PC Perspective put the $1,500, 8-bay Drobo Pro through all the paces, and they found that, yes, it’s wonderful, and yes, it lacks eSATA. But if you need/want eSATA, there’s always the 5-bay Drobo S. [PC Perspective]
https://gizmodo.com/drobo-s-a-faster-fatter-storage-robot-with-esata-5410809