Carbonite

[{2399}Reaper]

Anyone know anything about whether this is a good deal or not?

www.carbonite.com

[Dawg]

I know it has a big ad campaign going on right now. Nothing about how good it is though.

[Skillz]

Backing up files is a time consuming process. Therefore, I don't see how using your internet connection to upload backups to an off site location like that will make it any faster. Especially since most connections these days have 1/10th the download speed.

Buying twice the number of drives you need and running RAID to backup your data on the other drive is probably not only a faster solution, but probably cheap as well. Hard drives these days really aren't that expensive, unless you try to get the biggest on the market; but who really needs a 1TB drive filled with important, can't replace data?

Not to mention with the way it looks like most Cable companies are going these days. This could quickly eat up your bandwidth cap if you backup a lot of stuff. I was reading that one of the Cable Co. is implementing a 250G monthly cap. Others are thinking about doing even lower, my Cable Co. (CableOne) has a limit that if I reach a threshold within' a allocated time period, my connection speed is decreased by 50% or more until the data transfer is below the threshold for a few hours.

I dunno though, I still think on site backup's > off site backups such as those.

[beanie]

Check out http://www.jungledisk.com

You buy the Jungledisk Application then pay Amazon 15¢/GB for their S3 service.

Skillz, a RAID is fine, but you should also have an Off-site backup strategy in case of fire, flood, tornado - hurricane.

[hoser]

Check out http://www.jungledisk.com

You buy the Jungledisk Application then pay Amazon 15¢/GB for their S3 service.

Skillz, a RAID is fine, but you should also have an Off-site backup strategy in case of fire, flood, tornado - hurricane.

Leroy don't knownuttinbout no floodin.

[Skillz]

Leroy don't knownuttinbout no floodin.

Haha! :D

Not worried about Hurricane's though, I take my computer shit with me when I evacuate. Flooding only comes with Hurricane's around these parts, fire is a valid point and tornadoes aren't common around here either, unless it's a hurricane outside. I think it was you and I that had a conversation about backing up data and what not, I normally just burn stuff to DVDs and I try to keep on it at least once a month or more. I also try to put the same stuff on multiple DVDs, for added security.