Seagate 750 GB Pushbutton Backup External HDD

This backup solution is a 750 GB Seagate hard disk with a 16 MB buffer and

spindle speed of 7,200 rpm. Connectivity is over USB 2.0 or FireWire. You need

to install the bundled BounceBack software (a .NET based software) on each

system you want to use this drive with. Simply pressing the button on the device

is enough to start the backup process.

Price: Rs 25,500 (1 yr warranty) Meant For: IT managers Key Specs: 750GB, 7,200 rpm, single button backup, BounceBack Express software Contact: eSys Distribution, DelhiTel: 41811694 E-mail: msinghal@esysmail.com  RQS# E65 or SMS Buy 131165 to 6677

There are two kinds of backups you can do. Use the push-button to backup the

entire hard drive on the system you connect it with or use the software. The

button invokes the software, which examines the files to backup, estimates the

time and sends it to the hard disk. The status of this entire operation is

available on the system's screen.

You can schedule backups when you use the software without the push-button.

This creates a scheduled task in your system to invoke BounceBack at

preconfigured schedules. To test the solution, we decided to test the device's

performance with its own software. We backed up 3 GB data on a desktop HDD,

using the push button. It took 1 hr 46 min.

Bottom Line: The drive has excellent performance and good software. We

give it a definite 'buy.'

CyberMedia Labs