Seagate Replica Makes for Easy PC Backup

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Restore could be a problem

Dave,

The image backup that Replica does can only be restored to a computer that is "identical in every way” to the one backed up. In other words, I can't move this information to another computer or if the worst happens and some piece of hardware fails (mboard, hdd), it will not work, as it is no longer identical.

My concern with Backblaze is safety and security given what happened to Carbonite a few months ago. If safety AND security are a concern about a backup plan, then it doesn't seem to be much of a plan.

Clickfree seems to be a good choice because of it's ease of use and flexibility. I read your reviews on the DVD and transformer products. Will you do a review on any of their other products? I'm close to a purchase.

Samuel of CA @ May 28, 2009 16:14:39 PM

Looks good

Given my recent failed experiments with the HP MediaSmart Server, I'm thinking this might make a fine standalone solution to protect Melissa's laptop - which is both her business and personal computing device. Her drive is 320GB, though it's probably only 20% full at this point - wonder if the 250GB Replica drive would be happy with it? Hm.

DaveZatz of MD @ Apr 28, 2009 08:05:30 AM

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