Seagate Replica 250 GB Drive

By Rachel Rosmarin and William Van Winkle, published on May 26, 2009
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: , , | Themes: Laptops and Notebooks, Digital Entertainment
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10. Seagate Replica 250 GB Drive

Seagate Replica 250 GB Drive, $129.99

Photo by Andrew Hanson

Generally, it’s no fun to be the gift-giver whose gift says, “be careful” or “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” But we’ve got two gifts on this list that seem to say just that. That’s because carefree graduates need someone to look out for them. If you give this gift of backup storage in concert with someone else who is giving a sexier gift—say, a laptop—it makes your gift shine, too. Now, the Seagate Replica is foolproof backup storage for busy graduates who simply can’t be bothered–with anything. To back up their entire systems, all they must do is occasionally plug this 250 GB flat-as-a-pancake drive into their PCs every so often. There’s no process to begin and very little software to install. Once connected, the Replica begins the job of replicating the computer—operating system, software, multiple hard drives, and all (the first time usually takes less than an hour). On subsequent plug-ins, the drive does its automated business quickly and only updates new or changed files.

This isn’t a hard drive for storing selected folders—instead, it just copies the whole computer, whole hog. Perhaps that’s too simplistic for picky graduates, but for those that can’t be bothered to be choosy, it’s perfectly low-maintenance. And low-maintenance turns a stodgy storage gift from a drag into a relief.

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radiowars 05/26/2009 8:54 PM
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A bit late. Everyone I know has graduated.

Tomsguiderachel 05/26/2009 8:58 PM
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No high-school school or middle school years have ended, and no quarter-system universities have finished the semester yet. Semester system universities held graduation, mostly, last week. I don't think it is too late to be thinking about graduation gifts at all.

joebob2000 05/26/2009 10:48 PM
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Tomsguiderachel :
No high-school school or middle school years have ended, and no quarter-system universities have finished the semester yet. Semester system universities held graduation, mostly, last week. I don't think it is too late to be thinking about graduation gifts at all.



No, ur wrong, everyone I know graduated 5 years ago. Duh.

anamaniac 05/27/2009 10:19 AM
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:'(

My graduation gift is $1000 rent with a tenant who will do her best to kick me out.
Can I has your gift instead?

quantumrand 05/27/2009 10:34 AM
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Here are my thoughts.

On the AIO PC: It's nothing more than a laptop without a battery. Nothing can be upgraded. Consider getting a Laptop instead. On the plus side, it is stylish.

On the HP Printer (from personal experience): Every HP printer I've used have had horrible problems loading paper. Consider Lexmark or Canon.

On the Panasonic Camera: Nikon's Coolpix and Canon's Powershot can be found at similar prices and are (generally) better cameras.

I must admit though, the N10Jc looks pretty cool ;)

Tomsguiderachel 05/27/2009 6:31 PM
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quantumrand :
Here are my thoughts.On the AIO PC: It's nothing more than a laptop without a battery. Nothing can be upgraded. Consider getting a Laptop instead. On the plus side, it is stylish.On the HP Printer (from personal experience): Every HP printer I've used have had horrible problems loading paper. Consider Lexmark or Canon.On the Panasonic Camera: Nikon's Coolpix and Canon's Powershot can be found at similar prices and are (generally) better cameras.I must admit though, the N10Jc looks pretty cool


Hey Quantumrand,

Thanks for you advice. What if I asked for you to find me a computere under $500 with a tiny footprint (no tower) and a bigger than 17-inch screen. Would you be able to do that? That's where I think the cheapie AIOs come into play.

Rachel

raqus 05/27/2009 10:53 PM
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Better as a wrist support pad. I have 3 PC's and I can only use this one 1 of the them. Really? I have to buy 3 separate Replicas for my PC's? In this economy? No thanks

Tomsguiderachel 05/27/2009 11:10 PM
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raqus :
Better as a wrist support pad. I have 3 PC's and I can only use this one 1 of the them. Really? I have to buy 3 separate Replicas for my PC's? In this economy? No thanks


There is a multi-PC version of the Seagate Replica, we just didn't review it: http://shop.seagate.com/store/sgat [...] .125882200

Anonymous 10/15/2009 7:53 PM
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All I know is that the best gift buy would be great if I wasn't worried about other luxuries such as food, clothing, & shelter.

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