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
Compare the Data Robotics Drobo
Data Robotics Drobo compared to other hard drives
 Data Robotics Drobo |
 Seagate FreeAgent Go |
 Fujitsu HandyDrive |
 LaCie Rugged All-Terrain Hard Drive (80GB) |
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| Review date | 25 Feb 08 | 3 Oct 08 | 10 Jul 09 | 25 Aug 06 |
| Editor's rating |
8.0
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8.5
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8.3
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8.3
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| Price range | £349 | |||
| Review summary | 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 Read full review |
The Seagate FreeAgent Go is our favourite portable hard drive to date. The drive is well designed and fast, with a good transfer rate, and you won't find a better value for the price Read full review |
The Fujitsu HandyDrive isn't very small or exceptionally well designed, but it's fast and cheap. We recommend it to those who are running out of space on their system hard drives Read full review |
LaCie's Rugged All-Terrain portable hard drive is an all-round winner: it's fast, it's durable and it boasts multiple connection options. This belongs in your laptop bag Read full review |
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