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Customer Reviews of Mirra Personal Server M-250 Version 2

It's simple, it's easy. It works.
Mirra is designed to be a simple, consumer-friendly solution to automated backup of designated folders and files. It is NOT a corporate-sized server installation costing thousands of dollars and needing its own climate-controlled closet and a degree in computer science to set up. You follow the directions, install the software and plug it in to your router. It works. <
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>There is a disappointing lack of good software supporting simple automated backups of important data, and that is very surprising given the plethora of USB/Firewire portable hard drives and the wildfire spread of digital cameras over recent years. Most software solutions seem to prefer creating a complete backup of your entire system, all the programs and folders and even the operating system. That, however, winds up being many GB's of data and is typically either compressed, encrypted or both. Like Jane and Joe Consumer, I just wanted something that would back up my latest photos and documents, preferably right after I saved each one, and allow easy access to those backups. And Mirra does that. Simple. I don't have to think about it. It works. <
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>In our home we have two wireless laptops and one wired tower, a couple portable USB hard drives, and everything linked by a wireless router/WAP combo. They all speak to each other fairly well (although router setup is something I'd rather not do more than once in a blue moon!) and the Mirra watches over all of them, safely copying, safely storing, quietly doing exactly what it's supposed to. It works. <
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>The online access feature, allowing you to both download or upload files away from home, or even share with friends or coworkers, is nice, but be aware it is limited to the speed and dependability of your home Internet service provider. My DSL makes for a slightly disappointing experience some days, but otherwise, the Mirra end of the process lives up to expectations very well. Also note, Internet Explorer is recommended for access - Firefox has difficulties dealing with file or folder names that contain spaces. Other than that little caveat, it works. <
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>At about 2 bucks a Gig (as of the time of this review), it's more expensive than most portable hard drives. But you're also getting the network-compatible software solution, friendly responsive support service (yes, I needed help, and got it quickly!), and peace of mind. Note every paragraph above ends in these words - IT WORKS - and for me these days, that's worth gold. Big shiny gold star stickers, smiley faces and happy kittens. Because - let's face it - spending every Friday evening manually copying your favorite files to CD's, DVD's or ZIP's is a drag, and I'd far rather be spending that time with friends, family or a good shoot'em-up on my (-insert favorite game platform here-).

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There are better and cheaper solutions.
Interesting. I'm not so sure why I would want to limit myself with a single drive solution that is nothing more than a fancy PC. In my case, I need more storage capacity that is easily expandable. At CES, I saw these guys with the Yellow Machine that integrated 1TB RAID-5 storage + 8-port LAN switch + router + firewall + parental controls + backup. All for $1595. I can't wait to get my hands on one!