Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 500 GB USB 2.0/FireWire 400 Desktop External Hard Drive

by Seagate

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 2.5 x 6.8 inches ; 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000VB5MZG
• Item model number: STM305004OTA3E5-RK
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 22, 2007

Product Description

Manufacturer Product Description

Manufacturer Product Description The Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus solution is a full-featured backup and storage solution with Maxtor SafetyDrill for complete recovery of a hard drive’s contents in case of a system crash or virus/spyware attack*. With two levels of data security and capacities up to 1 TB, users can confidently back up or sync work and home computers.

Protect your data from unauthorized use.

Back up your files with one touch of a button.

Add on storage for your desktop or laptop.

Portable Performance and Security
Provide a safe haven for your entire working environment. Don’t back up and protect just your files anymore. System crashes and virus attacks can happen, and it’s difficult to get your computer back to just the way you like it. To prepare, should the unfortunate happen, Maxtor SafetyDrill automatically creates a snapshot of the entire contents of your PC’s hard drive which can be readily booted for an easy and complete recovery.

With this elegantly simple full-featured backup solution, Maxtor’s software makes automated backup scheduling, specific file restoration, sync, security, drive and power management a snap. To safeguard against unauthorized use, Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus comes with both data encryption and Maxtor DrivePass. To top it off, with up to 1 TB you have more than enough room for your important documents, videos, photos, graphics, and music in one safe, convenient location – over 16,660 hours of digital music or 320,000 digital photos or 1000 hours of digital video or 250 two-hour DVD quality movies or 500 games.

The sleek and slim design of this hard drive--only measures 6.75 x 2.50 x 6.00-inches (H x D x W). The Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus lets you transfer files seamlessly from your computer via its USB 2.0 connection at a brisk transfer rate of up to 480Mb/sec. The drive delivers a spindle speed of 7,200 RPM, giving you the high-speed performance you need to back your data up quickly and safely.

It’s easy to install – just plug the external drive into an available USB or FireWire port on your PC or Mac, run the preloaded software, and presto you’re good to go. At this compact size, and with this high performance, you now have the ability to take your data with you anywhere you go, so your digital content finally has room to breathe. A five-year warranty is also included, giving you complete peace of mind.

Product Highlights

· Maxtor SafetyDrill prepares, boots and recovers a PC’s entire internal drive contents in case of system failure or virus/spyware infection.*	· Back up all your files with one touch of the button or automated scheduling.
· Maxtor DrivePass and Encryption protects contents of drive in case unauthorized use.	· Quick and easy installation with pre-loaded software
· Simple Maxtor user-interface drive management, security and backup scheduling	· 5-year limited warranty
· Sync data between two or more computers on the same operating system.	· Customizable Maxtor OneTouch button
· Auto Updater helps keep your Maxtor OneTouch solution current.	· Drive and power management utilities
· Dual interfaces: —FireWire compatible up to 400Mb/sec data transfer rates —USB 2.0 and 1.1 compatible up to 480 Mb/sec data transfer rates	· PC and Mac compatible
· 7200 RPM, up to 16-MB cache buffer

*Windows Only

Maxtor is the expert and the leader in designing simple external storage and backup solutions for consumers and professionals. Maxtor offers a broad line of trusted, intuitive storage solutions for safeguarding critical business data, digital files and personal memories. Maxtor developed the industry’s first external storage device that features easy-to-use OneTouch button backup and restore capabilities. The Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus solution is the easy way to back up and store photos, videos, games, music, business data, personal information and more. The OneTouch 4 Plus solution continues the OneTouch legacy as the leading external hard drive for small office users, consumers, creative professionals and mobile warriors.

What's in the Box
External hard drive with preloaded installation software, USB 2.0 cable, FireWire 400/1394a cable, Maxtor SafetyDrill Recovery CD, quick start guide, AC power adapter

Product Description

The Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus solution is a full-featured backup and storage solution with Maxtor SafetyDrill for complete recovery of a hard drives contents in case of a system crash or virus/spyware attack*. With two levels of data security and capacities up to 1 TB, users can confidently back up or sync work and home computers.

Provide a safe haven for your entire working environment. Dont back up and protect just your files anymore. System crashes and virus attacks can happen, and its difficult to get your computer back to just the way you like it. To prepare, should the unfortunate happen, Maxtor SafetyDrill automatically creates a snapshot of the entire contents of your PCs hard drive which can be readily booted for an easy and complete recovery.

With this elegantly simple full-featured backup solution, Maxtors software makes automated backup scheduling, specific file restoration, sync, security, drive and power management a snap. To safeguard against unauthorized use, Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus comes with both data encryption and Maxtor DrivePass. To top it off, with up to 1 TB you have more than enough room for your important documents, videos, photos, graphics, and music in one safe, convenient location over 16,660 hours of digital music or 320,000 digital photos or 1000 hours of digital video or 250 two-hour DVD quality movies or 500 games.

Its easy to install just plug the external drive into an available USB or FireWire port on your PC or Mac, run the preloaded software, and presto youre good to go.

The sleek and slim design of this hard drive--only measures 6.75 x 2.50 x 6.00-inches (H x D x W). The Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus lets you transfer files seamlessly from your computer via its USB 2.0 connection at a brisk transfer rate of up to 480Mb/sec. The drive delivers a spindle speed of 7,200 RPM, giving you the high-speed performance you need to back your data up quickly and safely.

At this compact size, and with this high performan

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars disaster drive, April 24, 2008

By 

John Wesley Harding - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 500 GB USB 2.0/FireWire 400 Desktop External Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

Purchased item based on high recommendation, i have been greatly disappointed. It worked well for a few days then kaput, started flashing lights and my comuter wouldnt recognize it. I will be returning to amazon if I dont get through to customer service, the website they have is not helpful. only problem is all my music is on this piece of junk and now it wont work.

highly NOT recommended.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works fine for me, but no power switch, April 3, 2008

By 

Gadgester "No Time, No Money" (Mother Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 500 GB USB 2.0/FireWire 400 Desktop External Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

I have had my OneTouch 4 Plus for over 2 months and use it every other day to back up my photos and videos, and so far it has had no problems whatsoever. As with all hard drives, you should keep at least 2 backup copies, each on a separate external drive. (So you should have 3 copies total, one on your primary internal drive(s), the other two on backup drives.) For the most valuable files, I also keep DVD-R copies.

This drive is fast and quiet. I just wish it had a power switch, since I only use it every other day. I haven't tried to bundled software yet; I use Retrospect for full backups and use drag-and-drop for quick backups from Windows.

30 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars $150 paperweight, February 12, 2008

By 

Bruce Brocka (Quad Cities) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 500 GB USB 2.0/FireWire 400 Desktop External Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

I purchased two of these drives brand new (not refurbished). They both arrived nicely packed but when I did the "test drive" function both drives came up as defective. I couldn't believe two of two would be bad and called their technical support. The call center is obviously in India and the connections were bad and the people were not helpful at all. I asked if there were any other tests and if this could be a firmware problem. They had no clue what I was talking about. They kept repeating if the self test said they were defective then they must be defective. All they offered for a replacement was a refurbished drive and I had to send the new drives to them first and then wait for a replacement. Who would take a risk that the refurbished replacements would be any better?? I was a fan of Seagate quality, but NOT anymore. BAD, BAD experience.