Tuesday, March 4, 2008
SanDisk FlashBack Adapter
Posted by Chris Gohlke in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 04:00 PM
"The SanDisk FlashBack Adapter sounds like a device that comes in handy only when a catastrophe happens - it fits snugly into the ExpressCard slot of your notebook and will continue to back up and encrypt critial data onto an SD memory card automatically, ensuring that nothing gets lost in the unfortunate even where you accidentally spill some liquid all over your notebook. You will be able to choose the type of data that you want to undergo continuous and automatic backup."
Personally, I think this is a great idea but the execution is poor. If you have a home network it is pretty easy to do automated backups to another drive or location on your network. Since typical laptops only have one drive and are often not connected to your home network this provides a nice option. However, I need to question the use of the ExpressCard slot. Since most laptops have an SD slot already, why not just have the software write to that instead?
Personally, I think this is a great idea but the execution is poor. If you have a home network it is pretty easy to do automated backups to another drive or location on your network. Since typical laptops only have one drive and are often not connected to your home network this provides a nice option. However, I need to question the use of the ExpressCard slot. Since most laptops have an SD slot already, why not just have the software write to that instead?
