Sentry Fire-Safe 2-Drawer Insulated Vertical File

Overall, I'm happy with this cabinet. One thing this cabinet really has going for it is the dearth of competition in this price range. For the price, it seems like a very worthy item. That said, for the price, I'd buy a scanner and go electronic before buying a second one. But I figure one is good, because having at least some physical files is inevitable.

First, this cabinet is very heavy. It took 3 people at the store to move to my car, and I could only carry it a few feet at a time when I got it home. The weight appears to be due to the 2-3" thick fire insulation on all sides. The interior material looks like standard, thin sheet metal. But probably due to the heft, it doesn't rattle or clank. In fact, the drawers roll rather nicely. I'm not sure if the tracks will hold up (I'm afraid they might bend) but it's nice so far. It lets you pull both drawers out at the same time (very nice cabinets don't). However, I've done this (probably a bad idea!) with two...Read more

I bought these to replace ones that had gone through a fire. I had my photographs and negatives in them and all contents were fine.

Fortunately, I have not seen the fireproof abilities first hand, however I looked at them onling at the Sentry Website. The safe requires 2 people to move because it is heavy and has no handles to move on the outside. It appears to be built well and the drawers glide easily. You can outfit it for Legal use by going to an office store and getting standard legal conversion rails. I was suprised to receive my safe 3 days after I ordered it, but this may not be typical.