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Another thing to consider is that Carbonite throttles the hell out of your connection so that you're only able to upload at the following speeds: * The first 3
by RyanKearney 15y ago
Another thing to consider is that Carbonite throttles the hell out of your connection so that you're only able to upload at the following speeds:
* The first 35GB of data can achieve upload speeds of up to 2 mbps (megabits per second).
* Between 35GB - 200GB of data can have the upload speeds reach up to 512 kbps (kilobits per second).
* 200GB or more of data can be uploaded at up to 100 kbps (kilobits per second).
So if you use Carbonite to backup over 200GB of data, and let's say your computer is on for 6 hours a day, you can only backup 270MB a day which is useless (or 1.08GB if you run your computer 24 hours a day). I did the math and it would take 1 year 7 months for me to backup the 800GB of data I wanted to with Carbonite.
It's also not fair to compare Carbonite to Dropbox. Comparing Carbonite to Mozy would be a more leveled playing field.
- lt 15y agoDo you know if Backblaze has similar limitations? I cancelled Mozy due to their pricing changes and I'm looking for a replacement.
- qq66 15y agoI backed up about 600 gigs to Backblaze in about 3 weeks
- SoftwareMaven 15y agoI made the Mozy to Backblaze jump a few days after Mozy thanked me for being an early adopter by quintupling my bill. I only had about 250GB to back up, computer was on 24 hours, I throttled it a bit during evening hours to not interfere with Netflix, and it was about three weeks to finish the backup. I don't know if they have a graduated scale if you have to back up a lot more. So far, I'm very happy, but I haven't had to restore yet...
- yarone 15y agoI don't know either, but, I made the switch from Mozy to Backblaze (after their CEO told me via e-mail that they won't jack up the pricing), and I've been happy. (like other commenter, I haven't had to restore yet - aside from some tests)
- budmang 15y agoBackblaze has no limitations on the amount of data you can backup or the speed at which you can backup. You can read a bit more about this on our blog: http://blog.backblaze.com/2011/02/03/backblaze-is-committed-to-unlimited-backup/ http://blog.backblaze.com/2011/02/03/backblaze-is-committed-... Gleb Budman CEO, Backblaze
- RyanKearney 15y agoI never even heard of Backblaze until now. I used to be a Mozy user until they went ahead and pulled the "Yeah remember how we said unlimited? lol jk." card. Downloaded Backblaze now to give it a try, so far it looks like an amazing deal!
- lt 15y agoYou just got a new customer.
- budmang 15y agoWelcome on board!