Comments on: Hands On: ioSafe Solo External Hard Drive with Disaster Protection

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13 of the Toughest, Most Secure Gadgets You Can Buy » The Hottest Gadgets — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:21:24 +0000

[...] ioSafe Solo External Hard Drive Whoa. This is a truly incredible product. It is a fully fireproof and waterproof version of your typical external hard drive. They are available at capacities from 500 MB to 1.5 TB. Another form of security comes is the hole on the back. No, there isn’t a hole in the product, but actually a hole drilled in a metal tab, and it is a way to padlock the 15-pound hard drive enclosure to anything you see fit. On top of that, the ioSafe company has Disaster Recovery Service, which is free w/ purchase and it includes every effort possible to retrieve your hard drive and replace its enclosure in case of a water/fire disaster.That kind of data protection deserves an extraordinary applause. Check out a video of its incredibleness. You can pay up to $400 for the 1.5 TB with 5-year warranty and Disaster Recovery Service, but if you do the math it is actually a viable option for pretty serious data protection. [...]

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13 of the Toughest, Most Secure Gadgets You Can Buy | Datensklaven — Tue, 19 May 2009 08:01:12 +0000

By: Jim Clark

Jim Clark — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:17:26 +0000

You do realize that I do “mistakes” like that to see if anyone actually reads these things!

And if you believe that one….

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:11:01 +0000

“And a picture of Windows Explorer. 500 GB’s of (io)SAFE storage was now at my disposal. If you read the specs, one can purchase this unit with a 1GB or 1.5GB hard drive, if so desired. And it would not surprise me if 2GB versions will be available in the near future”

I think you meant TB, not GB for 1, 1.5, and 2.

Great review though!

By: Jim Clark

Jim Clark — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:01:03 +0000

@Martin Richards – You are absolutely correct. I guess I should amend my “Worst Case Scenario” to include: “and your bank gets blown away by a tornado!”

Seriously, you are correct. One must remember, however, WHS users are a bit more cognizant of needs of backups. Of the WHS users, tho, how many are that conscientious to cycle backup drivesa to an off-site location? I would like to say that I am one the few who do, but I am not.

From that POV, I find the ioSafe quite appealing.

By: Martin Richards

Martin Richards — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:14:36 +0000

Quote:

“You don’t have to swap out hard drives with an off-site drive on some daily, weekly, monthly, or when-I-get-around-to-it schedule”

But it can still get nicked… That’s the big advantage of an off-site drive!