Back up Lion 10.7.4

MBP mid 2010 came with snow leopard 10.6.8 and mobileMe. I have upgraded to Lion 10.7.4 and iCloud. What is most effecient and convenient way to back up my computer and all files.   What back up or (system recovery) option is most compatible with a 500Gig external Hard Drive? I do not own a Time Capsule. 

External HD.
Capacity equal to or higher than the internal hard drive.
I bought mine from  
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/
Cloning/Backup Software.
Carbon Copy Cloner 3.4 (donation ware).
http://www.bombich.com/
Time Machine and Super Duper are equally good.

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