Typical price: £349
What is it: USB storage device accepting up to four SATA hard disks
What we think: The fact that you can top up the storage level almost indefinitely is very appealing
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 25 February 2008
Tags: data robotics, disks, storage, capacity
We like:
Design; ease of use; easy top-up of storage; auto backups
We don't like:
No Ethernet connectiivty
CNET UK judgement:
Data Robotics Drobo should be commended for giving users protection against data loss and the ability to top up their levels of storage as they see fit. The machine doesn't come cheap, and it lacks an Ethernet feature, but it could be just the thing for anyone with precious and burgeoning file collections
Data Robotics Drobo History
21 Dec 2007 in Crave
Data storage is usually as dull as ditchwater, but our ears pricked up when we heard about Drobo -- the world's first storage robot
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