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It's not quite Apple packaging, but close
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Drobo is shipped in a well-padded box and handsome bag
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Simple setup instructions inside the box lid
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Rear of Drobo housing, fans and connection ports
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Solid, slick casing with magnetic faceplate
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Indicator lamp notes on the magnetic faceplate
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Drobo has four drive bays with simple pull-switches to eject SATA disks
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Last-minute notes about the Drobo. Short. Simple.
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Our first drives for the Drobo: Two 1 terabyte SATA disks
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Drobo on my desk with zero drives loaded
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Inserting SATA drives into Drobo is basically push-slide-click
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After drives are inserted into Drobo, it takes a few moments to set up the disks
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Once setup is done, the status lamps go green and the Drobo is ready for use