Datacare Fireproof Media Safe – 2.8 cu ft – Class 125 2-Hour Fire Rated – Protects DLT, LTO, Hard Drives, CDs & Magnetic Media – Key Lock – Impact Tested – Model 2003

The media could not be loaded. First off this is a data media safe that is rated to with stand high temps during a fire with a rating of 125 -1.5 hr. Not sure if it’s UL rated though. Most regular fire rated safes are just for documents and will melt plastic items like cds or PCBs on internal drives.My usage: I personally use the safe to store one of my backups of my NAS. The other backup is in a safety security deposit box at the bank. I rotate my backups from the bank to my safe at home once a month and during the time the safe is at my home I perform 2 backups, once when I get it back from the bank and once before I send it off to the bank.Durability: The item is solid as a tank and really heavy at 322 lbs. So invite a friend over and have them help you move this, even with a dolly I was struggling. When you knock on it, the item feels solid, probably a mix of cement and metal.Capacity: The safe is big enough for lots of 3.5 inch internal Harddrives in cases as I show in my picture. You can fit about 24 internal hdds with cases inside the safe. Maybe 26 with no cases or if you remove the shelf.The safe can be left unlocked and the door will close and latch. I haven’t tested the safe in a fire, but I can say the quality is there.Lastly, a word about shipping: I got my order canceled 2 times because I didn’t realize that the seller has to contact you to setup shipping details and a delivery date for the safe. If you miss the calls, the emails, or the msgs on Amazon they’ll cancel your order. So make sure you respond to them. It makes sense that they’d have to set up special shipping details because of the weight of the item and the high price tag. Although the price of this is expensive, it’s still less expensive than some other companies, but maintains being a data media safe which most safes are not rated for. It took me a few days to do research on the best data media safes and I settled on this one. Also most safes on Amazon are not data media safes so be aware.

This is a heavy duty media safe as advertised. I hope to never test the fire rating but the safe appears to be built to withstand long periods of high temperature exposure without significant heating to the inside contents. Inside the main safe door there is another sealed door to provide double layers of insulation and protection from water. The safe arrived quickly and in perfect condition. The driver was willing to put the safe anywhere on the first floor desired. I also found it easy to move the safe using a motorcycle floor jack and later moved the safe to the basement of my house.

Great Safe. Usable storage space is always small compared to the actual safe size but this unit makes the available space very usable and convenient to access. Well made and delivered and placed right were I needed it.