The Drobo Mini can be a compelling storage device for somebody looking for protected storage and nothing else. You can use drives you already have and you don't have to worry about matching drive capacities or spindle speeds. However ease of use comes at ...
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Published: 2014-11-19, Author: Albert , review by: macworld.com
Super easy to use, Can be used with any combination of 2.5inch drives, Can be found for less on Amazon
Swapping drives doesn't always give you more space, Poor performance, even with SSDs
The Drobo Mini isn't meant to compete directly with traditional RAID options. The drive is intended for people who need protected storage rather than fast speeds, and don't want to learn about RAID. If you're using some old drives you have lying around t...
Abstract: Push in some spare drives like you're popping a SIM card into a phone. This little enclosure does the rest....
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Published: 2013-11-29, Author: Steven , review by: tuaw.com
The Drobo Mini is a delightful compact update to the creative professional storage solution. It retains the ease of use and setup of the original Drobo products, but brings a surprising amount of speed to the game in a size that won't take over your de...
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Published: 2013-04-19, Author: Brian , review by: examiner.com
Abstract: The Drobo Mini is the smallest unit in their lineup and accepts up to four, 2.5” (laptop-sized) hard drives. In the past, this author has owned an older, larger version of the Drobo, yet, the Drobo Mini is surprisingly portable (approximate dimensions: 17...
The Drobo Mini is wasted on backup. There are far cheaper ways to keep a safe copy of your digital life, and far more convenient methods than taking a single Drobo unit around every computer in your home or office and backing them up one at a time. If...
The Drobo Mini is compact, can host four drives with dynamic storage scalability and protection, and supports both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0, and its drive bay design is excellent
The Drobo Mini is very expensive, it's comparatively slow, hot, and noisy, it takes a long time to start up, and overall it's cumbersome to use
The Drobo Mini seems to strive to be unique mostly for the sake of uniqueness, and offers very little in terms of usability considering its crazily high cost.
Published: 2012-11-18, Author: Charlie , review by: mashable.com
Abstract: Want to back up your Mac or PC in the fastest and safest possible way? The Drobo Mini is scarcely larger than your hand, and with its Thunderbolt ports, it can back up boatloads of data at blazing speed. We received one here for review, loaded it up to th...
The Drobo Mini is compact, can host four drives with dynamic storage scalability and protection, and supports both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0, and its drive bay design is excellent
The Drobo Mini is very expensive, it's comparatively slow, hot, and noisy, it takes a long time to start up, and overall it's cumbersome to use
The esoteric Drobo Mini seems to strive to be unique mostly for the sake of uniqueness, and offers very little, if at all, in terms of usability considering its crazily high cost....
