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Epicurus.com - EMC Retrospect Express HD
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List Price: $49.99
Our Price: $9.99
Your Save: $ 40.00 ( 80% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Smith Micro Software Inc.
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Smith Micro Software Inc.
EAN: 0717103104831
Feature: Simplifies backup and restore with step-by-step wizard
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Smith Micro Software Inc.
Manufacturer: Smith Micro Software Inc.
Model: RHDWBX2
Platform: Windows 2000
Publisher: Smith Micro Software Inc.
Release Date: 2006-09-30
Studio: Smith Micro Software Inc.
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Features
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Simplifies backup and restore with step-by-step wizard
Backup-and-restore software protects with unparalleled accuracy
Stores backups on a local or networked hard drive
Schedules auto backups or protects files immediately with 1 click
Backs up everything or just critical files; installs in minutes
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Editorial Reviews:
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Retrospect Express HD protects your music, photos, videos, e-mail, games, tax returns, schoolwork, computer settings, important documents -- everything! Protecting your Windows PC is easy and quick. A wizard guides you through three simple steps: Choose what to protect, select a hard drive to store your backups, and set a schedule. Automatically back up your PC to any available hard drive. Other backup software requires time-consuming full backups every week. Retrospect's award-winning technology captures just new or changed data - forever. Retrospect returns your entire computer to its exact state at a prior point in time. You don't need to re-install applications, download updates, and personalize your settings. Retrospect does it all. Avoids long weekly full backups by capturing just new or changed data -- forever Restores a single file or an entire PC to a prior point in time Backs up files in use, including Microsoft Outlook files Keeps just the most current version or all past versions of your data Removes outdated backups automatically to free disk space Compresses backups to maximize storage Enables easy backup drive rotation for extra protection System Requirements - 1.0 GHz or higher processor / 256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended) / Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP (32-bit or x64) / 500 MB of available hard drive for storing backups, including USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), eSATA, or networked hard drives / TCP/IP networking if backing up to a network hard drive
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: When it works, it works, when it doesn't, you're dead
Comment: I have been using EMC Retrospect HD for over 2 years. It installs easily and runs reliably until ...
Something unforeseen happens ... such as the network temporarily going dead, or a Windows crash. In my case, all the files backed backed up on the external hard drive became INACCESSIBLE and EMC Tech Support was unable to find a solution. The files are there. It's just that EMC Retrospect is unable to access them and retrieve my files! This has happened twice. Either the product or Tech Support or both are at fault. I am giving up on Retrospect and looking for a replacement
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Summary: makes backup, restore doesn't work for Vista
Comment: It came with the new iomega USB drive I recently bought. Installs fine, will backup selected files or the whole drive... WON'T restore my Windows Vista laptop to bootable condition...
Just to test after it screwed up, did system restore disks, made a backup, tried to restore. Rendered the system unbootable missing partition table entry and many files... tried to "repair" with restore disks... ended up having to do full restore again to get the laptop back to usable condition.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It crashed my system
Comment: Although the software was included at no charge to me because it came with a portable hard drive purchase, I still cannot recommend it as a good choice for a backup program.
The highlights of this program are that it simplifies the task of backups to a very easy level. Choose the type of backup...full or custom, click the button, and you are done. However, the program seems to work at a snail's pace when when compared to other programs. It also somehow crashed my system the first time I used it. And no, I was not using Vista, I was using XP.
The program is easy to use, but for what it does, it is awfully expensive. There are much better programs for backup purposes and they don't crash your system.
For the computer user who is wary about doing anything with their computer except common tasks, Reflection Express will look attractive. However, for average to seasoned computer users, it will be a waste of money.
I had to do a system restore to get it off my computer. Total time on my computer? One hour and 10 minutes.
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Summary: Very buggy with non-existent support
Comment: Had problems installing and using this software and I am a computer professional. I emailed support and got no response. When I then called for help they said that their phone support cost $69 - I pointed out that this was more than the software (which never even worked!) and the customer service rep. simply responded with "I don't make the rules. Have a nice day." and just hung up the phone on me.
Rude, non-existent product support and it's probably because they get flooded with problems. Stay away from this company!
Customer Rating:
Summary: THIS HAS A SERIOUS BUG EMC REFUSES TO FIX-DO NOT BUY IT!!!
Comment: I bought and installed this software several months ago. As I typed or dictated, the window would suddenly lose focus every 5 to 10 minutes and my typing or dictation would be lost until I noticed. It was frustrating. But then, when I used my computer to give a presentation to a client in PowerPoint, it lost focus and just hung. Every 5 minutes!! Using msconfig, I finally traced it to this #$*&(#$ software. I looked on their website and sure enough, they acknowledge the bug but have never fixed it. There is no solution and no work around. It appears they are focused on porting to the Mac to get more suckers. I uninstalled their software and will never buy anything from them again. I suggest you save yourself the pain I suffered through and find a different backup program.
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