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Both solutions are easy to handle. Find a safe spot for the backup device, plug it in to a power outlet and the USB cable, install the software and you’re ready to go. Iomega bundles Retrospect Expess 7.5; Quantum adds its own software solutions. We found that the time required for a 6.5 GB backup and restore process was less with the Iomega REV 120 GB even though the Quantum drive offers much better read and write throughput.
De-Duplication vs. Disaster Recovery
Quantum’s de-duplication feature, which only saves modified blocks of files it already stored in a previous backup session, goes a step further than incremental backups that only save modified files. It is an excellent tool to reduce the capacity required for daily backup of the same data pool and thus helps to accelerate repeating backup tasks of a given set of files (e.g. project files on a server). However, the device slows down the initial backup process compared to the physically slower Iomega REV 120 GB drive, which splits backups into 600 MB increments and allows for the creation of a CD set with a bootable disc for disaster recovery. Quantum only handles individual backup sets and requires a workable host system.
Iomega Proprietary, Quantum Expensive
We aren’t sure where Iomega will go with its REV drive concept. The current version offers sufficient capacity for small business backup, and it works like clockwork thanks to the Retrospect software. The cost per gigabyte is still acceptable with 64 cents per GB when you purchase one 120 GB disk, or 54 cents per GB for the five-pack ($325). But it’s a highly proprietary product, which is limited to the 120 GB capacity point per medium. If you are sure that your backup capacities will not multiply then this product will suite your needs.
Quantum offers simpler handling if you ever intend to copy files onto a GoVault cartridge, because these are treated like hard drives. The de-duplication is a smart addition and shortens the time required for daily backup from 21 minutes to around one minute after repeating the test with few modifications on the 6.5 GB file pool. Yet the biggest advantage is the scalability of the product, which can be upgraded with higher-capacity cartridges, because these are based on conventional 2.5” SATA drives. Unfortunately, pricing is unreasonable at $209 for 80 GB and $339 for 160 GB. This equals $2.6 and $2.1 per gigabyte. A 30%-40% price cut seems appropriate. We recommend going for a SATA version for performance reasons.
over 50 cents a gigabyte?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817392022
sata hard drive dock, with usb2.0 and esata
then purchase any hard drive of your choice. I think you can get 500 gigs for under 75 now. Thats around 15 cents a gig.
and you don't need to worry about the back up drive breaking when you need to restore given how easy it is to plug a sata hard drive in.
just keep the hard drives where you would the tape back ups and remember, don't put all your eggs in one basket. have a live copy, a back up or two, and an offsite back up for critical data.
heck, buy two 500 gigs hdd and mirror the data across them, so if one goes, you have a second.
I just want to chime in about Iomega. I have ten of their external USB2 hard drives, ranging from 320GB to 1TB. I've used several of them very hard - almost like internal drives - for about 18 months. I have never had a single problem. My experience with one drive from another maker (Buffalo) was a disaster. So... Iomega knows how to make good stuff.
I would also like to chime in about Iomega. I used to install 35GB REV drives to backup the SMB servers that I build and sell, and have about a 30% failure rate on the drives in the 12 to 24 month timeframe. Needless to say, Iomega will not make good on the drive, but they will replace the media (the 35GB REV disks). After many disappointing phone calls to them throughout all these drive failures, they finally told me (on this last failure) that I could buy a 3 year extended warranty on the drive! This left such a negative impression on me that I will never buy another Iomega product again.
It's all about the software. Hardware is just a commodity.
Just get the EMC Retrospect Express for $40 and an internal 750GB SATA drive from NewEgg for $100 and you all the power and features of the Iomega product, faster performance, double the storage for less than half the price. If you need it to be external get a $30 enclosure.
If you want it to be 2.5" portable buy same EMC Retrospect Express software and a $175 500GB Acomdata PD500USE-BL 500GB
I sorry but these companies are in the market to sell their propitiatory media. A much better option for critical data backup management, would be a raid 6 redundant backup and a monthly dual layer DVD of that.
Iomega does not make reliable hardware, nor do they support their unreliable hardware.
I got suckered in by the Jazz in the 90's... I will never be suckered in by that poor excuse for a company again.
The idea behind both products is removable backup. Storing to an external hdd or raid is fine but is at risk due to disaster or a virus. Offline and offsite is a key component.