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product_id: 69013309
title: "Drobo 5D3 5-Drive Direct Attached Storage (DAS) Array – Dual Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.0 type C ports (DRDR6A21)"
brand: "drobo"
price: "₨3388"
currency: SCR
in_stock: false
reviews_count: 5
url: https://www.desertcart.sc/products/69013309-drobo-5d3-5-drive-direct-attached-storage-das-array-dual
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# Dual Thunderbolt 3 5x 3.5” HDDs Internal battery backup Drobo 5D3 5-Drive Direct Attached Storage (DAS) Array – Dual Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.0 type C ports (DRDR6A21)

**Brand:** drobo
**Price:** ₨3388
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Elevate Your Storage Game!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Drobo 5D3 5-Drive Direct Attached Storage (DAS) Array – Dual Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.0 type C ports (DRDR6A21) by drobo
- **How much does it cost?** ₨3388 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sc](https://www.desertcart.sc/products/69013309-drobo-5d3-5-drive-direct-attached-storage-das-array-dual)

## Best For

- drobo enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted drobo brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Unmatched Speed:** Experience lightning-fast data transfer with dual Thunderbolt 3 ports.
- • **Performance Boost:** Optional mSATA SSD for enhanced performance in demanding applications.
- • **Limitless Expansion:** Easily scale your storage with hot-swappable drives and up to 64TB support.
- • **Automated Protection:** Rest easy with award-winning BeyondRAID technology safeguarding your data.
- • **Plug & Play Convenience:** Includes Thunderbolt 3 cable, seamlessly compatible with USB 3.0 Type C.

## Overview

The Drobo 5D3 is a highly scalable direct attached storage array designed for professionals, featuring dual Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.0 Type C ports. It supports up to 5 x 3.5” SATA HDDs and offers an optional mSATA SSD for performance enhancement. With award-winning BeyondRAID technology and internal battery backup, it ensures data protection and reliability, making it ideal for large media collections and performance-demanding applications.

## Description

Lightning fast storage for your creative workflow. The Drobo 5D3 is the 3rd generation 5 Bay Direct Attached Storage reimagined for media professionals, content creators, and small businesses. Lightning fast Thunderbolt technology delivers the speed, and Drobo's fully automated Beyond RAID functionality provides the simplicity for the best storage experience on the planet. Not only is the 5D3 fast, but it's easy to use, expandable, flexible and protected – exactly what you would expect from a Drobo. Safely edit, store and view photos and videos for your 4K/5K workflows as well as back up your personal and business data. This latest generation offers high-performance connectivity and is backward compatible with any computer running supported Mac OS X or Windows. Drobo 5D3 comes with an Accelerator Bay for an mSATA card (not included) to enable our patented Drobo Accelerator Cache technology. The Drobo Accelerator Cache keeps a copy of your most frequently accessed data so that it can be delivered even faster when you need it. Drobo 5D3 includes a battery that protects all data in memory, or cache. During a sudden power loss, the battery keeps the Drobo alive long enough for the data to be written to non-volatile storage, ensuring your important information is safe. Drobo LEDs can also be dimmed to reduce light pollution in photo and video editing environments.

## Features

- Highly scalable direct attached storage array with 2 x Thunderbolt 3 & 1 x USB 3.0 Type C ports
- Holds up to 5x 3.5” SATA HDDs. Optional mSATA SSD boosts performance. Expandable by adding drives or hot-swapping drives with larger ones. On-line and instant capacity expansion
- Award-winning BeyondRAID automated data protection. Internal battery backup protects against power interruptions
- Ideal for large media collections and performance demanding applications with 64TB volume support
- Includes Thunderbolt 3 cable compatible with USB 3.0 Type C

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Brand | Drobo |
| Product Dimensions | 26.16 x 14.99 x 18.54 cm; 3.86 kg |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
| Item model number | DRDR6A21 |
| Manufacturer | PC- Drobo direct |
| Form Factor | 3.5 inches |
| Hard Disk Description | Solid State Drive |
| Hard Drive Interface | USB |
| Hardware Platform | Mac |
| Are Batteries Included | Yes |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 7.2 Watt Hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries contained in equipment |
| Number Of Lithium Ion Cells | 1 |
| Item Weight | 3.86 kg |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Drobo
- **Size:** Base Unit
- **Compatible devices:** Desktop
- **Item weight:** 3.86 kg
- **Assembly required:** No

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Easy to setup and use and reliable
  

*by M***O on Reviewed in Canada on 26 August 2019*

Made this purchase and also purchased six Seagate IronWolf 6TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for RAID. It was easy to setup and insert the drives and get the Drobo working. The App on the MacBook is basic and works well. Seems well made. Ading and removing drive is a breeze .

