Carbonite is an online backup service available to both Windows and Mac users that provides unlimited backup space to consumers and small businesses. It is named after the indestructible substance used to freeze Han Solo in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Carbonite was the first online backup company to offer unlimited backup space for a fixed price. Prior to Carbonite entering the market in early 2006, all online backup services were priced by the gigabyte.

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  • Carbonite is an online backup service available to both Windows and Mac users that provides unlimited backup space to consumers and small businesses. It is named after the indestructible substance used to freeze Han Solo in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Carbonite was the first online backup company to offer unlimited backup space for a fixed price. Prior to Carbonite entering the market in early 2006, all online backup services were priced by the gigabyte. Many other vendors have since changed to an unlimited model similar to Carbonite’s. Carbonite also pioneered mass market advertising for consumer backup, signing up a variety of spokespersons ranging from Howard Stern to Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly. While some online backup services like AOL’s Xdrive, HP’s Upline and Yahoo’s Briefcase shut down in recent years, Carbonite is credited with making online backup easy by simplifying the process and simplifying the service. Carbonite was named 'Best Windows Backup Tool' by Lifehacker, 'Labs Winner' by PC Pro, 'Editor's Choice' by NextAdvisor, but received only 'two mice' in a MacWorld review putting it second to last.
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  • Carbonite
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  • Carbonite
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  • Carbonite support refused to echo such promises
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  • Carbonite is an online backup service available to both Windows and Mac users that provides unlimited backup space to consumers and small businesses. It is named after the indestructible substance used to freeze Han Solo in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Carbonite was the first online backup company to offer unlimited backup space for a fixed price. Prior to Carbonite entering the market in early 2006, all online backup services were priced by the gigabyte.
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  • Carbonite (online backup)
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