--- product_id: 159093944 title: "Drobo 5N2 40TB: Network Attached Storage (NAS) 5-Drive Array with Seagate NAS Drives - 2X Gigabit Ethernet Ports (DRDS5A21-40TB)" brand: "drobo" price: "€ 217.95" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/159093944-drobo-5n2-40tb-network-attached-storage-nas-5-drive-array store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # 2x Gigabit Ethernet 40TB storage capacity Automated data protection Drobo 5N2 40TB: Network Attached Storage (NAS) 5-Drive Array with Seagate NAS Drives - 2X Gigabit Ethernet Ports (DRDS5A21-40TB) **Brand:** drobo **Price:** € 217.95 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > πŸš€ Elevate Your Storage Game with Drobo! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Drobo 5N2 40TB: Network Attached Storage (NAS) 5-Drive Array with Seagate NAS Drives - 2X Gigabit Ethernet Ports (DRDS5A21-40TB) by drobo - **How much does it cost?** € 217.95 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/159093944-drobo-5n2-40tb-network-attached-storage-nas-5-drive-array) ## 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 - β€’ **Dual Connectivity:** Experience lightning-fast data transfer with dual Gigabit Ethernet ports. - β€’ **Robust Data Security:** Award-winning Beyond RAID technology ensures your data is always protected. - β€’ **Seamless Scalability:** Easily expand your storage with hot-swappable drives. - β€’ **Versatile App Support:** Enhance functionality with DroboApps like Plex and WordPress. - β€’ **Remote Access Made Easy:** Access your files securely from anywhere with DroboAccess. ## Overview The Drobo 5N2 40TB is a highly scalable Network Attached Storage solution designed for professionals seeking reliable and expansive data management. With support for up to 64TB filesystem, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, and award-winning data protection features, it ensures your data is secure and accessible anytime, anywhere. Ideal for creative professionals and businesses alike, this NAS is equipped with the latest technology to keep your digital assets safe and sound. ## Description The Drobox 5N2 is the Next Era of Simplified Storage for your connected home or small office. The latest generation Drobox 5 Bay NAS, the 5N2 delivers an unparalleled user experience for data sharing, secure backup, remote access and disaster recovery solutions. The Drobox 5N2 is faster than previous generations, provides a level of automation usually only found in more expensive solutions, and still preserves the award-winning simplicity found in all only is the Drobox 5N2 fast, but also easy-to-use, expandable, and automatically protects against hard drive failure. The 5N2 is perfect for storing large collections of photos, movies, music and documents. Integration with Apple Time Machine makes it an excellent way to back up all your Macs to a single device. It comes with port bonding support, also known as Adaptive Link Bonding, for link failover and link aggregation without Ethernet switch support delivering increased throughput and enhanced resilience. Supports midrib Platform and encrypted-end-to-end remote access, and Drobox that allows secure and automatic uploads of mobile photos and videos. Droops support, including Elephant Drive, Resale Sync, Koen, Plax and more. ## Features - Highly scalable network storage array. 64TB filesystem support - Gigabit Ethernet connectivity x2. Ethernet port bonding. Hardware Features : Carrier-less Drive Bays, Power Fail Protection. - Holds up to 5x 3.5” SATA HDDs. Optional mSATA SSD boosts performance. Expandable by adding drives or hot-swapping drives with larger ones. *Units with hard drives include Seagate HDDs - Award-winning Beyond RAID automated data protection. DroboDR disaster recovery support, and internal battery backup - Supports myDrobo Platform, DroboAccess encrypted-end-to-end remote access, and DroboPix allowing secure and automatic uploads of mobile photos and videos. DroboApps support, including ElephantDrive, Resilio Sync, Koken, Plex, WordPress and more ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Hard Drive | 40 TB | | Brand | Drobo | | Item model number | DRDS5A21-40TB | | Hardware Platform | Mac | | Item Weight | 25.1 pounds | | Package Dimensions | 16.8 x 14.8 x 14.2 inches | | Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) | | Manufacturer | Drobo | | ASIN | B07TMC3CLZ | | Date First Available | June 28, 2019 | ## Images ![Drobo 5N2 40TB: Network Attached Storage (NAS) 5-Drive Array with Seagate NAS Drives - 2X Gigabit Ethernet Ports (DRDS5A21-40TB) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51jpjal6aVL.jpg) ![Drobo 5N2 40TB: Network Attached Storage (NAS) 5-Drive Array with Seagate NAS Drives - 2X Gigabit Ethernet Ports (DRDS5A21-40TB) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41HpB0SNAvL.jpg) ![Drobo 5N2 40TB: Network Attached Storage (NAS) 5-Drive Array with Seagate NAS Drives - 2X Gigabit Ethernet Ports (DRDS5A21-40TB) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51J47y1KBmL.jpg) ![Drobo 5N2 40TB: Network Attached Storage (NAS) 5-Drive Array with Seagate NAS Drives - 2X Gigabit Ethernet Ports (DRDS5A21-40TB) - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/914Vwf8oEoL.jpg) ![Drobo 5N2 40TB: Network Attached Storage (NAS) 5-Drive Array with Seagate NAS Drives - 2X Gigabit Ethernet Ports (DRDS5A21-40TB) - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61WHJF3McML.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Size, Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Is there a recommended sff ssd to use with the 5n2?