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Backup Battle Royale (continued)
The added compression feature in BackupBuddyVFS Professional is a benefit, and saved about 11MB on my backup. The ability to put backups from more than one device on a single card is a definite plus as well. It lets users of multiple devices in the same household save money on expansion cards by storing the backups for all devices on the same card.
By far, the best value overall is the combination pack of BackupBuddy and BackupBuddyVFS Professional for $34.95. It gives you a complete backup solution, both mobile and fixed, with individual file backup and restore, compression, security, scheduling, and multiple users on a single card.
The rankings
Now it's time to give each of our participants their rankings. So how do they pan out?
BackupMan from Bits & Bolts, I give a 3 out of 5. It's a good solid backup application as it is, but the planned improvements will make it even better. I would recommend they look further into the compression angle, as one of their major competitors already has.
OUR RATING: 3 of 5
FlyBackUp from FlyZip also gets a 3 out of 5. Again, it's an excellent backup solution as it is, but planned upgrades will make it better. I would also suggest FlyBackUp investigate stronger compression.
OUR RATING: 3 of 5
BackupBuddyVFS I have to give a 4 out of 5. It clearly offers features and benefits the other two don't, which make up for it's higher price.
OUR RATING: 4 of 5
So you see, which is the best for you depends greatly on what attributes are most important to you.
David Gewirtz is the author of How To Save Jobs and Where Have All The Emails Gone? For more than 20 years, he has analyzed current, historical, and emerging issues relating to technology, competitiveness, and policy. David is the Editor-in-Chief of the ZATZ magazines, is the Cyberterrorism Advisor for the International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals, and is a member of the instructional faculty at the University of California, Berkeley extension. He can be reached at david@zatz.com and you can follow him at http://www.twitter.com/DavidGewirtz.
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