Maxtor OneTouch II 200 GB External Hard Drive with FireWire and USB 2.0 Interface ( E01A200 )

by Maxtor

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00076OZQC
• Item model number: E01A200
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 21, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Maxtor OneTouch II -- simple backup and storage with Maxtor DriveLock to protect the contents of your drive if lost or stolen. Maxtor pioneered the revolutionary "pushbutton" approach to data backup, and stays in the forefront with the new Maxtor OneTouch II external hard drive. With 200GB, there's ample room to store your videos, photos, graphics, music, and more in one convenient location! The drive features a simple Maxtor user-interface for drive management, security, and backup, a whisper-quiet 7200 RPM hard drive with 8MB cache and is equipped with both FireWire and USB 2.0 interfaces for easy connection. For PC and Mac.

Product Description

MAXTOR (E01A200) E01A200 200GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Link & USB 1.1/2.0

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, sleek and quiet, December 30, 2005

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L. Sztajer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maxtor OneTouch II 200 GB External Hard Drive with FireWire and USB 2.0 Interface ( E01A200 ) (Personal Computers)

This backup drive is compact, looks nice and is extremely quiet. I needed a drive that would fit inside my desk next to my tower and be very quiet since it's in my living room. I can't even hear this unit over my computer's fan. The vertical stand is handy, too. Setup took only about 4 minutes total: let the software install, plug in the power, plug in the USB and hit the "one touch" button ... that's all there is to it. I have not yet needed to do a restore, but the instructions look simple and consumer reviews I've read about other One Touch drives are positive. This unit is 200 GB, which is more than enough for my Windows XP system, all my software and my iTunes library, with plenty of room to spare. Plus, this particular kit comes with firewire capability, which I consider a good investment for future computer systems, and the incremental cost is minimal to get the firewire included. I highly recommend this backup system, especially for people who do not consider themselves computer experts.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but not as advertised, January 15, 2006

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Robert Charlton - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maxtor OneTouch II 200 GB External Hard Drive with FireWire and USB 2.0 Interface ( E01A200 ) (Personal Computers)

Good - Drive is fast, tons of space, looks good, portable.
Bad - Install took a while, one-touch doesn't work, had to call tech-support and was told manual wasn't correct.

Overall - For a fast, good looking drive, this is great. If you're buying it for the features (one-touch, other software), it stinks. I'm happy with mine since I use it like a huge thumb drive (drag and drop). Also, I have both a Mac and a PC. You must choose which one you're going to use it with first. My other external let me swap back and forth. Not with this one.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It works, but be warned..., February 24, 2006

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C. Radda (New Britain, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maxtor OneTouch II 200 GB External Hard Drive with FireWire and USB 2.0 Interface ( E01A200 ) (Personal Computers)

First off I did not order mine through Amazon. I bought it at an Apple store. I assumed incorrectly that, were there to be any problems with it, I could run it back there for a replacement. But I hadn't read the fine print--the part that said the drive could only be returned to Maxtor. When I began to use it, it made some sporadic squeaking noises (Do a Google search--it's currently happening to about a billion users) and a phone call to the company confirmed that the drive was defective. And so, $32.00 later the device was winging its way to New Mexico and I was on my way to receiving a new one, which, incidentally, also squeaks! All the pretty lights flash, both partitions show up on my desktop (a Mac), and I have had no trouble retrieving or adding files. I will keep a wary eye on it though, and rather than continuing to deposit $32.00 at the UPS store on a regular basis, I may just cut my losses and go with a different brand.