The problem with other drives is two-fold.
Break in. They will take anything with wires attached. Nice neighborhood, but my son's neighbor - a lonely old man - had his tv stolen among other things. Every draw in the house was pulled out. They punched the front door in, and drove off with the 50 telly on the roof of their car!
Like that, even a hidden backup might just go.
Electrical. Following my 2hours of explosive mains shorting the other night, I think it possible all electronics could have been spiked to destruction. All the drive electronics, and devices like my Seagate Black Armor are all vulnerable.
Then of course, there's the flood line.
It's be'n so cheerful as keeps me goin'
