CMS Peripherals UBASE2-120 External USB 2.0 4200 RPM 120 GB Auto Backup System

Average customer rating: 4.0

Great product for home and small businesses

do not expect miracles

Nice system, but not whisper quiet.

120 GB Auto Backup System Review

CMS Peripherals UBASE2-120 External USB 2.0 4200 RPM 120 GB Auto Backup System

Manufacturer: CMS
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B00006HVER

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Product Description

The CMS award-winning ABSplus is the only true Automatic Backup System on the market today and is available in PCMCIA, USB 2.0 or FireWire for notebook & desktop computers (PC & Mac). The ABSplus is a complete software and hardware solution. Just plug it in and the ABSplus automatically initiates a complete backup of your computer's hard drive, including all files, applications and operating system, creating a fully bootable drive.The ABSplus solutions include several disaster recovery options for the easy recovery of data, whether a single file or complete hard drive failure. With additional features like the patent-pending "Automatic Launcher," a sleek rugged design and, the ability to use the ABSplus for backup and/or external storage, the ABSplus solution far surpasses all other backup and storage devices on the market today.

Customer Reviews:

Great product for home and small businesses.......2007-01-20

I have used 3 of these systems at some of my small business customers. This provides a cheap yet reliable source of archiving important materials. It does involve some interaction to establish a good disaster recover plan, but for a small business or individual on a limited budget, it DOES provide a cheap and relatively easy way to establish this. One unit (used for 2 years) went bad and was replaced by a newer version. The software had to be updated adn reconfigured, but it's been going well ever since. Now the failure was not a hardware issue as the unit was dropped several times and was handled a bit rough. All 3 customers love it and continue to use it (one's been using it for 4 years)!

do not expect miracles.......2005-09-26

See my review under the title cms 80gbabsplus - same comments apply.

Nice system, but not whisper quiet........2004-07-02

This is a nice system for automated backup of your computer drive. It maintains a complete image copy of your computer's drive so in the case of a disk crash you can copy everything back in one step, with no need to reinstall the operating system or individual applications. You also have the option of removing the backup disk drive from its case and installing it directly into your PC for a replacement. You then would buy a new disk drive to put back in the ABS unit.

I was also interested in the Seagate External Hard Drive. Some comparisons:

--The Seagate comes with a stripped-down version of the CMS backup software. With the ABSPlus you get the full version, a $50 value. It gives you versioning, synchronization, automatic disk formatting to match your computer drive, etc. I didn't need all those features but I figured that with the Seagate version there would be at least one or two missing features I would regret not having.

--The ABSPlus has a power on/off switch like the Seagate. The unit can be mounted vertically, but it does not have a stand for added security like the Seagate.

--I have heard that the Seagate is so quiet you almost can't hear it. The ABSPlus is not that quiet - you hear a moderate fan-like sound when it's turned on. If I were to keep the unit on all the time I wouldn't like having the added noise in the room. In my case, though, I only turn the unit on when I am running a backup. The backup software has a feature that will prompt you on a schedule to back up your drive. So I turn the unit on when I get the prompt, run the backup, then turn the drive off until the next scheduled backup.

--The ABSPlus does not have a button to run the backup like the Seagate, but again, I rely on the backup software to be prompted and to run the backup so I don't find the unit button necessary at all.

--The Seagate supports both USB and Firewire in the same unit. It also might be a slightly better value on a per-gigabyte basis.

Bottom-line: Both units can be used for backup and/or additional storage. Seagate seems to emphasize its use for storage, the ABSPlus emphasizes its use for backup and provides the more robust backup software version.

120 GB Auto Backup System Review.......2004-03-11

I am a computer user with intermediate skills. I started to load the program and I received a message stating that the disc wasn't registerred, and asked for the registration number. I went to the CMS/ABS plus site and checked for problems. I found my problem listed. I called technical support and was given a registration number to insert. I entered the registration number and the proram/systen began installation. (I have Windows 2000 operating system on my computer.) It worked just as stated in the Quick Start Guide. You will need to print the guide and read it to fully understand the operation.

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