Case/power supply?

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Hi everyone,

Now that I’m all set up with my Drobo Mini I’m thinking about getting the carry case for it as well as a second power supply that I can keep plugged in at my workstation rather set up/take down every day.

A couple of things:

  1. Any cheap sources for the carry case? I’ve seen them for as little as $49 but once you factor in shipping to Canada it gets expensive.
  2. Do I have buy the official Drobo mini power supply or are there cheaper third-party options that would work just as well?

Thank you.

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You should be fine with alternative good quality power supply as long as it’s exactly the same voltage, plug size and polarity and of the same or greater current/power rating.

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Are there any specific power supplies that you can recommend?

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Sorry, but I don’t own Mini myself and I wouldn’t like to give you unverified advices. Based on the information online and some educated guess, I’d assume the original is:

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[]12V
[]4.16A (50W)
[*]5.5x2.5 plug, center-positive
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But I advise you not to trust me :wink:

EDIT:
The original one employs some turn-to-lock plug, so you’d lose that functionality when using a generic power supply.

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Haha. Thanks. I’ll have a look around.

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There are some advertised as Drobo Mini power supplies specifically on… eee… “leading auction service” :wink:

7

Sounds like a forbidden word. :-p I’ll look, thank you.

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