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Every company likes to think its product is the best in the world. The only way you, as a consumer, can know for sure is to put the product next to its competitors and see how it stacks up. But to have a fair and conclusive comparison, you need to make sure you compare apples to apples, not apples to oranges. How can we have a conclusive comparison?
We need to compare products under their common specifications. The common specifications that define RestoreX360 type products are:
Strength
What can it protect? What can it restore? How strong is the protection?
Space
How much resource does it require?
Speed
How fast can it work? How fast can I restore my system?
Simplicity
How easy is it to use the software? How easy is it to restore my troubled PC?
Now we will put some products under this comparison scope and see how it compares with RestoreX360:
Example 1:
RestoreX360 vs. Windows System Restore (WSR)
Strength
1.a WSR only protects Windows systems file and registry.
1.b RestoreX360 protects everything on the hard drive including system files, registry, data files, programs and settings.
2.a WSR only works when Windows works. If windows has crashed, you cannot get to WSR.
2.b RestoreX360 works with and without Windows. You can still restore when Windows has crashed.
Space
1.a WSR create backups of system files. It requires 10-20% of disk space.
1.b RestoreX360 does not create backups. It only takes very little disk space.
Speed
1.a WSR takes minutes or many minutes to restore a safe point.
1.b RestoreX360 takes seconds to restore a snapshot.
Simplicity
Both programs are very simple to operate.
Example 2:
RestoreX360 vs. Norton Ghost
Strength
1.a Norton Ghost images includes everything on the hard drive including system files, data files, programs and settings.
1.b RestoreX360 protects everything on the drive including system files, data, programs and settings.
2.a Norton Ghost restores everything on the hard drive to the time the drive was imaged.
2.b RestoreX360 restores everything on the hard drive to the time when it was snapshoted.
Space
1.a Norton Ghost requires disk space equivalent to 50%-100% of system size.
1.b RestoreX360 does not backup files. It only takes very little drive space.
Speed
1.a Norton Ghost takes many many minutes (30+) to create a backup image and restore an image.
1.b RestoreX360 takes a few seconds to take a snapshot and few seconds to restore a snapshot.
Simplicity
1.a You can restore RestoreX360 snapshots with a single click without third party media.
1.b You need bootable CD or other third party media to restore a Ghost image, which requires many steps.
Now you got the picture. If you have another product, you just simply put it through the comparison scope, the choice is then clear.
