Recently the merger has been carried out between Drobo and Nexsan, two companies that manufacture accessories for computer equipment. One of the first products launched on the market has been drobo 8D. A huge storage team that has 8 bays, with Thunderbolt 3 connection.
This configuration is only intended for those who need to store huge amounts of content. It is perhaps one of the largest memory pools in existence. The manufacturer informs us that we can store up to 256 TB. However, we will see this figure in the future, since the memory with the highest capacity in the present reaches up to 14 TB.
Still, have in the same set up to 87 TB is more than enough for most of users, even carrying out a professional activity with high material requirements. The compatibility of this bay with other products of the brand is one of the most relevant characteristics. For example, we can connect this set to the model 5D3 launched in 2017, which also has connection Thunderbolt 3, so that they can be daisy chained.
On the other hand, we can connect a screen with up to resolution 5K to Drobo 8D set, so that the Mac will only get one cable, direct from the Drobo 8D set. In this connection, the power will reach the Mac up to 15 W. This means that we can power a MacBook or a MacBook Air. Instead, the MacBook Pro would be left out as it requires higher power consumption.
Among the hidden secrets of the Drobo 8D, we find an additional 2,5-inch SSD, which takes care of speed up the processing of your most used data. Even so, it is not one of the bays capable of managing data in the fastest way, since the manufacturer opts for the fullfilment of security requirements of the data.
Drobo 8D is available for any Mac with macOS 10.12 or higher. So far only available in the US for $ 1.299, although it is expected to reach Europe in December at a price of € 1.390