Seagate Duet is a 1TB USB HDD with automatic Amazon Drive cloud backup capability

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When it comes to backing up a computer, I am a big proponent of the cloud. While local backups should also be part of your plan, redundancy is key. If there is ever a disaster, such as a flood or fire, you will be very glad for the cloud backup. If the cloud storage company goes out of business, you will be thankful for the local copy. In other words, don't just rely on one method.

Seagate has an interesting new product, called "Duet", that it developed with Amazon, and it aims to create a positive redundant backup experience. The hardware itself is rather basic -- a 1TB 2.5-inch portable USB (Type-A) hard disk drive. The magic is in the software (Windows and Mac only), however, as it creates automatic cloud backups of the HDD contents to Amazon Drive in the cloud.

What makes things particularly interesting is the price -- the drive is $100, but it comes with a year of unlimited cloud storage included. The Amazon Drive cloud plan is a $60 value, meaning the drive itself is arguably only $40 -- depending on how you look at things.

True, more tech-savvy folks can easily buy an HDD and set up a redundant backup plan without the need of this bundle, but there is potential for some solid cost savings here. Not to mention, with the holidays coming up, this could make an amazing gift for someone in your life that needs some motivation to create a good backup plan.

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If you do buy it -- particularly as a gift -- there is one important thing to note: the user must redeem the complimentary 12-month Amazon Drive storage within 2-months of the purchase date. If they don't, it will expire and become worthless (the drive itself will still function though). You should be sure to remind the recipient to redeem the offer, or if possible, help them to do so before expiration.

If you are interested in buying the Amazon-branded Seagate Duet, it can be yours on December 10th. You can pre-order it immediately, however, from Amazon here.

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