Maxtor OneTouch II 100 GB External Hard Drive

A Quality External Hard Drive

Strengths: Easy to work with, speedy operation with a 7200rpm/8MB cache drive inside, quiet and cool, build quality, nice backup software included

Weakness: A bit heavy & bulky, but that is expected from a quality product like this (no cheap material used)

This drive is totally plug and play with any Windows XP system. The one-button backup feature is a bliss for frequent backup routine or any emergency backup task. The included Dantz Retrospect backup software allows the user to perform one-touch backup operation and the hard drive will do all the work - it keeps track of the data changes since last backup and only adds the changed/new data to the...

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Review of Maxtor 100 GB Hard Drive

Strengths: This hard drive was super easy to install and set up. I began a full backup of my C: disk literally within minutes. It has great features such as auto backup; you just leave it plugged in.

Weakness: None that I can see.

Never having used an external hd before, I was a bit apprehensive as I began to install it. My fears were shortlived. The drive installed effortlessly. As soon as I plugged the USB cable in, Windows recognized it right away, and I was able to begin the backup instantly. I do not know of how much better a product can be. This Maxtor drive is exactly as it is advertised to be - one touch.

Good External Hard Drive

Strengths: Plenty of space; Has 8mb cache as opposed to a 2mb cache, which some other Maxtor products have; Backup software works nicely.

Weakness: Kind of bulky, but not too heavy to transport.

While I've only had the drive for a few days now, it's worked wonders for me in cleaning up my hard drive. I've moved tons of stuff on to the drive, including my 15GB mp3 collection, so I could clean up my internal drive, as it only holds 40 GB. The transfer wasn't that bad, although 15GB is a lot of data to send over any connection - USB or Firewire. The backup feature is nice as well as aside...

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Back up your system with no hassle.

Strengths: Easy to use.

Weakness: A little bit bulky as expected.

Plug in and push the button. You are all set. I leave it at home most of the time. If you need to carry it every day, get a notebook HD with a 2.5" external enclosure.

Excellent Product

Strengths: All metal. Superfast 7200 RPM drive.

Weakness: Could not find any weaknesses.

Great suplemental backup system. Super-fast. Flawless .Users can set up the Retrospect backup software to backup files on a daily, weekly, monthly, or anything-in-between basis. In addition they can set up Retrospect to backup with the push of a button. When the button is pushed, Retrospect quietly goes into action backing up modified files (in incremental mode) without using up much system...

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Good Hard Drive

Strengths: Easy to install and set up, Reliable

Weakness: None

OneTouch II External 100GB Hard Drive is easy in installation, its just plug and play. I love this too much as now I can store the data, songs and other stuff in an reliable drive which I can carry any where. Overall its good value for money.. I strongly recommand this drive.

A worthwile external harddrive

Strengths: high speed, easy to use

Weakness: kind of clumsy

I use this HD to back up my files.Easy to use. So far it is reliable and performing pretty well. Overall I like it and recommend to others who just want a data backup system.

Maxtor 100GB External HDD

Strengths: Quite, solid, nice alum enclosure

Weakness: Best to use upright, laying on side resultes in a hot side. Backup software is too resourse intense

This baby is quiet, runs cool. The alum enclosure is solid and vents the drive good enogh to keep it cool all day The backup software has a big footprint and uses a lot of processing power. I just wiped it clean and use Nortons Ghost for backups on the fly. The one touch is fine if you don't have a lot of high GB video, otherwise it usually crashes for me.

Solid Drive

Strengths: Solid construction, easy to use, cheap, fast

Weakness: Heavy (not portable), Maxtor warranty & quality

Overall I'm very happy with this drive I bought today. It works well right out of the box and is easy to use to back things up. From past experience I'm a little weary of the Maxtor brand due to a shorter warranty, but the quality of this model seems to be very good.

Maxtor OneTouch II Drive 100GB

Strengths: Excellent performance, easy backup, nice case.

Weakness: Gets a little warm.

Maxtor's external hard drive is easy to install (USB2.0). It backs up effortlessly by pressing a button on the front of the drive. Excellent construction, fast, and quality you expect with the Maxtor brand.