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Dell unveils new data recovery system

Planning on getting a Dell XPS 400, E310, or E510 Dimension desktop? Looking for a simple, convenient way to recover your personal files without having to set up the software and drive yourself? Dell has the solution for you, as of November anyway. As an option, by using RAID (what appears to be striping) and software designed to monitor your HDD health, Dell will be providing this on the systems listed for $99 extra. It's a good thing if you're looking for peace of mind and convenience, or for that family member who may have limited computer knowledge but still wants to recover their personal files on their own.

Dell Inc. announced an all-inclusive way Wednesday to help consumers who've accidentally deleted precious photos or lost valuable data because of a hard drive crash. Starting in November, Dell will install its "DataSafe" option on new Dimension E310 and E510 and XPS 400 desktop computers. For $99, consumers get a second, 80-gigabyte hard drive inside the computer which acts as a mirror, continually backing up data on the primary drive. Larger disk sizes are planned. While consumers could conceivably buy an extra hard drive and third-party software and do the same thing, the idea was to make it simple for consumers, spokesman Liem Nguyen said. "You don't have to mess with any widgets or gears," he said. "It's ready right out of the box." Included software will monitor the health of the drives and alert users to any problems. It also will let people restore their computer to an earlier point in time, should problems arise.

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Posted by | Wed, Oct 26, 2005 - 09:05 AM