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Dell does backup
Posted by: Tweaker
Date added: 00:13, 27th October 2005 GMT
Source: ZDNet News
Worried about losing files or photos? Dell says it's got your back.
The Round Rock, Texas, computer maker on Wednesday announced upcoming features to its PCs, including an automatic backup system that rolls back the clock to a time before a virus infection or accidental clearing of the Recycling Bin.
The technology, dubbed "DataSafe," is part of Dell's revised Dimension E310 desktop, which costs $599 and is due out in November. Dell said the DataSafe system is a good "set it and forget it" alternative to external hard drives or non-automated backup software.
While all the major computer makers let customers add a second, third or even fourth hard drive, Dell's redundant hard-drive system is part of a trend by PC makers to automatically install multiple hard-disk drives so consumers don't have to fiddle with external devices.
"The problem that we've heard is that consumers have inadvertently erased something, and often times, the answer is that you are not going to get that back," said Ketan Pandya, a senior manager with Dell's Dimension group.
The backup technology combines Symantec's Ghost 10 data backup software and two hard-disk drives that mirror each other through a level 1 RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) configuration. Dell is also preparing to sell the DataSafe system on its Dimension E510 and XPS 400 systems, which are also due out in November.
"The second drive is exactly the same as the first one, so what customers are buying is a safety net," Pandya said. "When you buy an E310, you get a single 80GB hard drive for storage. The second 80GB hard drive acts as a real-time redundant backup."
While Dell markets the PCs with just a single drive, the second drive is not completely invisible. The computer assigns the main hard drive as the C drive and the backup as the D drive. The backup technology also works with two 160GB hard drives or two 250GB hard drives, Pandya noted. A PC enthusiast could wipe out the RAID configuration, scrub the second drive and end up with an entry-level computer with a 160GB hard drive for less than $600, Pandya said.
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