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Old 4th June 2009
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...which has a firewire port
Although Firewire is a faster protocol when compared to USB, only Apple has embraced it. The number of hardware products featuring Firewire are dwindling.
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Would a drive with an ethernet or wireless connection be an option?
In theory, yes. Once you add true network stacks to the equation, Layer 6 (Presentation layer) deals specifically with byte order differences of the end points. Note however that this assumes that both ends are functioning as full network stacks.

http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/OSI_model/
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What about security risks (would have to connect it to my router)?
This then depends upon your faith, experience, & knowledge on trusting the ability of your firewall to keep the vermin at bay. If you are that concerned about people stealing your files, encrypt them.

Although you might not find the following a viable alternative, Amazon makes its infrastructure available for storage purposes. Given how cheap their service is, you may want to consider it as an option for disaster recovery:

http://aws.amazon.com/

OpenBSD's misc@ mailing list had a thread on off-site storage several months back, where Amazon's services were discussed in passing:

http://marc.info/?t=123430035200005&r=1&w=2
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