Product Reviews & Quotes for Portable ABSplus Backup

Pocket-Size Backup and Disaster Recovery
Law Practice - 1/1/2007

Approximately the size of a PDA, the ABSplus is a data backup and disaster recovery device that plugs into a notebook or desktop computer and automatically backs up the data on the hard drive.

Pocket-Size Backup and Disaster Recovery

Law Practice
1/1/2007

Approximately the size of a PDA, the ABSplus is a data backup and disaster recovery device that plugs into a notebook or desktop computer and automatically backs up the data on the hard drive. It provides complete backup, restore and disaster recovery capabilities and a bootable, removable hard drive. ABSplus includes BounceBack Professional software for PC or Mac. All files are stored in native file format, and a QuickRestore feature offers immediate access to all previously backed up files, including restoration of lost single files, folders or complete hard drive volume.

Protect Your Data Anywhere, Anytime
PC Today - 6/1/2006

No bigger than a Treo or BlackBerry, the ABSmini ($259; www.cmsproducts.com) lets you back up your entire hard drive and carry it with you in your pocket.

Protect Your Data Anywhere, Anytime

Vince Cogley
PC Today
6/1/2006

CMS Products ABSmini 40GB. No bigger than a Treo or BlackBerry, the ABSmini ($259; www.cmsproducts.com) lets you back up your entire hard drive and carry it with you in your pocket. Like all other USB devices, the ABSmini is bus-powered, meaning it draws all the power it needs from the USB interface. CMS Products includes BounceBack Express, its backup software, with ABSmini hard drives. Connect the ABSmini to your PC and launch the installer file. When the BounceBack Express Setup dialog box asks you if vou have a second hard drive available, click Yes. BounceBack Express should identify the ABSmini; click OK to proceed. Next, enter Vour registration code and click OK. Click Perform Backup, and BounceBack Express will initiate your first backup.

PC Magazine Gives CMS ABSplus 100GB Editor's Choice Award
PC Magazine - 5/8/2006

CMS ABSplus 100GB rated 4.5 out of 5 Stars.

Read the full product review by PC Magazine here.

PC Magazine Gives CMS ABSplus 100GB Editor's Choice Award

Joel Santo Domingo
PC Magazine
5/8/2006

CMS ABSplus 100GB rated 4.5 out of 5 Stars.

Read the full product review by PC Magazine here.

CMS Products ABSplus
Government Computer News - 7/11/2005

For the last month we’ve been using 100G CMS ABSplus drives in the lab and have found their speed, reliability and capacity invaluable, particularly for ghosting and storing operating systems or working with large files.

CMS Products ABSplus

Carlos A. Soto
Government Computer News
7/11/2005

Whether you manage a small shop or run a large enterprise, backup and storage packages should be near the top of your shopping list. ABSplus by CMS Products Inc. of Costa Mesa, Calif., is a 100G hard drive that connects easily to your PC via a USB 2.0 cable.

With 100G of space, the 480-Mbps transfer rates of USB 2.0 are essential in effectively using this peripheral. The GCN Lab also found that these fast transfer rates, combined with the small 1.1- by 5- by 3-inch form factor and 7-ounce weight, make it ideal for moving large files, such as MPEGs or bitmaps. The ABSplus works on Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP, and CMS has a FireWire-equivalent drive that we used to review on a Mac OS X platform.

Both of these drives are bus powered, which means that the electricity that powers the peripheral comes from the computer it’s attached to. The benefit of bus-powered peripherals is that you don’t need to carry clunky power plugs when on the road. CMS Products also offers the ABS in 40G, 60G and 80G versions. The 100G version that we reviewed goes for about $340 and is well worth the cost; bundled software called BounceBack Professional makes the ABSplus more than just a drive. BounceBack provides the user with the ability to use the ABSplus as a boot disk and comes with software that restores lost or deleted data. Likewise, BounceBack lets users schedule backups and create sets of data that must be periodically backed up, as well as back up data through a network.

For the last month we’ve been using 100G CMS ABSplus drives in the lab and have found their speed, reliability and capacity invaluable, particularly for ghosting and storing operating systems or working with large files. We also use the ABSplus to create target-specific routine backups of our processor benchmark results. It only takes a couple of steps to perform these backups, and the small size of the unit lets us transfer these files to other networks in our enterprise.

A real gem, recommended
VAR Business - 3/21/2005

..if you can't boot up, you can swap the entire drive enclosure into your laptop, which sounds like protection your mobile customers will be happy to have.

A real gem, recommended

Jeffrey Schwartz
VAR Business
3/21/2005

External Backup Devices aren't short in supply these days, but the ABSplus Notebook Backup System from CMS Products caught our eye because of its portability and utility. It is only slightly larger than a wallet, and it doesn't require an external power source when used with a USB 2.0 or FireWire connection. Available capacities range from 100 GB (tested) down to 20 GB. The included BounceBack Professional software allows users to easily back up individual files as well as perform complete restores. And if you can't boot up, you can swap the entire drive enclosure into your laptop, which sounds like protection your mobile customers will be happy to have.