CMS Peripheral 250GB USB BACKUP FOR PC ( UBASE2-250.0 )

by CMS

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 10 x 3.5 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008Y1C9
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• Item model number: UBASE2-250.0
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 24, 2003

Product Description

250GB - 7200rpm - 480Mbps - USB 2.0 - External

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insurance, August 15, 2006

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David G. Dolotta (Santa Barbara, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CMS Peripheral 250GB USB BACKUP FOR PC ( UBASE2-250.0 ) (Personal Computers)

I use my CMS drive exclusively for insurance purposes. My desktop computer is full of valuable data (finance files, work files, iTunes Music, pictures, etc.). I wanted a solution that will allow me to recover from a hard-drive disaster. Recently, while updating my BIOS, my motherboard crashed. I had to wait several days to get a new motherboard. In the meantime, if I had a hot-swapable drive (ex. CMS), I could have plugged the drive into the USB port of my laptop and I would have been good to go. Unfortunately, I did not and I was dead in the water for a few days. The BounceBack software included with the drive is easy to use and allows you to customize/schedule backups. I have not use the CMS drive to boot from, so I cannot speak to this aspect. But, hopefully, if the need ever arises, the drive will be successful.

To summarize, the CMS drive & BounceBack software appears to be the best external drive/back-up solution available. However, it is more expensive than the alternatives. I believe the CMS drive is the only external hard-drive that can convert to an internal drive (unscrew the case and viola, an internal drive).

P.S. For the ultimate back-up solution, you should also back-up your data files onto DVDs periodically and put them in a safe deposit box (ex., a fire destroys your home and computer and CMS drive).