Fireproof Backup

In a PC Authority tech review I read today, they covered a new hard drive that was recently released. Now this happens every day I am sure, but this one was of particular interest. It was for the ioSafe waterproof, shockproof and fireproof hard drive. Now I will not be going into any detail here about the product (you can read it here), but it comes with a nice price tag of $499 for a 1.5TB drive.

I can’t recall if this is good value or not, I am sure that there is a premium in there for the waterproof, shockproof and fireproof component.

Research shows that data loss most likely to happen because your PC dies on you, not because of a natural disaster. This does happen and with summer coming along in Australia, the probability is fast increasing.  The next reason is probably some virus infecting your machine and crippling it. This then results in you having to wipe it and start again. Next is probably human error.

Regardless of the reason though, having a hard drive means you have to use it. Storing it in the desk draw doesn’t help. The only way to really ensure that your data is backed up is to either setup an automated process using an external hard drive that is constantly connected, or to go online.  The additional benefit of going online is that you also get the waterproof, shockproof and fireproof as an added bonus.

If you are a small business operator or have lots of precious family photos that you couldn’t bare loosing, then as well as the ioSafe hard drive, why not consider online backup like Carbonite.