COMPARISON CHART: InstantRecovery Software
The following table is a short comparison of InstantRecovery and Symantec’s Norton Ghost:
| Feature/Benefit |  |
Symantec Norton Ghost |
| Core functionality | ||
| Internally copy a disk to another disk |  |
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| Internally copy a partition to another partition | |
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| Copy one disk directly to multiple machines |  |
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| Create and restore an image of an entire disk | |
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| Create and restore an image of a partition or partitions | |
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| Selectively restore a partition from a multi-partition image | |
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| Configuration | ||
| Automatically detect video support | |
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| Floppy diskette optional | |
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| Save configuration setting to floppy disk | |
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| Platform Support | ||
| Works on any Intel-compatible computer | |
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| Developed on a stable Linux platform | |
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| SCSI storage device support | |
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| IDE/ATAPI storage device support | |
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| USB storage device support | |
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| PCMCIA storage device support | |
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| FireWire(1394) storage device support | |
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| Parallel storage device support | |
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| Native support for all Windows file systems | |
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| Native support for HPFS | |
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| Native support for linux | |
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| Large disk and large file support | |
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| Support and Service | ||
| Downloadable trial | |
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| Free online and live technical support | |
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| Pricing | ||
| Cost per license | From $38.21 | $69.95 |