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A study, in conjunction with storage specialist salonprosales.com, has revealed that more and more of us are carrying round unnecessary weight in the form of videos and music downloads, which could potentially lead to muscle related health problems in the future. As mobile devices become bigger and better and the potential for carrying around your entire music and film library becomes a reality, health experts warn that we may see a rise in complaints about wrist strain and back problems. A spokesperson for Salonprosales.com comments “Every-time we load up our phones or laptops with new data, just like filling up a bucket of water, the device becomes heavier because of the files we are adding. As with anything, files have a weight and although it may seem that each music track or video clip only weighs a small amount, imagine what that is cumulatively when you have over 30,000 tracks or say 40 hours of video on your device, that becomes one heavy device!”

Experts warn the problem is only set to get worse with the rise in High Definition video content which obviously takes up more drive space and thus makes your device a lot heavier. Technical Director at Salon Pro Sales offers this advice to consumers worried about the problem: “We never listen to all our music or watch all our movies when we are on the move so why carry it all with us, the safest option is to store all your content safely at home on a hard drive (or preferably two drives for safety) and only transfer the things you need to your mobile device as and when you need them, this way you can keep your phone or laptop at an optimal weight for carrying and avoid the potential problems associated with it. It’s a matter of comfort too, holding a phone laden with files to your ear is like holding a brick, offload some of those files to storage back home and it will take a whole lot of strain away from ones wrist, likewise carrying a laptop in a shoulder bag with less content on it is sure to relieve shoulder strain for the wearer.

Salon Pro Sales stock a wide range of desktop drives from a variety of manufacturers to aid in home storage of data, visit salonprosales.com.

Salon Pro Sales, the sales arm of successful editing equipment rental company Salon, has recently been appointed a G-Technology GOLD Dealer. “Having been a champion of G-Tech products for a long time now we are extremely proud to be recognized as one of the brands premier partners, highlighting the importance we put on first rate product knowledge and support” exclaims Salon MD Nick Long. “G-Tech drives are recognized as some of the most reliable and powerful storage devices in the industry and whereas in the past such quality commanded a high premium their pricing has dropped dramatically over recent months making them one of the most affordable options on the market.” The appointment coincides with the introduction of a brand new range of products including the 4^th Generation of the hugely popular G-RAID drive (including a new 4Tb version), a new G-SAFE line up with protective capacities up to 2TB and 3Gbit eSATA and the new G-Drive and G-Drive mini’s (including SSD options). Clients looking for storage in a hurry will benefit from an increased number of products being made available for Salon’s Same Day Central London service in addition to the standard overnight service offered nationwide.

For the latest G-Tech pricing visit www.salonprosales.com or call the Salon sales team on 020 8746 7611.