If you aren't yet keeping backups of your system, you deserve a gentle slap of the hand and an all-in-one solution that's easy to use.
For the latter, Seagate has served up Replica - a whole-PC backup system that stores incremental copies of your entire PC in a manner not too dissimilar to Apple's Time Machine.
Replica, pictured below, allows users to easily roll back to a specific point in time and stores up-to-date copies of all files in the same structure as the host PC - allowing for easy navigation and drag-and-drop restoration.
Just how easy is it to use? Well, according to Seagate, you plug Replica in via USB, accept the license terms of the bundled software and hey presto, it'll begin to automatically backup the entire PC.
Sounds like a useful aid for the Windows user, but it'll initially be available in only limited capacities. Seagate will be launching a 250GB model dubbed single-PC, and a beefier 500GB multi-PC offering that's bundled with a vertical dock. Both feature a 5,400RPM hard drive, and although 500GB might be considered ample room for most, users wanting to maintain up-to-date backups of large media collections may be left wanting.
However, measuring just 142mm x 101mm x 18mm, it's a sleek-looking solution that's backed up by a useful 5-year limited warranty. Interested? It'll be available in North America next month priced at $200 for the 500GB model and $130 for the 250GB alternative. No mention of UK pricing or availability just yet.