** A: I am also researching the best msata ssd for the 5n2. Hope this helps. I'm following their recommendation and looking for 64 or 128 gb.Drobo's site says:Drobo customers demand expansive storage from their units and may be tempted to β€œgo big” on the mSATA card. While the Drobo currently supports up to a 640GB mSATA SSD, the recommended capacity is 64GB to 128GB. This may seem small when compared with the HDDs in the unit, but it represents an expansive amount of cache storage. As the Drobo works at the block level, only transactional portions of data are cached on the mSATA. A 64GB mSATA card provides more than sufficient space for even the most demanding workloads.If you’re considering adding an mSATA card to your all-SSD Drobo, there’s no need. Your Drobo is already configured for maximum performance.http://www.drobo.com/drobo-increasing-iops-with-an-msata-ssd/ **Q: What processor is this unit equipped with? and what are the ram specs? (really poor to not specify this in the specs, not even on the drobo website)** A: Sorry about that last answer, got confused with whose question I was answering. According to Wikipedia, here's the technical specs: Marvell 500 MHz System-on-a-chip (SOC) processor (Marvell 88F5281-D0) Includes support for PCI-X, PCI Express, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0, DDR2 32-bit 200 MHz Based on Marvell Feroceon RISC core (ARMv5TE) Same processor used in the Apple Time Capsule and in several other NAS devices Marvell PCI-X 4-Port SATA-II Controller (Marvell 88SX6042-BCZ1) 1 GB RAM (2x Hynix H5PS5162FFR 512Mb DDR2 SDRAM 2-5-5-5) 128 MB NOR flash memory (Spansion GL128P90FFIR2 90 nm, 25 ns page access, 90 ns random access) 64 Macrocell PLD (Programmable Logic Device - XILINX XC2C64A 3 port FireWire 800 (1394b) controller (TI XIO2213AZAY - PCI Express) 45 mAh Manganese rechargeable lithium NVRAM battery (ML2020 - 3 V) DC cooling fan (2-wire brushless) ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drobo ) **Q: Does this item include HDDs?** A: No this model doesn't include HDDs. Here is one example that does include drives (there are others also): https://www.amazon.com/Drobo-5N2-8TB-Attached-DRDS5A21-8TB/dp/B06XGMV321/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=drobo+5n2+with+drives Adding HDDs is trivial if you purchase them separately. Check the Drobo website (http://www.droboworks.com/Choose-Drives.asp) for compatibility. Once you have the drives simply plug the drives into the drive bays and you are good to go. The Drobo takes care of everything else automatically. **Q: I want to use ssd's i only see that ability listed on the gold and platinum package. is this how it is or just a product description issue?** A: Hello, The Drobo 5N2 (all packages) has an accelerator bay, that you can install an mSATA SSD card. The description states: "Holds up to 5x 3.5” SATA HDDs. Optional mSATA SSD boosts performance." However, the special editions (Gold and Platinum) have the mSATA card included. The Standard Edition does not include the mSATA card, it must be purchased separately. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Drobo NAS can expand storage on the fly with same or different sized HDs *by R***M on May 29, 2019* The Drobo NAS was easy to set up and worked great from the start. It is especially handy that one can hot plug additional storage on the fly with HDs that are the same size or a different size than the original drives it was populated with.I wished it had options for backing up to the cloud in addition to Elephant Drive, particularly Backblaze B2 and Amazon S3 & Glacier. ### ⭐ Arrived broken and DroboCare 7/24 does not answer on a Sunday *by A***R on September 15, 2019* I bought my first Drobo 5 years ago and love it. I bought this one with great expectations. I set it up and left it overnight to burn in. Today all the lights are flashing and the Drobo is very hot and won't mount. I bought DroboCare so I figured I would give them a call. I registered the DrobCare account, created a support ticket as directed on the website, and called the number I received and my DroboCare email. NO LUCK. Just voice mail. So much for 7x24 support. Three hours later:Time to pack up my broken Drobo, return it to Amazon and buy a competitive product. I am really disappointed in Drobo. I used to love them... Dear Drobo, if you are going to sell 7x24 support, you need to be available 7x24..... ### ⭐⭐ Drobo Support is nonexistant. *by G***H on August 18, 2019* Do not buy a drobo if you want technical support of any kind. Do not buy a drobo if you want to run plex on it, its not fast enough. The support forums they host are down all of the time and email support will send you a doucment that does not help in the least bit or they say they don't have the information on why SMB and SSH use different authentication schemes and why they can't be synchronized through the drobo dashboard. You must know how to add your own SSH users using the linux interface if you want another user to SFTP into your drobo. When your drobo reboots the username and password that you created in SSH will be lost. Only the usernames and passwords saved through the drobo dashboard, which only affects windows file sharing, will persist after a device reboot. Also the drobo CPU is extremely slow. There is a synology NAS for the same price that is 2GHZ, and believe if you want to setup a plex, you need a better CPU than what is in the drobo. The quad core CPU in the drobo is an absolute slug. Not even the SSD cache that came with mine can save its performance to be acceptable. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/159093944-drobo-5n2-40tb-network-attached-storage-nas-5-drive-array](https://www.desertcart.be/products/159093944-drobo-5n2-40tb-network-attached-storage-nas-5-drive-array) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-04-26*