FireKing MV1000 MediaVault Insulated Key Lock Fire Safe, 74lbs, 11-5/8 x 17-1/2 x 10-1/2, White

by FireKing

Product Features

• Compact, stand-alone media storage safe designed to provide the ultimate protection against fire, water, dust and humidity.
• Protects data/information storage media and heat-sensitive valuables against disasters, including fire for at least one hour up to 1,700°F.
• UL Class 125?one-hour specification for Insulated Record Protection Equipment.
• Capacity for either: 130 3.5" diskettes, 60 4mm tapes, 30 8mm tapes, 23 CDs or 31 Zip® disks.
• White.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 74 x 10.5 inches ; 74 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 74 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001MS6RVU
• Item model number: MV1000
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,607 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

Product Description

Stop having to worry about your valuables—simply keep them in this storage safe for protection. This compact, stand-alone media storage safe is designed to provide ultimate protection against fire, water, dust and humidity. In case of fire, the safe protects data/information storage media and heat-sensitive valuables for at least one hour up to 1,700°F. Class 125 rating—one hour specification for Insulated Record Protection Equipment. Capable for holding: 130 3.5" diskettes, 60 4mm tapes, 30 8mm tapes, 23 CDs or 31 Zip® disks. Lock Type: Key; Material(s): Steel; Outer Width: 11 5/8 in; Outer Depth: 17 1/2 in.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Improvised Solution, November 8, 2011

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This review is from: FireKing MV1000 MediaVault Insulated Key Lock Fire Safe, 74lbs, 11-5/8 x 17-1/2 x 10-1/2, White (Kitchen)

I've been housing my external drives in my MV1000. Plus a few important documents. This was my solution for storage for my photo files. I am a pro photojournalist. I don't want to pay some offsite company X $$ every single month to keep my files. So the solution is to have redundant external drives, which are about 90 bucks apiece, and keep them in the safe. Every few weeks or once a month I pull the 1 terabyte external drives out and run Time Machine for a backup on both. I also burn DVDs for my RAW photo shoots, but those aren't protected. I'll need to get another safe for those. The important thing is that should my computer die or a fire occur, I'll always have a very recent backup of all my files. Once the external drives fill up, I'll buy new and larger capacity drives, and copy the data over. I like being self sufficient without having to rely on some company unseen by me to take care of my files.
The product itself seems very robust, heavy, and I can see how it would hold up in an intense fire. The locking mechanism is pretty weak though. I am actually thinking about getting a big safe with a proper lock and then putting the MV1000 inside it. This would be the ultimate in protection. Then I'd feel safer, too, about storing cash in there. A safe in a safe... I'm improvising a solution here, one step at a time. No solution is perfect. But it's a good start for a fair price on the MV1000.
Finally, it gets 4, not 5 stars, because of the locking mechanism. Either put a solid lock on it, or no lock at all in my opinion.