Best backup software

This subject is one you can be sure is filled with subjective feelings. Most old gray-beards having had sysadmin experience will probably tell you that there isn't a "best" backup software around, what you're looking for is the "least bad" one.

Personally, for my windows laptop and workstation (and the other three laptops in my household), I've chosen Acronis Backup and Recovery 10 workstation, based on the "it works" feature (having had the disfortune of testing it the hard way). I'd suggest getting the "With Universal Restore" option, that allows you to add new drivers during the restore (if your workstation becomes charred remains, you cannot be certain that the disk controller in the new workstation is the same. Being able to replace the disk controller driver during restore will save you a lot of trouble). I have no idea if other packages have anything like this, because quite frankly I stopped looking for alternatives when I had something that had the feature "it works". ;)

//Svein