Intel Adds Acronis Cloning Utility to SSDs
Intel Adds Acronis Cloning Utility to SSDs
Posted 10/07/2010 at 5:54am
| by Paul Lilly
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Intel just made upgrading to an SSD a little bit easier by offering up its Data Migration Software to all existing Intel solid state drive owners. The clone utility, which is powered by Acronis, purportedly makes easy work out of copying over your current drive's contents, including your OS and system settings, to the new SSD.
"The Intel Data Migration Software, powered by Acronis, makes the process of migrating to Intel Solid-State Drives faster and easier for both home and corporate users," said Troy Winslow, director of product marketing, Intel NAND Solutions Group. "Having a simple and accessible method to clone a user's existing drive, makes it that much easier for consumers to start experiencing the high performance of solid-state drive computing."
The utility is free, though if you get a hankering for a full-featured backup and recovery solution, Intel SSD owners have the options of upgrading to Acronis True Image Home 2011 at a discounted price ($30 versus $50).
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bloodgain
October 11, 2010 at 12:12am
This is a nice addition to Intel's SSDs, but I think all hard drives should come with basic migration software. Seagate offers DiscWizard (also an OEM version of Acronis True Image) for use for free as long as one of the drives is a Seagate.
JohnP
October 07, 2010 at 10:37am
I already clone my SSD to a hard drive for backup every month using Aconis Home 2011. I should easily do the opposite if necessary. How is this news? That you get Acronis for free?
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