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The ABSplus range from CMS comes in a choice sizes – the device we looked at
was a 40GB USB2 model and, while labelled for notebook use, it would be ideal
for anybody wanting a lightweight external drive to carry around.
The one thing that stops people backing up their systems is that often the
backup software is particularly user un-friendly, not so the bundled software
CMS
included.
Bounceback is a CMS application that has a user-friendly interface and, among
other functions, allows for backing up, drive formatting and, perhaps most
usefully, boot from the backup drive itself, which will appeal to notebook users
who want a failsafe option.