Maxtor OneTouch 3 FW 800/FW 400/USB 2.0

Maxtor OneTouch 3 FW 800/FW 400/USB 2.0
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Product Age Dec, 2006

Average

3.3

out of 5

78 reviews

May, 2012

Maxtor OneTouch III USB 2.0/FireWire 400/FireWire 800 (500GB) review

  by (cnet.com) - Mar, 2006

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If you don't need all the bells and whistles that come with the OneTouch III Turbo Edition, the basic OneTouch III hard drive is a promising choice. The functional design, the software bundle, and the 7,200rpm hard drive make for a good basic external...

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Maxtor OneTouch III External USB 2.0/FireWire 400 & 800 Hard Drive (300GB)

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Maxtor 500GB OneTouch III

  by John Virata (digitalproducer.digitalmedianet.com)

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With digital media devices gaining traction in everyday households and businesses, people need to find easy-to-use solutions to have ready, portable access to that data. Back in the early to mid 1990s, removable storage devices like the Iomega Zip or...

The Maxtor OneTouch III is one of the company's newer family of solutions introduced at CES 2006. The device is offered as a USB 2.0 only solution for home users who need to backup and store large amounts of music, digital imaging, and other data, as...

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Maxtor OneTouch III 750GB FW/USB

  by Олег Вовк Алекс Карабуто (hardnsoft.ru) - Jun, 2010

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Участвовал в тесте: 10 внешних жестких дисков емкостью 1–2 Тбайт

 Комплект поставки самодостаточен (см. табл.). Нетяжелый универсальный блок питания обеспечивает ток питания до 2,5 А при стабилизированном напряжении 12 В (более низкие для питания электроники диска и пре образователей интерфейсов получаются из него...

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Not as good as my old Maxtor One Touch II

  by Born Again Cruciverbalist (amazon.co.uk) - Nov, 2007

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Not as good as my old Maxtor One Touch II

I bought this drive to replace my 300Gb Maxtor One Touch II--bought in January 2005--which had died despite using it only one day per month to back up the internal drive of my G4 iMac. The new drive is a plain rectangular box; the old drive had...

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Mac file format to start with, difficult to use on Windows

  by H. X. Zhang (amazon.co.uk) - Sep, 2007

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Mac file format to start with, difficult to use on Windows

Despite some positive reviews from other customers I found on the Internet, I actually had bad experience with this particular hard drive. \n \nFirstly, please be aware that this hard drive comes with Mac file format, not Windows, which I didn't know...

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maxtor one touch

  by Yavid Barratt (amazon.co.uk) - Sep, 2007

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maxtor one touch

I agree with the above comment the supplied software is not great. However, when used with 'Norton Save and Restore' it is an entirely different story. This is an incredibly impressive and reliable combination. One can back up a disc image and store...

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Useless

  by P. Coventry (amazon.co.uk) - Aug, 2007

amazon.co.uk

Useless

Don't bother as an external drive it's OK but the software provided for automated backups is a complete waste of time had nothing but trouble contacted Maxtor and they are about as much use as thier software.

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Install it and Forget it

  by Chrissy (amazon.co.uk) - Dec, 2006

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Install it and Forget it

I know it is not the cheapest, but having passed on my much loved OneTouchII to my husband, I am now the happy user of the OneTouch III which I chose again after a lot of research. It comes with excellent software, Maxtor Express Backup, which makes...

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Good performance and connectivity, not the cheapest

  by Smoky Kenton (amazon.co.uk) - Oct, 2006

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Good performance and connectivity, not the cheapest

Speed is good (though not the fastest). Runs cool and quiet. Has firewire as well as USB, which is handy. No drivers need to be installed for Windows XP. There's a built-in power switch so you can turn it off easily when not in use (very few external...

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What to do when Maxtor OneTouch III 500 GB breaks.

  by ahodyl (cnet.com) - Feb, 2011

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it worked fine for a while. I had my computer set to sleep and that maybe jack up the power supply card thingy. (obvious IT tech experience I have.) long story short. It worked for two years. then, it wouldn't be recogonized by pc. heard clicking....

it worked for a while

frustrating when Vista doesn't recognize it. slow

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"OK if it doesn't fail"

  by hlslaughter (cnet.com) - Apr, 2008

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Bought one of these a couple months back. Aft... 

Easy to use

Poor access to actual drives

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Maxtor OneTouch III External USB 2.0/FireWire 400 & 800 Hard Drive (300GB)

  by hlslaughter (cnet.com) - Jan, 2008

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Bought one of these a couple months back. After about a week of use, the fan gave out.

Easy to use

Poor access to actual drives

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Maxtor OneTouch III External USB 2.0/FireWire 400 & 800 Hard Drive (300GB)

  by (cnet.com) - Jan, 2008

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Bought one of these a couple months back. After about a week of use, the fan gave out.

Easy to use

Poor access to actual drives

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Brand Maxtor

Cabinet (Chassis)

Supported Devices / Modules Qty2

Dimensions & Weight

Depth21.7cm/6.5cm
Height13.6cm/21.7cm
Weight1.45kg/1.5kg/2.6kg
Width13.6cm/9.8cm

External Hard Drive

Power SourceIncluded AC adapter

Header

CompatibilityMac / PC
ManufacturerMaxtor/Seagate
ModelIII FireWire 400 and USB 2.0/III FireWire 800 / FireWire 400 / USB 2.0/III FireWire 800 FireWire 400 and USB 2.0/III Turbo Edition
Packaged Quantity1
Product LineMaxtor OneTouch

Service & Support

Type1 year warranty /2 years warranty

Storage

HDD Array External InterfaceFireWire 400 / FireWire 800 / Hi-Speed USB
HDD Array External Interface ClassFireWire / USB
Total Array Capacity1TB
TypeHard drive/Hard drive array

Storage Controller

RAID LevelRAID 0 / RAID 1
Supported DevicesHard drive
TypeNone/RAID

Storage Controller (2nd)

Type None

Storage Hard Drive

Average Seek Time9ms
Buffer Size16MB/8MB
Capacity200GB/300GB/320GB/500GB/750GB
Form Factor3.5"
Form Factor (metric)8.9 cm
Form Factor (Short)3.5"
Form Factor (Short) (metric)8.9 cm
Hard Drive TypeExternal hard drive
InterfaceHi-Speed USB / IEEE 1394 (FireWire)/Hi-Speed USB / IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) / IEEE1394 (FireWire)
Interface TypeIEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB/IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) / IEEE1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB
Spindle Speed7200rpm

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