Engadget's recession antidote: win a 1.5TB Drobo!

This whole global economic crisis, and its resulting massive loss of jobs got us thinking. We here at Engadget didn't want to stand helplessly by, announcing every new round of misery without giving anything back -- so we decided to take the opportunity to spread a little positivity. We'll be handing out a new gadget every day (except for weekends) to lucky readers until we run out of stuff / companies stop sending things. Today we're serving up one of the hottest giveaways yet: a second-generation Drobo (with FireWire 800), complete with twin 750GB Western Digital hard drives. You read right -- a 1.5TB intelligent storage solution to get your life completely back in order. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting!

Huge thanks to Data Robotics for providing the gear!

The rules:

• Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share your proposal for "fixing" the world economy, that'd be sweet too.
  
• You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you'll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.)
• If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you'll be fine.
  
• Contest is open to anyone in the 50 States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don't make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
  
• Winner will be chosen randomly. The winner will receive one (1) second-gen Drobo and two (2) 750GB Western Digital hard drives. Approximate value is $675.
  
• If you are chosen, you will be notified by email. Winners must respond within three days of the end of the contest. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
• Entries can be submitted until Tuesday, March 24th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
• Full rules can be found here.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:01PM]

this would be awesome

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:05PM]

OMG PLEASE!!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:03PM]

please please please i want this.

[Loki047 Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:03PM]

I deserve this. And i will fix the economy.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:07PM]

Can't win if you don't enter!

[Eddie Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:07PM]

this would go great for storing my music n movies!

[mmmlinux Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:12PM]

do want!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:14PM]

good luck to all

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 5:38PM]

I really what this (fingers crossed)

[billmiller Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:14PM]

yeah...awesome!!!

[jaceface Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:15PM]

domo arigato drobo roboto.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:15PM]

YES!!!! Finally a way to store all of my "legal" music and movies!!!!

[WeeManFoo Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:16PM]

Pick me

[acme401 Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:17PM]

Bork Bork

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:17PM]

Ya sweet a robot

[al74 Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:18PM]

Me

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:18PM]

I would ABSOUTELY LOVE THIS......as for the economy....let all those business fail and let the strong survive

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:20PM]

me. me. me.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:20PM]

global domination!

[Giga Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:18PM]

rawr

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:19PM]

Yes!

[Brazen521 Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:19PM]

I want it.

[hadornyc Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:25PM]

I would love one of these... now what would i use it for???

JK

[ac273 Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:20PM]

Just What I need!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:20PM]

Yes, please!

[danvan21 Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:30PM]

me+u=happiness

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:22PM]

storage!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:24PM]

The first ingredient I need to save the world economy is a 1.5 TB drobo. From there it will be easy.

[omnomnom Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:25PM]

Ooh! Me too, ME TOO!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:26PM]

it's mine.thanks!

[IceTheGreat Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:26PM]

please

[muzhik Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:27PM]

blah... blah... blah...

[jcsoccer12 Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:27PM]

Good for teh pr0n

[commoninfected Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:28PM]

Love is like a butterfly. No. A mongoose. No. A elephant.
Yes a elephant. it is big. It loves peanuts. And is fat but if you call it fat, it will not have sex with you. And the morning after, you will be met with a steely gaze even though she calls you fat all the time and it's not like we're both young anymore, and you have dreams of her dying accidentally, you collecting her insurance and eloping with the hot young intern from Nebraska.

Hypothetically speaking.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:29PM]

wwitb

[xjarchaeologist Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:29PM]

PLEASE ENGADGET!

I need a backup solution so bad. NAS would be great!

[jk1 Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:29PM]

me please!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:33PM]

enter

[mpeters13 Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:30PM]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLL!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:34PM]

Wow...I feel the economy getting better because of these give aways already. =)
GL everyone...

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:31PM]

me plz

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:32PM]

Meet need big data!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:36PM]

I have to admit I don't know what this thing is, but I wants it anyways.

[Ryan Trevisol Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:33PM]

DO WANT!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 10:52PM]

me please!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:34PM]

i hope for good luck!

[JH Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:34PM]

this would be an awesome addition to my HTPC

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:35PM]

i've never won a thing from Engadget...how about this time?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:35PM]

dsafds

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 12:54PM]

yessssss