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If you've been watching the news lately you already know that the East Coast of the US was ravaged by a hurricane. In the hurricane's wake thousands of homes were flooded, entire cities underwater and billions of family pictures, digital and print...
If I was ever in a position to give an award for company ethics or post sale support, or follow through, ioSafe would get a big shiny star. I've heard from their customers in the past about how ioSafe has treated them and I've read reports online abo...
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Choosing an external hard drive isn’t an easy task. There are lots of different models to choose from, and many are essentially the same except for the capacity.One important consideration is the form factor of the hard drive. Many users opt for portab...
One of the more rugged indestructible hard drives available to consumers; large storage capacity; easy to configure; data recovery included in purchase price...
Currently no RAID options; no FireWire (although eSATA is available), $475 (1TB); $575 (1.5TB); $675 (2TB)...
The ioSafe SoloPRO is one of the toughest and rugged hard drives on the market. However, behind its physical toughness lies a single vulnerable hard drive. For those worried more about data security ioSafe should offer a RAID option as well, but if you...
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In the event of a house fire, the first thing most people run for is the family photo album. But what happens when your irreplaceable photos are stored on a hulking PC? With flames rising all around you, disconnecting a computer and lugging it to safe...
Protects against nature's most fearsome elements, attractive design...
Heavy and cumbersome, a bit on the pricey side...
If you live in an area that's prone to bush fires or flash flooding, the Iosafe Pro will provide peace of mind. USB 3.0 connectivity is a nice bonus...
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Most people nowadays are aware to a greater or lesser extent that they should backup their data. Whether it's a hard drive failure on your PC, someone stealing your phone, or losing your camera's memory card, without having backups of your photos, home vi...
The ioSafe Solo (Pro) range doesn't fulfil every possibility when it comes to storing your files with it lacking any sort of means to access your files over a network, for a start. However, if you simply want an external hard drive that will keep your mos...
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Consumers understand the importance of keeping their documents and other material possessions safe from unexpected disasters. Towards this, many invest in fireproof and waterproof safes. However, as the digital economy grows, many of the possessions...
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If there's one thing I always tell people who work with valuable, irreplaceable data it's "back up your files!" Thankfully most of us do back up our data. We usually use an external hard drive. Or sometimes, we only rely on cloud-based storage, like Dropb...
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crn.com
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2017-02-06 01:14:06
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Neither rain, nor fire, nor drop from height, nor deep immersion in noxious fluids, shall keep ioSafe from spinning 'round, and retrieving your customer's data. While that's not the official slogan of ioSafe, maker of disaster proof storage hardware, i...
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There are myriad ways of safeguarding your business or personal data: Online backups, network backups, tape drives, and even burning to DVDs. However, even veteran PC and Mac users will agree that it's intimidating to set up a backup method. For those...
Rugged to excess. Includes forensic data recovery service. USB 3.0. 3-year warranty. Fast performance.
Big. Expensive on a dollar per GB basis. 3-year recovery service is an upgrade.
The poster child for extreme data protection in computing (it can apparently survive gasoline fires and sledgehammers), the ioSafe SoloPRO is great hard drive with exemplary service and data loss protection. Buy it now...
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maximumpc.com Updated:
2017-02-06 01:14:06
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We’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. We’ve watched “rugged” hard drive enclosures shatter on the carpet after a 2-foot drop. All our documents lost in time, like… well, like something. What we’re saying is that we’re skeptical of any marketi...
Fast USB 3.0 interface; fireproof and waterproof; includes oneyear data recovery service.
Data recovery after one year is extra; heavy.
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One of the biggest reasons why you may choose to have an external hard drive is so that you can make backup copies of all your critical data. This gives you peace of mind in case the hard drive in your primary computer happens to crash. How, then, can...
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Backing up a computer is like flossing your teeth. You know you are supposed to do it regularly… but the reality is that you don’t take it seriously until you have to get a root canal, or months worth of precious data suddenly goes *poof* in a clo...
All-in-all the ioSafe SoloPRO is an awesome external hard drive. However, we do have a few issues with it. For starters, the footprint of this hard drive is HUGE. Also the drive is quite noisy. The internal hard drive is also not user-replaceable. The...
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I've been seeing a lot of advertisements lately for online data backup services. PCMag recently published a roundup review of their top ten picks, including Carbonite, Mozy, Norton and a bunch of others I wasn't even aware of. Your ISP may also offer y...
It's not very often that we have opportunity or reason to put a review item through extreme testing measures such as setting it on fire or submersing it in water, but the IoSafe SoloPRO 1TB external drive enclosure was specifically designed to handle...
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ioSafe has long been in the business of providing external hard drives to those looking for a little more physical security for their data. And by little more, we mean protection from fire, water, bear attacks - that sort of thing. Their product line...
