Today we take a look at a product which is designed to protect your precious digital data from natural disaster. ioSafe builds products which can withstand high temperatures and are water proof (to an extent). They send us their latest and greatest 2-bay NAS device.

The ioSafe 214 is a 12kg heavy metal box which holds two 3.5" drives inside. ioSafe partnered with Synology to provide the NAS part of the product, in that regard the specifications of this device are almost identical to the Synology DS214 (CPU, memory, network connectivity, USB ports).

Hardware Specifications CPU CPU Model Marvell Armada XP CPU Frequency Dual Core 1.066 GHz Floating Point Hardware Encryption Engine Memory System Memory 512 MB DDR3 Storage Drive Bay(s) 2 Compatible Drive Type 3.5" SATA(III) / SATA(II) HDD

2.5" SATA(III) / SATA(II) HDD

2.5" SATA(III) / SATA(II) SSD

ioSafe Qualified Hard Drives List! Max. Internal Capacity 10 TB (5 TB HDD X 2) (Capacity may vary by RAID types) Hot Swappable Drive External Ports USB 2.0 Port 1 USB 3.0 Port 2 USBCopy File System Internal Drives EXT4 External Drives EXT4

EXT3

FAT

NTFS

HFS+ (Read Only, with max. volume size 2TB) Appearance Size (Height X Width X Depth) 5.9 in (150mm) x 9.06 in (230mm) x 11.5 in (292mm) Weight 12.7 kg

Others LAN Number (RJ45) Gigabit X 1 Wake on LAN/WAN System Fan 92 mm X 92 mm X 1 pcs Wireless Support (dongle) Noise Level 19.9 dB(A)

Power Recovery Scheduled Power On/Off Power Supply Unit / Adapter 65W

AC Input Power Voltage 100V to 240V AC Power Frequency 50/60 HZ, Single Phase Power Consumption 22.64W (Access)

9.12W (HDD Hibernation)

Temperature Operating Temperature 5°C to 35°C (40°F to 95°F) Storage Temperature -10°C to 70°C (15°F to 155°F) Relative Humidity 5% to 95% RH Maximum Operating Altitude 6500 feet

For all intents and purposes this device will function as a Synology DS214 device, if you don't get to see the physical device, you can't make the distinction. Of course there are a few specifications of the ioSafe 214 which surpass the Synology device:

Fire Protection Protects data from fire. Up to 1550°F, 30 minutes per ASTM E-119. Flood Protection Protects data from flood. Fully submersed, fresh or salt water, 10 foot depth, 72 hours. Theft Protection Kensington® Security Slot. Optional Floor Mount / Padlock Kit.

The ioSafe enclosure can withstand up to ~843°C for 30 minutes; can be submersed 3 meter deep for 72 hours! Last but not least you can fix the ioSafe case with a Kensington cable.

We start of with a quick performance test of the ioSafe 214