Testseek.com have collected 13 expert reviews of the IoSafe Rugged Portable hard drive USB2/USB3/FireWire and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for IoSafe Rugged Portable hard drive USB2/USB3/FireWire.
January 2012
Experts 90% 13 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
The good-looking IoSafe Rugged Portable hard drive is designed to safeguard your mobile data against extreme conditions and includes a data recovery plan that covers up to $5
000 worth of damage. The drive supports USB 3.0 and comes with all necessary ...
Tougher than tough
+The warranty is incredible
+USB 3.0 compatible!
Extremely rugged
Easy to set up.
The editors didn't like
The Rugged Portable is rather expensive
Doesn't protect data against extreme heat
And requires a separate cable to work with USB 2.0. Its performance
Having seen what IOSafe could offer a few years ago at CES as well as this year with their tesla coil demonstration again at CES, I could tell right away that they stand behind their product and trust that it will hold up in the craziest situations. Be...
Abstract: 2011 may go down as (yet another) "year of the cloud", but that doesn't mean the cloud is the solution to everything. On my travels, I rely on Dropbox, Google Music, Amazon Music and Sugarsync to provide instant access to my files, but the "instant" pa...
Abstract: We recently had the good folk over at ioSafe send one of “very careful” reviewer type persons a hard drive called the ioSafe Rugged Portable.ioSafe Rugged Portable 500 GB USB 3.0 External Hard DriveLet me give you some real world stats on the little b...
Abstract: External hard drives are among the most fragile consumer products on the market. Knock it off your desk, and there’s a good chance your data is gone as soon as it hits the floor. Travel with a portable one, and well, you’d better do a good job of pro...
When it comes to devices like the ioSafe Rugged Portable, performance comes secondary since the drive's main purpose is to keep your data safe. With that in mind, ioSafe has done a good job squeezing performance out of the 5,400 RPM drive, but we wou...
Tougher than tough, +The warranty is incredible, +USB 3.0 compatible!
I can't think of any.
IoSafe's rugged portables start at $150. That's pricey for an external hard drive, but the average external hard drive can't survive being crushed in a pin vice. If you need an unbreachable safe haven for the data you can't live without, this is the dr...
The good-looking IoSafe Rugged Portable hard drive is designed to safeguard your mobile data against extreme conditions and includes a data recovery plan that covers up to $5,000 worth of damage. The drive supports USB 3.0 and comes with all necessary ...
The Rugged Portable is rather expensive, doesn't protect data against extreme heat, and requires a separate cable to work with USB 2.0. Its performance, though fast, could be better.
Relatively compact and ultrarugged, the IoSafe Rugged Portable could be a great investment for someone who's constantly on the go or works in a challenging environment such as a ship, an oil rig, construction sites, or even war zones. For others, it w...
Rated against almost any calamity, Speedy USB 3.0 interface, Comes with $2500 data recovery
Pricier than a regular external drive, Bulky and heavy, Not fireproof
ioSafe's Rugged Portable sacrifices a bit of bulk and weight to add some serious protection to a fast USB 3.0 hard drive. We put it through some grueling tests and it didn't skip a beat. If data reliability is important to you, we think this drive just...
