If you value your data more than most users, take a look at Silicon Power's latest range of military-grade external hard drives; the Armor A70.
The 139.45mm x 85.7mm x 18.1mm drive, pictured above, will be available in 250GB, 320GB, 500GB and 640GB capacities, and offers significantly more protection than your average hard drive.
Hoping to satisfy the needs of would-be road warriors, the Armor A70 is compliant with military standards IEC529 IPX7 and MIL-STD-810F 516.5, which to you and me means it's both drop resistant and water proof. In terms of the latter, Silicon Power reckons it'll continue working after being submerged a metre under water for 30 minutes.
It's also dust and pressure-proof, and features a useful slot for the bundled USB cable. Speaking of USB, the Armor A70 supports version 2.0 or 1.1 ports, and provides transfer speeds of up to 480Mbps.
It'll be available in "mysterious red" or black finishes, and comes bundled with Silicon Power's SP Widget software as well as a 60-day trial of Norton Internet Security.
No word on pricing or availability, but it'll be backed by a two-year warranty and supports all common operating systems - including Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
