Maxtor One Touch II 100 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (E01E100)

by Maxtor

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007KQOI0
• Item model number: EO1E100
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 16, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Maxtor improves its "pushbutton" approach to data backup with the OneTouch II external hard drive, which offers added data protection along with enhanced backup capabilities and a simplified user interface. This 100 GB external drive. It comes with an exclusive version of Dantz Retrospect software for easy backup, Maxtor's exclusive DriveLock security feature for added data protection and more powerful restore capabilities, including historical backup recovery.

Features

• Simpler backup: No complex menus or commands or in-depth technical knowledge are required to set up the Maxtor OneTouch II drive. The new click-through installation asks a few simple questions such as the user's name and preferred language, while configuring the software in the background to automatically back up all locally connected drives and files on the computer every day. This powerful, yet simple, default setting backs up virtually everything on the local drives including all Microsoft Outlook emails, address books, Internet favorites, My Documents folder, operating system, applications and more. Once installed, the Maxtor OneTouch II drive runs quietly and automatically. Users do not even have to close an application or a file for the drive to back up the saved versions.
• DriveLock security: The Maxtor OneTouch II also offers Maxtor's new DriveLock feature for added data protection. This feature allows users to password-protect the contents of the drive, keeping important data safe from unauthorized users. Once a consumer powers down the computer, or the drive is removed from the system, access to the drive will be automatically locked until the correct user defined password is provided.
• More powerful restore: If data is lost, restoring a backed up copy from the Maxtor OneTouch II drive to the source system is simple. With historical backup copies, users can restore their entire system to its backed up status from yesterday, two days ago or even two weeks ago. The user is simply guided though a three-step process that includes clicking on the desired point in time, selecting the files or folders to restore and then choosing the destination for the restore. The drive also self-manages its storage space and deletes older backup versions as the drive fills up.
• New user interface: Maxtor has redesigned the graphical user interface from the ground up so that installation and setup are easier than ever. The wizard has an exclusive design that combines storage, security and backup in a single solution, in contrast to other offerings that only drop in software without integration
• Mac bootability function: Mac users have the option to create a fully bootable backup copy of their main system drive. Once a bootable backup copy is made, users can restart their system quickly using their Maxtor OneTouch II drive as if it were their system drive. Nothing needs to be moved or disconnected.
• New look: The Maxtor OneTouch II drive sports a new, sophisticated, contemporary look that suits a home or office setting and distinguishes it from competing products.

Product Description

We know it's not just data, it's your life. Save it. Store it. Back it up with a Maxtor drive. Choose a new Maxtor OneTouch II if you need easy backup and lots of space to hold your movies, photos and graphics. Just push the button and all your files are backed up in one simple step.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If they hadnt made it someone would have had to invent it, August 3, 2005

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Tony Thomas (SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maxtor One Touch II 100 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (E01E100) (Personal Computers)

I found this drive to be a perfect way to back up my hard disc, remove it to a safe place for security in case of a fire, theft, or our Florida Hurricanes, and at the same time take out to use again. It was very easy, I just copied the files I wanted and went in the kitchen to cook dinner while my Maxtor did all the work!


While 100GB may not be much for power users, I assume their bigger models work just as well. However, this drive can copy several different entire backups of my hard drive's data and data from two or three other computers as well.

I also found that this drive is totally plug and play. You simply plug it in, with Windows XP, you need no software to operate it. I was backing up my hard drive five minutes after I took it out of the box! I find it also perfect to take to other sites to download data on other computers.

I am confronted with a work computer that has no a cd writer
and a home computer that has no floppy disk. On files too large to send via email, my maxtor is the best solution.

I was able to find much better prices both around the web and in local office and computer supply stores than seem to be offered here. Shop around.

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't judge too quickly..., May 16, 2005

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Hamilton Cervantes "dimplemonkey" (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maxtor One Touch II 100 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (E01E100) (Personal Computers)

Although I do not own the 100GB model (I own the 300GB), I have recommended this model to several of my friends who were looking to buy an external drive. They have been very happy with their purchase and were please with how quiet and fast the external hard drive was performing. The OneTouch feature was also a great feature since they didn't want to put much thought into backing up their software. It's been several months and not only were they able to use it for their PC but when they switched over to the Mac, they didn't even need to install any additional drivers. When they upgraded their Mac to OS X Tiger, it continued to work well. We even used it to make an emergency backup of another friend's notebook.

I regret the other review of this same product and can only believe that he just got a dud. Maxtor is a reputable brand and I would buy again from them anytime.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good hardware, worthless software, September 28, 2006

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James A. Heard (San Francisco, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maxtor One Touch II 100 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (E01E100) (Personal Computers)

This drive is well made, reliable, and simple to use. However, the Dantz Retrospect HD software bundled with it is worse than useless. It's in that annoying zone of appearing to work, just enough to cause the unwary to waste a lot of time trying to get it to work, without ever succeeding. After several months of on-again off-again results, I have abandoned the Dantz software altogether, and will just use Windows XP to copy the files I want to back-up. I will never use another Dantz software product again.