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The most important step a person can take to safeguard his or her data is to back it up. Everything breaks! Data backup or duplication allows you to come quickly back on line without the heartbreak of data loss and the expense of recovery. External hard disks have fallen in price enough to be practical for backups. Uninterruptible power supplies may keep a stray power spike from destroying data.
Large Capacity Backup Products: External Backup Drives USB or FireWire |
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| Western Digital WDG2TP20000N My Book Pro Edition II 2 TB USB2.0/Firewire RAID Triple Interface External Hard Drive | Up to 2 TB of storage in a small design lets you keep your data safe in a small space -store an entire digital photo library, your HD movie collection and hours and hours of DV video! - For extra data protection, dedicate half the capacity for mirroring and automatically and instantaneously back up data every time you save it.
- FireWire 400/800 and RAID striping gives the speed you need for fast, smooth video editing, an extra-responsive Photoshop scratch disk, rendering complex 3D objects or special effects, and saving huge blocks of data in record time.
- Easy to set up, easy to use. RAID configuration is easy with WD's intuitive RAID Wizard software.
| | Cavalry CAXE3701T0 3.5" External Hard Drive 7200RPM 1TB USB 2.0 / eSATA
| | One Terabyte in a drive that weighs less than a pound and includes both a USB 2.0 interface (USB 1.1 compatible) and a blazing fast eSATA interface. - Durable aluminum chassis offers streamlined construction and superior heat dissipation to keep the hard drive safe and cool temperature for years of use.
- SATA to USB 2.0 / eSATA unit provides both SATA to USB 2.0 interface, and SATA to eSATA interface to connect with your PC. This unit follows standard SATA specification, which provides 3.0Gbit/sec transfer rate for better data-storage performance.
- Pre-formatted with NTFSPlug and play for Windows 2000 and newer. Supports high-speed USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 connections
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| Iomega Home Network Storage (NAS) Ethernet / USB 2.0 500GB (1HD X 500GB) | | The Iomega Home Network Hard Drive 500GB offers an easy and economical way to share files over your home network for up to four users. Share photos, music and video while increasing your storage capacity. And it even comes with the Discovery Tool Home utility that automatically configures any computer on your network... works with PCs, Macs, and Linux. View larger. | | | Iomega StorCenter Pro NAS 150d Server 1TB | | The Iomega StorCenter Pro NAS 150d 1TB Server offers cost-effective, powerful network storage for any home or small office network. This high performance drive offers fast data throughput and time to data; RAID technology for ultimate protection and print server capability allowing users to manage up to 4 printers on the network. It integrates easily with your existing infrastructure and provides you with expanded storage, file sharing and back up for all your critical data.. | |
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Western Digital 500 GB My Book Essential 2.0 - USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U5000N | | An affordable and easy way to add more storage to your computer. You no longer have to worry about running out of space for your latest music, movies, and photos. And with universal compatibility and a compact size, this portable drive lets you easily share your music, photos and video files with your friends and family. 500GB of reliable, fast storage. | | | Western Digital 500 GB My Book Essential 2.0 - USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U5000N | | This elegant external hard drive, reminiscent of a book, is the perfect storage solution. It takes no more space than a paperback book. Collect two or more and they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf. Installation is a snap because you don't really install this drive, you just plug it in and it's ready to use. A USB 2.0 simple connection offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers. | |
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| DVD-RW USB 2 & FireWire
Sony DRX840U 20x External Dual-Layer DVD Burner
External USB 2.O, DVD+R double layer and DVD-R dual layer burning. Store up to 8.5 GB of data on one single sided, double layer DVD disc. Improved writing speeds for all DVD formats Record up to 4 hours of video on double/dual layer discs Works with 4.7 GB DVD+R/+RW and 8.5 GB double/dual layer discs.
