I didn't mean to put down Ghost entirely. I've been using it for years to set up PCs at work. We do training classes every month and we re-image the drives before each class. Never had a problem.
At home I'm using Acronis True Image. A friend recommended it so I thought I'd give it a try. I like how it can run directly from Windows instead of having to reboot. It can do incremental backups as well. Since I have a lot of digital photos, I've been doing periodic backups to an external Firewire drive.
Hard drives have become so cheap lately. You can find great deals on Techbargains, NewEgg and if you're lucky enough to live near a Fry's Electronics, you can take advantage of their weekly specials.
