Operating System Support : Windows 2008 Server
Windows 2003 Server
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Mac OS 10.5 or later
Linux¹
Certification: Emissions : FCC Class B, Underwriters Laboratories
(United States, Canada)
Security : Kensington lock port
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.
   
Please note: product details and specifications may have changed or been updated by the manufacturer since we have included it on our website.

We always recommend confirming intended compatibilty and functionality by also checking the manufacturer's website and / or calling us prior to purchase if unsure.

¹ UNIX/Linux clients can connect via CIFS/SMB. NFS and Linux Dashboard are available via DroboApps². Please visit www.drobo.com/droboapps for more information.

² DroboApps are community created and community supported applications.
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