Hot Take Macrium Reflect Home: Annual Plan

[silversurfer]

Reflect Home - Annual Plan $49.99 / Year​

• Home Exclusive Support includes Direct access to our experts with a maximum same day (24 hours) response for the lifetime of your plan
• One free setup call getting you started if needed
• Access all future releases (new features & latest fixes)
• Email, Customer Forum and Knowledgebase included

Home Edition

The complete backup solution for personal use. Protect documents, data and operating systems using advanced disk imaging technology.

www.macrium.com

 

[mlnevese]

US$ 50/year/device or US$ 70/device and you pay nothing more unless you are really interested in updating to the next major version.

Let me see:

• 2023-01-30 Macrium Reflect 8.1 released (build 8.1.7280)
• 2021-05-17 Macrium Reflect 8.0 released (build 8.0.5903)
• 2020-10-14 Macrium Reflect 7.3 released (build 7.3.5281)
• 2017-09-29 Macrium Reflect 7.2 released (build 7.2.3811)
• 2017-09-28 Macrium Reflect 7.1 released (build 7.1.2602)
• 2017-02-27 Macrium Reflect 7.0 released (build 7.0.1994)
• 2015-02-16 Macrium Reflect 6.0 released
• 2011-06-01 Macrium Reflect 5.0 released

So 4 years for the next major version? I certainly can see what the best deal is... Unless they just start to bump version numbers for the sake of it

 

[WhiteMouse]

I have a bad feeling that they might remove one-time purchase plan in the future.

 

[HarborFront]

It's better now to get the one-time purchase license. If Macrium decides to do away with it later still the current v8 can last for another few years before v9 appears

 

[Dave Russo]

Never failed me (as long as I verified backup) Macrium is not just good it's fantastic, a must have ,for me its #1 in backups

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[Dave Russo]

Just yesterday,I botched up my main computer(installing then un -installing in safe mode something happened first no internet then everything was going very slow and one drive could not connect,so I tried system restore 3 x did not work,tried restore kept stoping at 62 percent, also before this tried Macrium kept recycling, finallyI just left Macrium run it took way longer cycled for a time then suddenly it worked now computer is back to normal what a relief!

 

[Harputlu]

Use the Eazy fix or RollBack Rx Pro ( both are the same program)

 

[Freki123]

Use the Eazy fix or RollBack Rx Pro ( both are the same program)

If I don't mix up the names in my head than "Rolback Rx Pro" is a "snapshot" program NOT an backup program. Hard pc shutdown leading to corrupted snapshots or something like that made me realize the difference
I haven't had anything so far that an redeploying of an backup from an external HDD couldn't get fix (with macrium). Rollback rx burned me twice and I never looked back after that again.

 

[Ink]

The annual plan is the best value.

New subscription, new release cycle.

Expect v9 to release in 2024.

 

[Oldie1950]

Never failed me (as long as I verified backup) Macrium is not just good it's fantastic, a must have ,for me its #1 in backups

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I can confirm these good experiences with MR. The program is really very reliable.

 

[kyros]

O&o disk image is as good as MR? The first can be found free in v17

 

[B-boy/StyLe/]

I can confirm these good experiences with MR. The program is really very reliable.

I am very pleased with it as well. The free version never let me down so far, but I am planning of buying a home license in the near future. Maybe from a discount during Black Friday (if such is available this year).

 

[piquiteco]

O&o disk image is as good as MR? The first can be found free in v17

O&O DiskImage is not bad I use it here for backup and restore, the only cons of O&O DiskImage is that the backup is slower compared to MR, but O&O DiskImage has a recovery partition feature that you can create, and this I loved this feature was bonus for me, this without changing MBR and without adding menu on boot, it is fully integrated in Windows. If your OS crashes or fails and even you accidentally format the c:\ O&O DiskImage automatically starts WinPE and you restore the backup image returning your OS to full working order.

 

[lyldz]

O&O DiskImage is not bad I use it here for backup and restore, the only cons of O&O DiskImage is that the backup is slower compared to MR, but O&O DiskImage has a recovery partition feature that you can create, and this I loved this feature was bonus for me, this without changing MBR and without adding menu on boot, it is fully integrated in Windows. If your OS crashes or fails and even you accidentally format the c:\ O&O DiskImage automatically starts WinPE and you restore the backup image returning your OS to full working order.

I don't fully understand your last post.there is no startup booting etc. like in other applications.but there is an application to create a recovery partition.so how exactly does it work.or how to activate it.in which case this partition I created works.can you help me?

 

[B-boy/StyLe/]

It seems a new version is available for the paid version: (Macrium Reflect v8.1.7638)

Macrium Reflect Patch Details

 

[SumTingWong]

Macrium removed their free home version from their site

 

[codswollip]

Macrium removed their free home version from their site

Quite some time ago.
Just use Veeam. Most excellent, and it does incrementals for free!

 

[SumTingWong]

Quite some time ago.
Just use Veeam. Most excellent, and it does incrementals for free!

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which one?

 

[jetman]

I have had Macrium Home versions 6, 7 and 8. They are virtually identical - each version has a slightly different user interface but that’s all. The only point in upgrading is to make sure the product is regularly patched etc.

If Macrium started releasing new versions every year then I may look elsewhere. I have two Windows PCs and it would not be worth paying $100 every 12 months when there are cheaper alternatives available.

PS- how does Macrium compare with Acronis? Are they similar?

 

[codswollip]

which one?