MAXTOR E01G500 External One Touch II 500 GB Hard Drive

by Maxtor

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5.7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000B613JU
• Item model number: E01W500
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 28, 2005

Product Description

With up to 500GB, there is plenty of room to store videos, photos, graphics, music, and more all in one location. Simple backup and storage with Maxtor DriveLock for added security. 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 500GB 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. Average seek time - 9.0ms Interface - 6-Pin FireWire, USB 2.0 & 1.1 PC and Mac Easy-to-use software lets you set up automated backups, retrieve lost files, and keeps data safe Set up regular backups, set your preferences, and retrieve your backup files Optimize your drive's performance, manage your power settings, and customize your Maxtor OneTouch button Protect your files with Maxtor DriveLock Set a personal password to protect access to your files Operating temperature - 5C to 35C (41F to 95F) Dimensions - 1 5/8 x 5 1/2 x 8 5/16 inches (41 x 140 x 220 mm) Weight - 3.1 pounds Systems Requirement - Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP Home, XP Professional or higher, Mac OS 9.1 or later. 128MB RAM or more as required by operating system. CD-ROM drive

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Drive died two years in..., July 14, 2007

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R. Roney (norcal, ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MAXTOR E01G500 External One Touch II 500 GB Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

the drive worked well enough for long enough that i filled it with video files. Then the maxtor died, taking 2 years of accumulated files with it. Ouch.

1.0 out of 5 stars Two Drives - Two Failures, May 5, 2007

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Mark Snyder - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MAXTOR E01G500 External One Touch II 500 GB Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

Purchased two of these drives and both failed within a year. All data on the drives was lost.

At least they failed before the one year warranty was up. But, I now have two refurbished replacement drives I can't use for any important data:(

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unreliable, December 21, 2006

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Robbie (Norfolk, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MAXTOR E01G500 External One Touch II 500 GB Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

This drive is unreliable, and worse gave false information that it was working properly. I bought this drive for backup only; I paid 500 bucks for piece of mind, not problems. This drive worked for about 1 month, then it started acting a little funny, then totally stopped working, but still stated it was doing a complete backup. I sent it back to manufacturer (now owned by seagate), but even if they repair it perfectly, I will always have doubts. I highly recomend that you consider another manufacturer.