Maxtor pioneered the revolutionary "pushbutton" approach to data backup, and stays in the forefront with the new Maxtor OneTouch II external hard drive, which offers the Maxtor... more
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Advantages: Fast, quiet, Plug and Play Disadvantages: Supplied 'back-up' software could be better.
...files and folders to the Maxtor and nothing else is required. If your needs are more demanding, back-up software is supplied, or if you search the Downloads section at the Apple site, simpler alternatives are available - some Freeware. Personally, I found the supplied back-up software unnecessarily complicated and don't use it, but it's worth trying before exploring another route, if for no other reason than you've paid for it and your opinion may ... ...a button can be pressed on the front of the drive and it automatically backs-up to your requirements - install the provided software to use this feature. HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?
300GB is loads of space to kick around in and some might say overkill. However, in these times of digital photography, home movies, music and software downloads, I'd disagree. Memories can't be replaced and (in my opinion) digital memories are more vulnerable. An extra copy ...
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Advantages: One touch backups, transfereable from computer to computer, more reliable than tapes Disadvantages: bulky, installing on non-Windows XP computers, takes a long time to backup
...Luckly, the good people at Maxtor have given us the 'Once touch external hard disk'.
The device itself is a self contained 300 GB 7200 RPM Maxtor Hard drive with a USB 2.0 ( 480 Mbs) or Firewire (400 Mbs) interface although the maxium data transfer speeds are 41 MB/s for the Firewire version and 34 MB/s for USB.
Personally I think that 300 GB is a bit excessive for home computer purposes, and I would recommend the smaller 200 GB version availible.
... ...ideal. I now recommend the use of this device as a direct replacement for tape drives, when it comes to backing up servers.
The 'One touch backup feature' makes backing up important data so much easier, you simply push the button on the front of the enclosure and the drive automatically preforms a backup.
This device is the best I have seen so far, although personally I had problems when using it on a computer with less than a 600 MHz processor ...
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Maxtor pioneered the revolutionary "pushbutton" approach to data backup, and stays in the forefront with the new Maxtor OneTouch II external hard drive, which offers the Maxtor DriveLock feature for added data protection along with enhanced backup capabilities and a simplified user interface. The Maxtor OneTouch II drive provides up to 300GB of easy add-on storage that's perfect for beginners and experts alike, in the office or at home. Connectivity is a snap using USB or FireWire ports, and the included new Dantz Retrospect Express HD backup software gives users the power to roll back their system to a healthy state after a system problem, easily retrieve deleted files, and recover individual files or an entire hard drive.
OS Required: Apple MacOS 9.1 or later, Apple MacOS X 10.1.2 or later, Apple MacOS X 10.2.4 - 10.2.8, Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP, Apple MacOS X 10.3 or later
System Requirements Details:
Windows 98SE/2000 Pro/ME/XP Home/XP Pro - Pentium III - 500 MHz - RAM 128 MB
MacOS 9.1 or later - RAM 64 MB
MacOS X 10.1.2 or later - RAM 128 MB
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 2 years warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 2 years
Well what can i say. I chose maxtor because i thought it was a good named brand and would be reliable. Plus the fact they have been taken over by seagate who have been in the hard drive business forever. With these two factors you would think this would... more
Device is solid and reliable, case well protects the hard drive (dropped it once and nothing happens, just a scuff mark). On the front panel you will find one button, it's being used for backup of the data.
With the hard drive you will get various... more
Maxtor is a big Hard Drive manufacturer and I have used them before even buying drives to put into two of my own PCs and both times the drives have worked fine, knowing this I thought they would make good external drives...
Unboxing:
In the box you... more
