15-Minute Reviews :: East-Tec Backup 2007 v1.2.1.2

Hello all and welcome to another 15-Minute Review! Today’s title is East-Tec Backup 2007 version by EAST Technologies – A backup solution for your computer.

Software Description

As Giveaway of the Day states:

“East-Tec Backup 2007 backs up and protects the files and data you care about (files, folders, documents, emails, photos, address book, and settings from your favorite programs such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, and more). East-Tec Backup 2007 is very easy to use and features intuitive wizards, automatic backups, data compression, strong military AES encryption, data synchronization and FTP support.”

Quick Expansion

I started into this review, and saw some noticeable similarities off the bat at the main window to a title I have recently reviewed, Titan Backup – As I went through the application further and further, I came to realize that this was the same software application with a different skin attached to it. Not much (if any) has changed either; It appears that both of these are maintained along the same lines, as noted by the version numbers as well (This title is 1.2.1.2, Titan Backup that I reviewed a bit over a month ago was 1.2.0.4) – Everything is essentially the same; A few things layout-wise on the main window is slightly different or re-worded, and the about box is laid out slightly differently but essentially its all the same.

It makes me wonder which of these two versions are the real version; If these companies are the same company; If they have purchased a licence to specific code and rebrand it for themselves; While these titles are a good backup solution, it still makes me wonder. The price is even exactly the same between both. I do feel that the possibility that Titan Backup was the original title here; My reason is that East-Tec Backup and Titan Backup uses two different in-application iconsets; However when you get to the ‘My Tasks’ page, you’ll notice that the cartoon-ish icons of Titan Backup are in this window. You can’t be certain however.

If you’d like to get a feel for this application, just read the original review for Titan Backup – They are both identical for functionality and how they function, and there hasn’t been any detectable changes that I can find.

Final Verdict

As mentioned in the previous review, this title is a good title; I do have questions about the 4GB limit and why splitting couldn’t be incorporated to bypass that limitation; I also wish that incremental and differential backups would work with encrypted and compressed settings as well. While I do question these applications and their origins, they work well for their goals, and is a good choice for free. As for paying $39.95, the price is not a bad price at all.

Posted by BladedThoth on Monday, September 03, 2007