Most of us keep a substantial amount of our life on our computers. Current work, personal information, contacts, bookmarks, and the detritus that make up a modern life reside as ones and zeros in a magnetic state in a box nearby.
Now there are only two types of computers in this world. The first group are the computers that are broken and don't work. The second group are the computers that will break and won't work, usually at the worst possible time.
Because this is the way of all things, having a current backup of your hard drive is essential to "life" or at least a good nights sleep.
My Drobo has become a part of good data management. I conduct regular full HD backups using Superduper to backup my entire hard drive once a month (data once a week). With the 1.3 TB of hard drive space (2 x 750GB, 300GB, and 400GB Drives) I can have everything in a one place. When my Macbook Pro went down between Xmas and New Year's I was able to attach my Drobo to my 7 year old G4 install some applications and continue to work.
My G4 is not as stable as my MBP was. It crashes/freezes about every other day but my Drobo has kept my data protected.
My MBP has been at the Apple repair facility since 12/28/07 repairs on hold waiting for a part. Until it get sent back my G4 and Drobo are managing fine if not quickly.
