Ever felt like chucking your computer into the bathtub after a really stressful day? (Sure, “out the window” is conventional and all, but the idea of a good deep-six is just as satisfying after the third crashed application sometimes.) Sentry Group Partners and Maxtor have teamed up to build a storage solution that’ll let you do just that — and still have a functioning drive afterwards when your temper simmers down. Oh, and it’s also nice for natural/in-home disasters too, not necessarily just protection against your own violent rages.
Sentry Group and Maxtor made the announcement today at the Consumer Electronics Show in New York, previewing six new Data and Document Security products that specifically protect digital assets.
King among the group was the introduction of the FIRE-SAFE/Waterproof Hard Drive, containing the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini hard drive with a full suite of software protection tools and new software that allows for nearly instantaneous restoration of an entire computer system including applications and personal settings. But it’s not just a low-hassle recovery drive, oh no — the drive is set in a protected enclosure that promises to protect data from fire AND water, ETL verified for fire protection for 30 minutes up to 1550 degrees and fully-submersible waterproof for up to 24 hours (on the 25th hour, the barnacles start doing their dirty work I guess).
The new FIRE-SAFE/Waterproof Hard Drive is available in 80 and 160 GB models for $259.99 and $319.99 directly from the SentrySafe website.
