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Supported media: Optical discs, hard drive,
Backup formats: Image,
Backup types: Incremental image,
Price: $50
Bottom Line: Well designed, easy to use--one of the best disk-imaging programs we've seen. Also works from within Windows. Not for general backups.
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Supported media: Optical discs, hard drive,
Backup formats: Traditional, native,
Backup types: Full, incremental, differential,
Price: $100
Bottom Line: The backup component of Nero 6 Ultra Edition practically guarantees compatibility with optical drives. Doesn't support tape.
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Supported media: Optical discs (only with third-party packet writing software), hard drive ,
Backup formats: Native, native compressed (.zip),
Backup types: Full, incremental,
Price: $25
Bottom Line: Attractive program makes it easy to back up computer settings, files, and user data like Favorites and Outlook e-mail. It uses .zip file compression.
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Supported media: Hard drive ,
Backup formats: Traditional, native,
Backup types: Full, incremental, differential,
Price: $79
Bottom Line: Can create a bootable copy of your hard drive without imaging. It's fast, but its design--with a multitude of single-function modules--is confusing.
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Supported media: Optical discs, hard drive, tape,
Backup formats: Traditional, native,
Backup types: Full, incremental, differential,
Price: $129
Bottom Line: The most expensive program here has advanced features, like scripted backups and automatic system shutdown, but a rough-edged interface.
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Supported media: Optical discs, hard drive ,
Backup formats: Traditional, native,
Backup types: Full, incremental,
Price: $50
Bottom Line: Exceptionally simple to use, with a pop-up wizard, and an interface that describes the software's functions in plain English.
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Supported media: Optical discs, hard drive, tape ,
Backup formats: Traditional, native,
Backup types: Full, incremental, differential,
Price: $80
Bottom Line: Full-featured program, but it lacks disaster recovery. The company says that this feature will be in version 7.2, due this fall.
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Supported media: Optical discs, hard drive ,
Backup formats: Traditional, native,
Backup types: Full, incremental, differential,
Price: $80
Bottom Line: Constant CD/DVD driver updates make it a strong choice for optical users. But for $20 more, you can buy Ahead Nero 6 Ultra Edition with Nero BackItUp.
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Supported media: Hard drive ,
Backup formats: Traditional, native ,
Backup types: Full, syncing,
Price: $19
Bottom Line: Nicely designed, easy-to-use program for backing up to, or syncing between, hard drives. Won't recognize network locations or mapped network drives.
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Supported media: Optical discs, hard drive, tape ,
Backup formats: Traditional,
Backup types: Full, incremental, differential,
Price: $60
Bottom Line: The interface is easy to navigate, and the program is packed with features. Still, we wish it could perform native file copying.
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