I'm looking for a home safe and need some opinions. My criteria is that it must be fireproof, relatively burglar proof, with the ability to bolt to the floor. It will NOT be used for guns, mostly it will be used to hold legal documents, possibly some digital media. I'd like to keep it under $1,000 dollars. I think I narrowed it down to a couple of models, but I'm not locked into either.
AMSEC UL1511- supposedly fire resistant for 2 hrs up to 1850 degrees. seems sturdy, I like the idea of a combination lock.
Cannnon H8- less fire resistant (75 minutes up to 1200). bigger than the AMSEC, also has interior outlet with USB and ethernet connection. I really like the idea of this, as I could put my NAS server inside. However, with all those outlets, do those introduce vulernablities in the construction, including fire getting in? Does anyone know how these types of safes really perform if you have a powered device sitting inside it, does the heat it puts off affect other items in there, what does it do to the humidity levels? Basically I'm looking to see if these features makes it a clear cut favorite or should I be concentrating only on fire resistance and overall construction? I'm not sold on having to have the features like power, USB, and I'm not sure how much I'd even use those features, but it seems like having them would make it tip in the favor of the Cannon. But not if it compromises construction.