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Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus (1TB)


(3.5 out of 5)

MSRP: $249


A 1TB external hard drive that offers speedy FireWire transfers, intuitive recovery software, and top-notch encryption.

Review date: Aug 25, 2008

Maxtor’s backup solution, the OneTouch 4 Plus, the far-bigger brother of the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini, sports a whopping 1TB of storage, automated backup for the Mac and PC, and SafetyDrill software for recovering data when disaster strikes. Design The 2.5-pound Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus (3 pounds with the power cord) sports the same brushed-aluminum body as its predecessor, but sports a funky trapezoid design that resembles an award trophy rather than your traditional square or rectangular external drive. The front of the drive features an illuminated LCD that glows when you plug the drive into the outlet, while the back features connections for the AC adapter, twin FireWire 400 ports, and a USB 2.0 port.

ProsCons
  • Fast FireWire transfers
  • Excellent backup software
  • File encryption
  • Relatively slow USB 2.0 read and write speeds
  • Lacks an eSATA port

Read Full Review @ LaptopMag.com by Jeffrey L. Wilson