Description
Your digital data - photos, videos, email, documents, and music - is precious to you. Everyone knows the most effective way to safeguard your files is to backup your computer, but some may fear it will be a long, complicated process. But it's not! The Maxtor OneTouch III solution gives you a simple, reliable, and automated backup solution that can be managed with a touch of a button.
This handsome unit plugs into your personal computer via a USB or a FireWire 400 port. Simply plug in the drive and the Maxtor OneTouch III appears on your desktop. Easy to use installation and backup software will have you up and running in minutes. Designed based on customer feedback to fit into your daily lifestyle, the Maxtor OneTouch III solution includes automatic synchronizing of data between your laptop, home, and work systems. Maxtor even designed it to easily stack additional storage drives later if you need to, without any additional stands or clutter.
Using the included EMC Dantz Retrospect Express HD software, you can easily set the Maxtor OneTouch III solution to back up your data automatically, or at the touch of a button. And for those who need it, the Maxtor OneTouch III solution also lets you effortlessly synchronize files between your home and workplace computers on the same operating system. The versatility of dual interfaces also allows expandability, up to 62 FireWire devices or 127 USB 2.0 devices with a USB hub.
For added security, the Maxtor OneTouch III solution comes with Maxtor DriveLock and System Rollback. With the Maxtor DriveLock feature you can password-protect the drive against unauthorized users or in case of loss. The System Rollback feature can roll back your PC system to a better point in time, such as before a virus attack, while keeping your data current. The Maxtor OneTouch III solution is ideal for anyone who needs: a simple, reliable, and automated backup solution, additional storage space, synchronization between two or more computers, enhanced protection for their data, an expandable drive solution.
The Maxtor OneTouch III solution - there's no better way to add storage capacity and data backup to your computer.
Customer reviews
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Excellent good-value product
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Posted 06/02/2007
Having read the other reviews on this site I was tentative about buying one of these as a lot of people had trouble installing it. However it worked first time for and installed in less than a minute on 3 different PCs, 1 Dell and 2 Compaq Presario. USB 2 is really fast and I don't think you can beat this option for value for money. Highly recommended.
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Excellent reliability and compatibility
Reviewed by Ben. Review Posted 27/10/2006
We have 10s of these drives as well as the older one touch 2 and various other makes.
The maxtor one touch ranges have proved to be the most compatible out of all the manufacturers that we have tried and not a single one of these one touch IIIs has failed yet despite being used regularly and being shipped around quite a lot.
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Maxtor One Touch III 500GB Combo USB2 Firewire
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Posted 27/08/2006
Excellent. Delivered next day and simple to install and use.
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Mxtor One Touch III
Reviewed by Adam. Review Posted 23/09/2006
This particular drive should come with EMC Dantz Retrospect Express back up software as advertised but mine actually came with one called MaxBack which can not back up system files. What use is this drive then? I also found this MaxBack software to fail on back up of "normal" files such as photos or music.I think I shall be sending mine back. The Western Digital My Book Pro is meant to come with EMC Dantz Retrospect which can back up everything.
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Lost confidence
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Posted 08/02/2007
I've delayed writing this after reading other "disappointed" reviews at the time of purchase. Like others I have several previous versions of the drive, all have worked brilliantly for a couple of years. NOT so for the new OneTouch III I'm afraid. I bought 300GB and 500 GB type III drives and the power supply on the 500 failed today with the other giving intermittent delayed write errors and disappearing from the system. Having failed to find a suitable resolution to my drive not powering up on the Maxtor (now Seagate) website, I was forced to remove the drive from its housing and connect it up in the universal cradle I got from Maplin. Fortunately the drive was OK and I can get my data back but I've completely lost confidence in Maxtor products as a result - Ho Hum!
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Maxtor One Touch III
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Posted 19/10/2006
I had an earlier One Touch with 300GB that was absolutely brilliant. I bought this Maxtor One Touch III but have lost all confidence in it and have had to bin it. I did try to recover some files from it but failed totally - the older version was an absolute doddle to recover files from.
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USB 2.0 problems
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Posted 16/10/2006
I already have a One Touch II, which has served me well. However the One Touch III is recognised only as USB1 speed, regardless of which port i use. The One Touch II works properly in every port. Waiting for a response from Maxtor's helpdesk, but at the moment I have a 500GB drive which is as good as useless.
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What do you do when your backup fails?!!!
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Posted 12/10/2006
Drive would only mount 50% of the time. Eventually backed all my files up before sending my computer for repair. On return the drive would not mount any more hence the loss of all my data! I would only trust this drive as a doorstop!
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Noisy, bulky & failed within a few months
Reviewed by Chris Dodds. Review Posted 01/10/2006
Very disappointing, very noisy fan, slow write speed from day one. Ultimately failed completely. So bad that I wonder whetehr I just had a duff unit from the outset.
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Specifications
Summary
- Product Description
- Maxtor OneTouch III FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 - hard drive - 500 GB - FireWire / Hi-Speed USB
- Type
- Hard drive - external
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 13.6 cm x 6.5 cm x 21.7 cm
- Weight
- 1.5 kg
- Capacity
- 500 GB
- Interface Type
- IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB
- Data Transfer Rate
- 400 Mbps (FireWire) / 480 Mbps (Hi-Speed USB)
- Average Seek Time
- 9 ms
- Spindle Speed
- 7200 rpm
- Buffer Size
- 16 MB
- OS Required
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later
- Power
- AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 2 years warranty
Detail
General
- Device Type
- Hard drive - external
- Width
- 13.6 cm
- Depth
- 6.5 cm
- Height
- 21.7 cm
- Weight
- 1.5 kg
Hard Drive
- Capacity
- 500 GB
- Interface Type
- IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB
- Buffer Size
- 16 MB
Performance
- Interface Transfer Rate
- 400 Mbps (FireWire) / 480 Mbps (Hi-Speed USB)
- Max Data Transfer Rate
- 43 MB/s
- Data Transfer Rate Details
- FireWire : 43 MB/s , Hi-Speed USB : 33 MB/s
- Seek Time
- 9 ms (average)
- Spindle Speed
- 7200 rpm
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces
- Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type B , IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 PIN FireWire
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included
- 1 x IEEE 1394 cable - FireWire 400 (6-to-6 pin) - external , 1 x USB cable
- Compliant Standards
- RoHS
Power
- Power Device
- Power adapter
- Voltage Required
- AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included
- Drivers & Utilities, EMC Dantz Retrospect
- System Requirements Details
- Windows 2000/XP - Pentium III - 500 MHz - RAM 128 MB , MacOS X 10.2.8 or later - PowerPC G4 - RAM 128 MB
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support
- 2 years warranty
- Service & Support Details
- Limited warranty - 2 years
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature
- 5 °C
- Max Operating Temperature
- 35 °C
