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Maxtor STM310004OTA3E5-RK OneTouch 4 Plus 1 TB 3.5" USB 2.0/FireWire400 External Hard Drive | 
| Brand: Seagate
Category: CE
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $213.89
You Save: $86.10 (29%)
Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 1367
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
System Memory: 16
Hard Drive Size: 1000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 6.5 x 2.5
nv:Capacity (GB): 1000
Interface: USB 2.0/Firewire
Spindle Speed (RPM): 7200
Buffer Memory: 16MB
Data Transfer Rate on USB 2.0: Up to 480 Mb/sec
Data Transfer Rate on FireWire: Up to 400 Mb/sec
Warranty: 5 years warranty
MPN: STM310004OTA3E5-RK
Model: STM310004OTA3E5-RK
UPC: 763649004630
EAN: 0763649004630
ASIN: B000WM5F1K
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| Features:
| • | 1 TB external hard drive connects to your computer via USB cable or FireWire 400 | | • | Simple Maxtor user interface for drive management, security, and backup scheduling | | • | Two levels of security against unauthorized use - Maxtor DrivePass and data encryption | | • | Sync data between 2 or more computers on the same operating system | | • | Drive and power management utilities; 5-year limited warranty |
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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
Portable 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
Backup your files with a push of a button or set up the software to perform convenient automatic backups. With 7200 RPM and 16 MB cache buffer, you get fast drive performance, seamless data exchange, and instant access to your files. With the Maxtor SafteyDrill software for windows, SafteyDrill prepares, reboots and recovers your PC's entire hard drive in case of system failure or virus/spyware infection. No need to worry about unauthorized access to your private files with the Maxtor DrivePass and encryption. Simple setup, just connect the USB 2.0 or FireWire cable, and your Maxtor OneTouch 4 hard drive automatically appears on your desktop. For all those precious pictures, videos, music and data files, external hard drive is a must have. FireWire 400, IEEE 1394a, iLink and SBP-2 compliant Up to 480Mb/sec Bus Transfer Rate with USB 2.0 400Mb/sec Bus Transfer Rate with FireWire 400 Operating system - Windows XP Home or Higher, Mac OS X (10.4.7 or later), 256MB RAM Approximate Unit Dimensions - 2.5 X 6.0 X 6.75 Approximate Unit Weight - 2.5lbs
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 nice quite 1tb harddisk September 5, 2008
G. Perry (San Francisco)
pleased with this harddisk. i like that it's quiet and has a nice design. having both firewire and usb is a nice option for mac users.
Works OK, a few minor complaints August 4, 2008
Greg Olson
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I was shopping for a large USB drive to serve as a backup device for my videos, music, system files, etc, and ran across this. I liked the looks of this maxtor drive as the external casing was fairly sturdy. In addition, it had some "maxtor backup" software included on the hard drive (which I figured I could use), and so I picked it up.
Overall, I'm satisfied with the hardware. It's quiet, runs cool, and so far as been reliable (a couple months). The reason I'm knocking off a couple of stars is the software that comes with it (and I was depending on). Here's a list of shortcommings and minor problems I had with the backup software:
* The backup software does not save hidden files. If there is a hidden file or directory, it will be entirely skipped. I wish this was specified as a limitation on the box as I might have reconsidered my purchase.
* The backup software only allows the backup of disks directly attached to the computer, and not network attached storage. Again, I wish this was specified on the box.
* The scheduling of the backup is very limited. I could only figure a way to schedule 1 backup. I would have preferred to backup some stuff nightly, others weekly.
* There is a pretty cool disk imaging feature which allows you to directly image your boot drive to the maxtor. In case of catastrophic failure, you can boot via cdrom, and restore from the maxtor to your boot drive. Unfortunately, the file created on the maxtor is severely fragmented. And running defrag on the disk resulted in the system hanging for hours as it attempted to defrag the extremely large file that was out there (120 gigabytes). I ended up having to power cycle the machine to kill this process. I attempted this a few times with the same results.
I ended up uninstalling all of the maxtor management software, and reformatting the disk and going with a 3rd party backup package. That seems to be working well.
I have 2 suggestions for the next revision of this drive:
1) The drive "sleeps" after a while of no access. When it is accessed, it takes a while (15 secs?) to spin up. I wish there were a way to turn this off.
2) There is one multi-functional access light. If the light is fading in and out the drive is sleeping. If the drive light is blinking, it's being accessed. If it's solid, the disk is spun up and not being accessed. I would prefer to have separate indicator light for each state. Very minor nit here.
In summary, a solid drive. Just don't count on using the backup software included.
Many years of MAXTOR June 5, 2008
John J. Ringbauer Jr. (Avalon, CA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am a tech that has been working with maxtor drives for 10+ years and never had a problem with any of them. This is my first ext. maxtor drive though. I recommend that you use firewire, it is a lot faster then usb2.0. The transfer rate will let you play movies, music, etc. right off the drive.
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