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 1:17PM]

We have a winner!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 25th 2009 11:05PM]

Drobo is sooo awesome!!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:18PM]

My backup drive just crashed. I need this!!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:17PM]

please give this to meeeeee

[GML Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:19PM]

MEEE

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:19PM]

PLEASE!

[rifraf Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:19PM]

Thanx for giving one out!

[crsd36 Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:20PM]

I've wanted one of these FOREVER! Please Engadget!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:21PM]

Pleez hav?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:22PM]

bring on the draw!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 7:27PM]

gimme gimme gimme

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 3:52PM]

Please.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:24PM]

Hello

[fujison82 Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:26PM]

Mine :)

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:27PM]

Oh ya!

[dustingabel Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:28PM]

I think the world would be a better place if everyone had a drobo...

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:29PM]

It would be more awesome if I won this.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:28PM]

that's a lot of storage! I could use it.

[Ralf83 Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:29PM]

ill take one please!

[jakedroid Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:29PM]

I am beyond wanting this... I NEED IT. Please and thank you, engadget. With much love, Jake.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 6:08PM]

gimme

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 4:13PM]

please add me

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:36PM]

that would be awesome

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 2:37PM]

I want to go to there.

[wsh03370 Posted Mar 24th 2009 2:18PM]

H e l l o room for porn

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:41PM]

need... more.... storage

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:43PM]

I'm crazy unlucky, but I would love this....

[ocAdamR Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:38PM]

You know you want to. So do it.

[bruddalarry Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:40PM]

There's a ridiculous amount of replies to gfoster9055's comment... But I suppose I'm only adding to the phenomenon. Anyway, gimme Drobo!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:37PM]

want!

[microbit Posted Mar 24th 2009 4:32PM]

Man do I surely need something like this.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 3:03PM]

This would be nice.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:42PM]

In these economic times, this would be the perfect place to hide my unfiled tax return backups. If the IRS calls me out I'll just say "my drobo ate the tax returns".

But seriously, if the IRS is reading, I pay my taxes.

[magic6435 Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:38PM]

o man pleaseeeeeeee

[mikeyhead Posted Mar 24th 2009 5:26PM]

This thing looks awesome and would be really useful!

[shul Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:39PM]

one of these days I'll win one of these antidotes!

[timbert Posted Mar 24th 2009 9:12PM]

I wants one too!

[Micmoo Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:40PM]

I realllly need a nice backup drive for my server! This would be perfecto!

[saspr Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:42PM]

! i want.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 3:04PM]

FTW!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:42PM]

sign me up

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 2:15PM]

Want!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 2:40PM]

I would LOVE to win a Drobo!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:46PM]

Please and thank you.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:43PM]

Mmmmm Drooobo

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:44PM]

strange things are afoot at the circle K dude

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:49PM]

Pick me Pick me.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:44PM]

This would be very nice

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:44PM]

Sigh me up

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:45PM]

How to fix the economy... How about send those suite wearing pricks that are making way too much money for doing nothing.