SPEEDS: External USB 2.0 DVD+R Double Layer, DVD-R Dual Layer/DVD+RW, DVD-RAM 12X DVD+R Double Layer (DL), 20X DVD+R, 8X DVD+RW, 12X DVD-R Dual Layer (DL), 20X DVD-R, 6X DVD-RW, 12X DVD-RAM 48X/32X/48X CD-RW, 16X DVD-ROM Buffer Underrun Protection Technology
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Small Capacity
USB Flash drives (also known as thumb drives and key drives) are great for temporary and highly mobile storage of data, for transporting data in your shirt pocket from home to office, or wherever you need to go. |
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Kingston DT100/8GB Data Traveler 100 8 GB USB 2.0 Drive | | 8 GB (!) Built with simplicity in mind, the DataTraveler 100 was designed to high-speed USB 2.0 specifications. Simply plug into a USB port and you're ready to go. Sleek and capless, the DataTraveler 100 holds all your documents (and more) in a convenient device that is no bigger than a pocketknife. The USB connector is housed inside the sleek case, so you don't have to worry about losing a cap.. | | Corsair CMFUSB2.0-16GB 16GB Flash Voyager USB Flash Drive | | 16 GB of data in a package that weighs ounces! Corsair Flash Voyager USB drives are rugged, stylish, compact, reliable, and exceptionally fast, making them ideal for transporting MP3s, digital images, presentations and more. Flash Voyager drives are fully Hi-Speed plug and Play with most operating systems and are backward compatible with USB 1.1. Their durable rubber casing is easy to grip and water resistant. These highly portable drives are available in capacities ranging up to 16GB. | |
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Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
Power surges, loss, and spikes are major sources of computer failure. Inexpensive power strips do not adequately protect your computer or your data from the vagaries of the modern power grid. A UPS isolates your computer from fluctuating voltages, and feeds it from a battery that is constantly charging. If the power does go out, the battery will last long enough to allow you to gracefully shut the system down and diminish the chance of a fatal crash. |
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For the enterprise:
1300VA Battery Backup with LCD |
 |  | | | | Smart-UPS protects your data by supplying The best-known name in uninterruptible power supplies. Network-grade battery backup when power fails. 780-Watts / LCD display / Serial and USB connectivity / Adjustable voltage-transfer points / Automatic self-test / Safety-agency approved / 1.83m Length Cold-start capable Dataline Surge Protection Hot-swappable batteries Lifetime data recovery warranty Predictive failure notification Replace Battery LED Resettable circuit breakers User-replaceable batteries Output Power Capacity - 780-Watts / 1300 VA Max Configurable Power - 780-Watts / 1300 VA Nominal Output Voltage - 120V Output Frequency (sync to mains) - 60 Hz Crest Factor - 3 - 1 Nominal Input Voltage - 120V Input Frequency - 60 Hz Input Connections - NEMA 5-15P Input voltage range for main operations - 88 - 139V Maximum Input Current - 13A Input Breaker Capacity - 15A Typical Backup Time at Half Load - 18.4 minutes (390-Watts) Typical Backup Time at Full Load - 6.4 minutes (780-Watts) Surge energy rating - 340 Joules Dimensions - Approximately Height 8.74 x Width 5.24 x Depth 14.02 (222.00x133.00x356.00mm) Weight - 13.50 kg (476.20 ounces). |
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Backup Software
You can go through the pain of trying to copy all your individual files and folders to another device, or you can automate backup with specialized backup software. We recommend the latter! |
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Acronis True Image 11 Home
Acronis True Image 11 Home | | Acronis True Image 11 Home provides the maximum flexibility to ensure you are adequately protected and can recover from unforeseen events such as viruses, unstable software downloads, and hard drive failures. Create an exact copy of your PC for a full backup or backup only your important data. Creates an exact copy of your PC for a full backup Backs up and restores your music, video, and data. Boot your computer even if your operating system has failed and restore your system image from Acronis Secure Zone. Backs up your e-mails and Outlook data and settings. Try & Decide: easy rollback of system changes Protects your PC application configuration settings. Schedules backups automatically by time or system events Privacy protection Supports Microsoft Windows Vista Email notifications. Saves to FTP | | EMC Retrospect 7.5 Professional for Windows
EMC Retrospect 7.5 Professional for Windows | | Retrospect Backup 7.5 offers complete protection for the used in small and midsize businesses. Your home and home office computers contain more and more personal, family, and financial data than ever -- what happens if you inadvertently delete a file, are attacked by a virus, or your computer fails? Don't lose your family photos or the only copy of your tax returns. Recover your information quickly to keep your home office running smoothly. | |
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Data (and Music & Movie) Burning Software (CD or DVD)
Nero 8 Ultra Edition |
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Macintosh OS X
Roxio Toast 9 Titanium |
| The newest and fastest version of Roxio's award-winning, CD/DVD-burning software is the foundation of your digital life. Do even more with iTunes, iPhoto, and iMovie. It's easier than ever to make the most of your data, music, photos, and video. Burn perfect audio and enhanced audio CDs, or digitize old records and tapes. Turn still photos into stunning media shows with pan and zoom effects, cross fades, and soundtracks. Create video discs directly from your DV camcorder. Burn VCDs, SVCDs, or DVDs, with menus, buttons, and chapters to view on a DVD player or computer. Don't burn it. Toast it. |
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Books
The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center
by Dorian Cougias |
| Detailing what can go wrong in backup and recovery and how this applies to the various backup methods available, this book couples that information with recovery and business continuity tactics played out over the backdrop of various real-world scenarios. Covered is how freezes, corruption, and loss affects documents, equipment, and day-to-day business activities, and the cost of downtime and job re-creation is explained in a way that builds the best budget for availability, backup, and recovery. Protection and restoration of user data and from various locations and times is also covered, as well as how to keep a business running after a power failure, network failure, or other unforeseen event. |
