The ioSafe Solo G3 is a great upgrade to the previous SoloPro by being quiet, better-looking, and offering faster performance. Still, it's not for everyone, but that's for the same reason not everybody needs an armored truck for their daily commute.
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Similar to the SoloPro, the G3 is huge, heavy, and comes with layers of protection to guard the internal hard drive against extreme heat and water submersion. The G3, however, doesn't come with any fans, making it run silently. The new G3's pricing is relatively friendly for a drive of its type, with the 1TB version costing about $300. There are also 2TB and 3TB versions that cost $350 and $400, respectively. Compared with other regular external drives of the same capacities, these prices are much higher, but that's because other drives are just like those Honda Civics that won't keep you safe from bullets. (No offense to the Civic, but we're talking about something else other than gas millage and affordability here).
If you have a large amount of data, such as medical records, that needs to be regularly backed up and kept through floods, fires, or even tornadoes, the ioSafe Solo G3 makes a great investment. If you want a similar drive that also offers support for eSATA, check out the SoloPro.
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