Comparison of Drobo B810n and Drobo 5N

The side-by-side comparison of the devices’ specifications. The comparison table below makes it easier to choose the most fitting NAS.

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Launch	2015	2016
Class	Small / Medium business	Small office / Home office
Body
Dimensions	309.1 x 138.7 x 358.1 mm	150.3 x 185.4 x 262.3 mm
Weight	7.4 kg	3.9 kg
Disks
Disk bays	8 x 3.5" SATA III	5 x 3.5" SATA III
RAID	BeyondRAID	BeyondRAID
SSD support	yes	yes
Network
LAN ports	2 x Gigabit Ethernet	1 x Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless	no	no
Protocols	AFP CIFS/SMB	AFP CIFS/SMB
P2P support	no	no
Media server	no	no
Cloud backup	no	no
Connectivity
USB ports	no	no
eSATA ports	no	no
System
CPU	Marvell Armada XP MV78460 quad-core @ 1.2 GHz	Marvell Armada XP MV78460 quad-core @ 1.2 GHz
RAM	2 GB DDR3	1 GB DDR3
Flash	128 MB	128 MB
Operating system	Drobo	Drobo
Alternative OS
Power
Power supply	180 W, internal	12 V / 12.5 A
Consuption	82 W / 25 W
Fans	2 x 120 mm	1 x 120 mm
Noise level	< 30.4 dB(A)	< 30.4 dB(A)
Features
Specials	Failover and link aggregation	1 x mSATA port
Administration
Default IP
Default username
Default password

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