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Drobo 5D3 5-Bay Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure (Gold Edition)
Key Features
- 5 x 3.5/2.5" SATA III/II Drive Bays
- 2 x Thunderbolt 3 Ports
- 1 x USB 3.0 Type-C Port
- Includes 128GB mSATA SSD for Caching
The 5D3 5-Bay Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure (Gold Edition) from Drobo improves upon the original 5D3 by pairing it with a 128GB mSATA SSD and five years of DroboCare warranty services. The 128GB mSATA SSD is installed into the unit's Accelerator Bay and boosts system performance by placing data that is read or written into SSD storage. When the data is active, it is stored in the SSD and will be moved back to the hard drive tier as its use decreases. Upon product registration, the extended five-year DroboCare warranty provides hardware replacement, technical support, and migration assistance.
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Will this item support access to same data from both Windows 10 pro and Mac OS at different times?
The Drobo 5D3 5-Bay Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure (Gold Edition) B&H # DRDR6A21G can only be accessed by one computer at a time. If you are looking for a device with those capabilities, I suggest looking at the QNAP TS-453BT3 4-Bay NAS Enclosure B&H # QNTS453BT38G. It supports both NAS and DAS functionality.
Date published: 2018-08-27
What is the country of origin of this item?
What is the country of origin of this item?
The country of origin on this Drobo would be China
Date published: 2019-08-16
Will 5D3 thunderbolt 3 work with windows ...
Will 5D3 thunderbolt 3 work with windows platforms? I am building up a PC and plan on using a Gigabyte motherboard with thunderbolt 3 ports. Am seeing conflicting info as to whether the 5D3 will support a thunderbolt 3 connection on windows PCs.
The Thunderbolt 3 connection on the Drobo 5D3 5-Bay Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure will only work with Mac. The USB-C can be used on both Windows & Mac.
Date published: 2021-01-21
Does the 5D3 support Mac OS Catalina through the ...
Does the 5D3 support Mac OS Catalina through the TB i/face yet? Prior guidance only had support via USB.
Yes, the 5D3 supports Mac OS Catalina via the thunderbolt 3 interface.
Date published: 2021-02-11
Can a second 5D3 be daisy chained to the current ...
Can a second 5D3 be daisy chained to the current 5D3 and appear as a single drive? Would there be a benefit to equipping the second 5D3 with an ssd accelerator drive?
This item can be daisy chained with up to six devices. Connecting a second 5D3 will not make them show up as 1 drive.
Date published: 2021-01-14
Can two iMacs run from this at the same time ...
Can two iMacs run from this at the same time through its 2 thunderbolt ports? Or is it just designed for one machine and a monitor?
I believe it’s one computer at a time.
However you might be able to share the Drobo volume on the local network.
Date published: 2019-05-17
Can the 5D3 take 16tb HDD?
Can the 5D3 take 16tb HDD?
As of May 2022, you can drag 18 TB drives into this unit on Drobo's Capacity Calculator. The 64 TB number is the maximum size of a Volume. The Capacity Calculator now states that. IOW, if you have more usable data space than 64 TB, "another volume will be created".
Date published: 2022-05-10
Can I just swap the drives from my old Drobo 5D ...
Can I just swap the drives from my old Drobo 5D into a new 5D3, including the SSD, and have access to the data?
It is possible to must move the diskpack from one Drobo to another. Please visit Drobo's website for more information regarding data migration.
Date published: 2019-09-26