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What is the smartest on-site backup strategy for my house?

Question: What is the smartest on-site backup strategy for my house? Time Machine? NAS? External SATA? DVD-R?

“There’s almost no end to backup solutions and configurations these days, and virtually no excuse for not backing up your computer,” Casey Johnston writes for Ars Technica. “Even if you have only a few important files, it’s worth it to shell out for an 8GB USB flash drive to store copies on; if you don’t, you’ll cry out that $20 you saved in anguished tears.”

Johnston writes, “For the most part, backup storage solutions vary on three axes: speed, cost, and flexibility. We’ll go over a few different types of storage, and you can determine what’s best for you based on your setup.”

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