Hard Drives > Maxtor Hard Drives

Advantages: Tough, easy to use, fast to back-up
Disadvantages: Setting up the software preferences can take a little while

...one can be confusing. The Maxtor One Touch III in my opinion has two advantages over many others. Firstly, and the reason for buying one myself, was its durability. We all have the occasional accident so its good to know that when we accidentally drop it on the hard pavement as we're getting into the car that we haven't just destroyed our equipment and more importantly all our hard work stored on its massive 500GB drive. Secondly, its One Touch software ...
...and eficiently. You can specify certain folders to back up and when you hit the button on the front it will search for any files in those folders that are not present on the drive and back them up for you automatically. Theres really no excuse not to back things up when its this easy! Its best points: *Plug and play *Easy and quick to back up files using the software *Allows you to create remote restore points for your PC *Very durable with ... Read review

Advantages: Easy, affordable
Disadvantages: None

...and broken. As Maxtor is using USB port the data transfer speed is quite good. Its just like when we are copying and pasting data from one folder to another, its really like that easy. I have purchased it in December 2006 in after christmas sales from PC World in nearly £80 and since then I am using it constantly without any problem. It is used like my regualr hard disk attached with my computer. Its good for everyone, either an IT professional with ... Read review

Advantages: memory, reliability, quality
Disadvantages: size, sound

...The Product - The Seagate pushbutton backup external hard drive 400 GB is a very sturdy and functional machine which gives more than good value for money (depending on the time you buy). Push button backup technology is fantastic although a little time consuming, the general idea is that a complete copy of your computer will be saved onto you external hard drive, if and when your computer messes things up (as will eventually be the case)then never ...
...and size is everything, the seagate hard drive has been designed to give the consumer what they want at a cheap affordable price (much to the buyers delight) setting up the external hard drive on you computer is just too easy, plug the mains in, connect the usb into your computer then press the power/backup button on the front of your hard drive and the job is well and trully a good un'. of course your computer will automatically detect your device, ... Read review

Advantages: Portable, easy to use, never failed on me yet!
Disadvantages: Perhaps only the disc size, but it has taken me 2 years to fill it!

Wester Digital, a respected brand name, and i agree! I have owned the unit now for around 2 years, and have 0 problems. My internal hard drive has died on me twice but my external one, never! This 80gb HDD is perfect for storing large files, home movies, photo albums, music etc. It's ideal when transfering data from one place to another, simply unplug it, plug it in elsehwre and hey presto! It supports drag & drop so moving files couldn't be easier. ...
...2.0 connection to your pc, mac, server etc. It is easily recognised by each operating system and i have yet to find one that doesn't support the unit. Plug it in, wait around 30secs and it's up and running. Can be stored horizontally, and if you have 3 like me, you can stack them perfectly, or store them vertically with the feet attahcments that come with the unit. Quick response time from pushing the ''On'' button which in itself gives off a nice ... Read review

Advantages: When working - Fast, convenient, massive capacity.
Disadvantages: Not reliable

Started off very well. Plug and play as promised, via USB. Very easy to use, quick access : very simple to create folders and upload all those things you want to backup (you do keep backups, don't you?!). So on went all my MP3s, pictures, software, in case of a disk crash on my PC No problems for the first 8 months. Then it stopped working. Looked like it just wouldn't power up (green light only faintly flickered). Try to take back to shop under ...
...NO data transfer. The word 'limited' is the key here. Overall very dissatisfied. A so-called high quality product which has proved to be very shoddy with no after-sales backup. Oh, and it came with a free Trojan virus. Having read many other reviews for the same product, the above I have described is not uncommon. I wouldn't buy another one. ... Read review