I know for a fact that my empeg will never get stolen, I never let it out of my sight ... it never leaves my desk.

I commend you for your unbridled optimism. But at least one empeg has been stolen right off of the owner's desk.

I think that putting all your eggs in one RAID basket is inherently very risky. I would feel much more secure having my backup separate from my primary installation. After all, this is why security-savvy people always keep at least one backup located "off premises."

That said... will there ever be an empeg backup utility that will create a restorable image file located on a PC? I don't care if it's fast or slow, runs ehternet or USB or even serial -- just let me click an icon on my PC and let it run overnight or however long it takes; and then click another icon on my PC to restore my empeg to the exact state it was in when the original backup was made, including playlists, EQ settings, database information, etc.

I will be happy to pay for such a utility.

tanstaafl.