- Average User Rating
- Number of Reviews17
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Overview
Carbonite is a backup product that has been designed around the consumer / home user. With a pricing strategy of $50 a year or $90 for 2 years, On the surface it seems to be one of the better online backup service on the internet. But is it?
Features
Although Carbonite appears to be very simple, it does have some pitfalls. The software does not support users running networked or mapped drives, therefore reducing a large amount of home users who have set up LANs around their homes.
Also during the Carbonite backup period, the system will omit videos. Now we can understand why this if users begin to upload illegal content, but it prevents the majority of users being able to backup genuine videos that may have recorded from a special event like a birthday or family doo.
Summary
We were disappointed to be fair, we were expecting the world with a provider like Carbonite, and its actually let us down.
Although you recieve a lot for your money, the support is truly terrible and the service slightly restricted.
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Carbonite User Reviews
Not for MAC and No Refund!
5th April 2012
Ray Jansson
New York
Slows down the MAC. Have to re-install every couple of weeks or it stops working and you don't know about it until they send you an e-mail.
And NO refunds, absolutely rude about it!
I am using BackBlaze much less intrusive on the MAC.
Recommended
27th March 2012
Paul
Washington
To me Carbonite has been a good service. Although I have heard bad things in the past, I decided to give it a go. So far I have found it to be a very stable, reliable and easy-to-use service. Whilst it doesn't do backup for videos (which may become a problem as my wife is about to have twins) it is a good basic backup system. As my life changes so will my backup needs, but for now I'm sticking with Carbonite.
carbonite has failed
23rd March 2012
Pam Moss
california
I went to the carbonite site today to retrieve some files and was told the computers were down for maintenance for the forseeable future - whats going on here???
59 Dollars
6th March 2012
Gary
Florida
It might not be the cheapest but for $59 Carbonite ensure the safety of all my files. I'd pay this and more if it meant that I never have to experience losing them again.
Pain worse than losing a leg!
Consistently Average
2nd March 2012
Damien
Washington
I signed up to Carbonite 18months ago, whilst their provision has been acceptable, after consulting with a friend about their online storage provider I learnt that MyPC Backup offers a greater number of features and a much more attractive interface.
Genuinely considering swapping provider.
Too much money
21st December 2011
Harry
Vermont
I've loved using Carbonite for my backup but I didn't realise before coming on here that you can get the same package for half the price in some places! You get unlimited storage space and the support is generally good but if you can get exactly the same elsewhere just cheaper then why would you go with these guys!?
Price too high
20th December 2011
Daniel
Oregon
Carbonite is a good product and I like it a lot but I've seen almost the same product but just cheaper! Carbonite is nearly twice the price as these products, so I don't really see how they justify that. The features and support etc are good but the same as other good providers, just more expensive.
So far behind the rest
14th December 2011
Maxwell
Portstmouth, UK
Carbonite is not my first online backup provider and it certainly won't be my last. I have had a lot of dissapointment with these guys despite the great storage space which I find perfect for me. Also the price is competitive but once you're actually using the system it all goes downhill. The support is terrible and the system is difficult to get used to, so I guess I'll be moving on soon.
Solid
21st November 2011
Robert Snordon
Alaska
I think that although Carbonite offer a good value for value product, their feature set is somewhat dated, no sync features and very little in the way of flexibility, makes other online backup companies a little more attractive.
Carbonite is Good
9th November 2011
C.Davidson
Edinburgh
I really liked carbonites and the service they provide. It is fast and reliable and easy to use. I think it gives good value for money and it has been a great cloud storage option for me.