"Many solutions have been made to solve data loss issues that everyone is prone to face over time. RAID1 arrays, web storage, and the most typical way -- backup to an external storage solution. Using external storage solutions is very common for consumers because it's fast, convenient, easily accessible, cost effective, and simple enough for everyone to use. USB thumb drives such as the OCZ Mini-Kart is very small and convenient for storing and carrying small amounts of data -- but we not talking about a couple of gigabytes here. Most of us need way more than that for backups, and for some of us, convenience of carrying moderately large amounts of data all at once, all the time. Solution? Let's take a look at the SimpleTech Portable Pininfarina."