SpiderOak Online backup solution: Opinions or alternatives

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Published on 2010-03-22T23:28:18Z Indexed on 2010/03/22 23:31 UTC
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I'm considering SpiderOak as my next backup solution for my laptop and my home computers.

Has anyone ever used it?

I'm interested in your opinions on this backup application and in download/upload performances of their servers.

Otherwise I'm also interested in valuable alternatives.

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