### ⭐ 







  
  
    can't access my data and i am a photographer, terrified!
  

*by N***R on Reviewed in the United States on 8 June 2018*

it worked.. until it didn't.  tons of data most probably lost.  just started randomly turning off, contacted customer service, they said - reboot it will be fine.  that worked for a while, and now it turns on for less than 5 minutes, and then it turns off again, and it takes several boots for it to go on again... i am a photographer and i use it all the time.  it's an expensive product and I am beyond furious with its quality!!!!-----------------------------------------------------After a refurbished unit arrived it worked fine until yesterday.  (today is September 27th and i received it in July).  Now the unit is blinking green and yellow lights, which means it's in data protection mode. Customer support is TERRIBLE.  a woman on the phone, very nonchalant, completely disinterested in the fact that I can't access my livelihood, "we didn't have a chance to see your diagnostics file yet, take your time, wait" - they just don't care.  DON'T BUY DROBO

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Third time is a charm!
  

*by D***E on Reviewed in the United States on 27 October 2017*

----- UPDATE ----- November 29, 2018Drobo sent me a third replacement unit. This unit (along with the new firmware) is working flawlessly. I've only seen the dreaded "Disk not ejected properly" error once in the past six months. Drobo also realized that something was going on with my Blu-ray/DVD drive that was connected to the Drobo via USB-C, so I've connected that drive directly to my iMac instead.----- UPDATE ----- Feb 5, 2018Drobo determined that my first 5D3 was defective and sent me a replacement. The process was fairly painless, and for a week or so I was very happy. The consistent "Disk not ejected properly" errors had disappeared. After about a week, these errors started to re-occur. I was in fairly consistent communication with Drobo support, and they asked me to send them more diagnostic files. The state of my Drobo then quickly deteriorated. When the unit is shut down or restarted, it starts power cycling (turning on for about half a second, turning off, then repeating). I have to unplug the unit for at least an hour before I can try to power it on again. Drobo asked me to put the unit in read-only mode and send them more diagnostic reports. After going into read-only mode, the unit would turn itself off after an hour or two... not long enough to get my data off of it. The volumes on the drive then completely disappeared so I was no longer able to access my data at all. I've now done a complete factory reset on the unit, and it still power cycles and won't load the new volume. Drobo is definitely having some very serious issues at the moment with this model, and I have very little confidence that they will fix it anytime soon. My last meaningful contact with their support staff was over a week ago.-----I've had a DroboPro FS for six years, and although it is slow and Drobo's customer service was never great, it has been rock solid in terms of keeping my data safe. So for my new 2017 iMac, I decided to rely on the Drobo 5D3 for my data storage.I have three main issues with this machine:1) It is loud. Even when it's in standby mode, the fan runs at an unusually high speed. It's loud enough that you can hear it down the hallway from my home office.2) It's slow. I have four WD Red Pro 2TB 7200 RPM drives, a Samsung 850 EVO 250GB mSATA drive in the HotCache, and have dual disk redundancy on. The BlackMagic speed test is consistently around 270 MB/s write and 350 MB/s read. I am using an active Thunderbolt 3 cable. For reference, competitors RAID 5 & 6 devices can average between 800 MB/s to 1000 MB/s read/write.3) I am really anxious about the integrity of my data. I consistently get "Disk Not Ejected Properly" errors on both my TimeMachine backup volume and my Data volume (both are on this Drobo) when my computer wakes up. Drobo has a knowledge base article explaining that this is an issue they are working on and to disable Power Nap. I still get these errors when Power Nap is disabled. Drobo support has told me that they are working with Apple on fixing this issue, but will not give me a timeline for the fix. When I do get these errors, the TimeMachine volume disappears and my iMac won't go to sleep anymore until I reboot it and then reboot the Drobo (in that order).Furthermore, Drobo's support is not very helpful, and it's nearly impossible to see what's going on in your case through their support portal. I am not confident in the integrity of my data or that Drobo will fix these issues.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-12*