We've previously looked into some online storage options as secure ways to backup your data. While you can always add more drives to a desktop system for redundancy, none of that does you any good if your whole house burns down or ends up under water. The online solutions offer an off-site way to backup files, but are much, much slower than accessing a local drive. ioSafe has found a nice compromise between the two options with its Solo line of external USB hard drives.

Solo drives are available in sizes ranging from 500 GB to 1.5 TB. All the models are rated to be waterproof for at least three days, at depths up to ten feet. Unless a river washes away your hard drive, that should be more than enough time to retrieve it. Fireproofing keeps the drives from getting burnt, securing your data even when subjected to temperatures as high as 1550 degrees Fahrenheit for up to half an hour. Of course, treatment this severe will probably render the USB hardware unusable, but the important thing is that your data, tucked away deep inside the Solo's case, should make it through intact. The company offers three years of recovery services with each drive sale to help you get back at your data when you need to. Prices start at $200 for the 500 GB drive up to $350 for the 1.5 TB, but ioSafe is offering $50 off for the time being, with orders shipping out at the end of the month.

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