Portable hard drives are generally tougher than their stationary counterparts, but ioSafe’s new Rugged Portable line of drives is taking things to a whole new level. In addition to withstanding up to 5,000 lbs. of pressure, these new drives (in SSD and HDD varieties) can also be submerged, dropped, and even dunked inside vats of diesel fuel. (Try doing that to your current hard drive.) Inside the seemingly bombproof enclosure lies another layer of protection – Genie Timeline Pro backup software, which lets you easily restore your data even when your OS doesn’t load.
The military spec drive also features USB 3.0 connectivity and is Mac and PC compatible. The HDD models start at 250GB ($150) whereas the SSD model starts at 120GB ($499).
ioSafe Rugged Portable
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