ioSafe Solo 500 GB Fireproof and Waterproof External Hard Drive with 1 Year Data Recovery Service SL0500GBUSB20
- Protect your photos, music, videos, and business data
- Fireproof up to 1550° F for 1/2 hour per ASTM E119
- Waterproof up to 10 ft depth, 72 hours
- 1 year Data Recovery Service + up to $1000 for forensic data recovery (option to upgrade to 3 or 5 year plan at registration)
- Simple Plug and Play USB 2.0, PC or Mac, 3 year warranty
Product Description
Like an aircraft black box for your digital data, the ioSafe Solo is the world’s first, high capacity, fireproof & waterproof external hard drive. Using a simple USB 2.0 interface, the ioSafe Solo works with your PC or Mac just like any other USB external hard drive. Compatible with almost all backup programs that work with external hard drives. A combination of patented and patent pending ioSafe technologies work to allow for airflow cooling during normal operation… More >>
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I don’t think anyone has mentioned has extraordinarily noisy this thing is. I can’t keep it running all the time, it’s so loud. I just turn it on to do back-ups.
Rating: 4 / 5
I’ve owned one of these for about 6 months. I have it connected to my iMac and it works perfectly with Time Machine. I rest easy knowing all my photos, music and important document files are safe, even if there were to be a fire in my home. This product is top notch!
Rating: 5 / 5
I purchased this as a backup device for my new MacBook and am very happy with it. Installation was quick and easy. It seems sturdy and reliable (no problems so far) although amazingly heavy. It is not silent (there is a fan) but reasonably quiet.
Rating: 4 / 5
I have a few 1 TB drives that I keep in a lockbox and needed something to use in the house between monthly backups that had a chance of being secure in case something disastrous occurred.
This has been a very simple hard drive to use and perfect for running constant backups. I alternate between using the drive plugged into a Win7 and Vista computer and the hard drive doesn’t have issues with being switched between operating systems. It also syncs with ZumoDrive so I can add files to the cloud on one computer and they get synced to this drive on another one.
The hard drive is big and heavy. It definitely stands out on your desk. If you prefer a pristine workspace, you’ll want to find a way to hide it.
The drive has a firewire connection, but it seems to be a bit slower than my WD 1TB drives; and much slower than the 128 SSD drive I use on a daily basis. I wouldn’t put a heavy graphics game on the drive and run the game off of the drive; but for backups, music, and word docs – it’s fast enough.
Rating: 4 / 5
I bought the 1 TB IoSafe because I wanted a good detachable hard drive that would last. I think it is worth the cost for what you get. The fact that they advertise it to be able to withstand fires, floods and theft seemed like a bit much to me at first, but now it feels more like my personal safe rather than just another computer component: I have downloaded and scanned all of my music and photos; albums, cassettes & CD’s along with my important legal documents, tax statements, bank records etc. I placed these items into various partitions that I created. I like it so much I am thinking about purchasing another IoSafe for my DVD collection! My only real complaint would be that it is kind of noisy when it is working. Also, the blue lights in front are pleasing but, the on/off switch is in the back and would be a pain in the neck to turn off and on if you placed it on the floor; which is exactly where something this heavy normally usually goes: However, I placed mine on a glass shelf that’s a part of my computer table. I then put a small carpet/rug remnant underneath so it doesn’t scratch the glass and it also helps with the noise. The only compromise I am making is that I cannot bolt the safe to the floor. There is a nice hole in the rear frame to insert a bolt through if you want to do this but then you have to think about reaching down and turning it off and on all the time. Leaving it on all the time doesn’t seem to great of an idea as the blue lights are bright and when it is saving things it does make some noise. In any case I didn’t need to bolt it down so my solution works really great for me. The IoSafe makes you feel really secure. I am sure there are ways to add additional passwords/encryption codes etc. to further secure your data and valuables within the safe, but nothing I have is really all that valuable to anyone else but me, the peace of mine I get and the obvious thought that was put into this build makes this product quality in my book. It truly is My Digital Safe.
I thought it would be helpful to add that I never ended up getting a second IoSafe. I’m still really happy with my IoSafe but I found 1 TB to be inadequate to hold all my DVD’s: I have too many of them. I’m going with a 4 TB NAS with a RAID option. The IoSafe comes in a 2 TB model, but I need even more space. I read online recently that many people who have not yet purchased an external hard drive have cited the deciding factor as their lack of speed and that in the past, many externals have been, clunky, expensive, loud and slow: The Iosafe revels in all of these qualities; it’s heavy, clunky, a real pain to carry around which is why even if you don’t bolt it down it’s really unlikely to ever get stolen. It’s been slow for me when I transfer massive amounts of video, but no slower than would be expected from USB; eSATA would have been a better option. I find it a little noisy but not unreasonable: I positioned it convenient enough to turn off & on, but not near earshot. All things said, as I look back now, I stand by my start rating. I really like this clunky, sort of loud, kinda expensive and a little slow, bombproof 1 TB external solution to backing up your computer to place that is probably safer than anyone really needs!
Rating: 5 / 5