For small businesses or even home users who need sensitive files kept out of harm’s way, the ioSafe SoloPro offers a few things most external drives don’t. The SoloPro is fire, water, and theft proof, not to mention crush-proof from its rugged thick m...
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This is a review of the ioSafe Solo Pro by Paul D Smart. IoSafe Solo 1 TB Fireproof and Waterproof External Hard DriveAs a photographer who has just purchased his first MacBook Pro, I wanted to find a drive I could use in conjunction with Apple’s Time...
The only downside from my point of view is the size. An obvious side effect from such strong protection but certainly not something that can be carried around with the owner.You can read the full technical spec here, on the ioSafe website.Get a price on t...
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ioSafe is rare among storage makers in its thriving on disaster proof hardware; its drives may be the only things left after a fire or a flood. We're reviewing the 1TB SoloPRO, which packs eSATA and USB 3.0 into the ruggedized design, to see if its eve...
Fireproofing and waterproofing, Extended warranty and data recovery, eSATA and USB 3.0, Smooth performance on USB 2.0, Linux and Mac support...
Very heavy, Expensive versus unprotected drives.
For users looking for an extremely secure storage solution the SoloPRO is a perfect option. The combination of solid warranty, data recovery service, and industrial grade construction make this storage device an excellent choice for any situation where...
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gcn.com
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2017-02-06 01:14:06
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S But what set the SoloPro apart from other external hard drives is its ability to store recoverable data even in extreme conditions. First, the case is quite sturdy, and although we didn’t put it through Mil-Std-style drop testing, it withstood our l...
Really fast file transfer speeds.
USB 3.0 adapter port necessary.
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Every once in awhile a product comes along that is both unique and useful. The ioSafe SoloPRO is the first external drive offering protection from water, fire, and hard drive failure. The drive comes with USB 2.0 and eSATA or USB 3.0. It is availabl...
Fireproof, Waterproof, Fast...
None to note...
Whether the SoloPRO gets covered with water, dropped, burned, or the hard drive just fails you are protected from most foreseeable disasters at a reasonable price. ioSafe, Inc. 2422 Lindbergh St Auburn, Ca 95602...
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computershopper.com Updated:
2017-02-06 01:14:06
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apocalypse scenarios are ominous or just sheer hokum, one thing’s for sure: Doomsday gear does sell. Luxury-bunker sales are up, and we just reviewed a flash drive that might survive a meteor landing on your house...
Fire-resistant, waterproof design, Very fast over USB 3.0, Comprehensive data-recovery plan in event of disaster...
Very heavy, bulky, No redundancy against drive failure, No backup software...
This external drive, designed to survive most domestic disasters, is a fine choice for safeguarding your digital pics or a small business' crucial records at a reasonable price...
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everythingusb.com Updated:
2017-02-06 01:14:06
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While most external storage customers don't mind the fact their data is more vulnerable than if it was inside because of the added convenience / portability it offers; there is a group of people who want MORE protection than simply sticking the drive i...
Pretty Good Performance, Darn near indestructible, USB 3.0 interface, Actively cooled, Attractive in a tank kind of way, Comes with 1 year Data Recovery Service, Reasonable price for 3 & 5 year DRS extensions, DRS 5 year extension also extends warranty to 5 years!...
MASSIVE footprint, Heavy, Sealed unit so hard drive replacement will be difficult...
With a footprint that is down right massive, the ioSafe SoloPRO USB 3.0 fireproof, waterproof hard drive is certainly not for everyone. For anyone who needs their data to be safe and sound even if their house suffers an act of god disaster this bad boy...
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ioSafe OrangeThe latest and fastest member of the ioSafe family of tough guys landed on our desk today. Weighing in at 15 pounds (for just 1 hard drive!) you get the distinct impression that this baby gorilla will stand its ground no matter what life...
There are other options to secure your data. Online storage is one of them but I’ve never been in favour of them as I don’t trust my data to anyone else. And I don’t have a superfast, unlimited plan that would allow me to secure large amounts of data i...
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Mini Review: ioSafe SoloPRO Fire & Water Proof External Hard Drive Posted on 17 November 2010 by Larry Greenberg Our love of ioSafe‘s fire proof and water proof external hard drives is no secret. I mean how can one not love something that’s able to su...
Indestructible. Comes with disaster recovery service...
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thebestcasescenario.com Updated:
2017-02-06 01:14:06
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As some of you know, I am a professional photographer. With that job comes the need for reliable and protected data storage. One of my selling points is archival of all photographs for 1 year for free and then offer additional archival time for a small...
Avaliable in 3 large storage capacities, Water proof at 10 feet for three days, Fire proof at 1500f for 15 minutes...
A little on the heavy side but that is ok since it just sits in one place all the time.
Retailing for $249.98 from , which includes a 5 year warranty and 5 years of Data Recovery Service, the ioSafe Solo rugged series of external hard drives are the perfect solution for anyone who wishes to back up their data and know it will be protecte...
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