External Hard Drives
I’ve recently faced a horrid dilemma. My laptop’s storage space has become decidedly inadequate. After a few years of collecting junk on my travels through cyber space, it has become apparent that my initial 100GB of storage is quickly reaching capacity. It is time for a spring clean, sure I suppose there’s a lot of music and video files I don’t really need, but with the price of external hard drives dropping, why should I scrap my nostalgic collection of oddities and rarities. I’ve gone on a hunt for external hard drives.
Maxtor One Touch II
Quick Specs:
300GB capacity; 16MB cache buffer; 7200 rpm; 9.0ms average seek time; FireWire, USB 2.0 and USB 1.1; PC and Mac; 41 x 140 x 220mm; 1.38kg.
Review:
The drive has a large 300GB of space and is housed in a stylish and protective metal alloy case. Its pretty compact, fitting easily into a tight work area. There's no internal fan for cooling purposes, but the conductive casing does the job. The blue OneTouch button flickers as the drive is in use. Backing-up files and data is pretty easy with a pre-configured action or bring up a dialogue box with several back-up options at the touch of a button. An additional bonus is that the drive can also be configured to backup at set intervals with two different options: Comprehensive Backup, which creates a locked container of files; and a Duplicate mode which, while slower, allows you to browse through the backed up files.
Prices:
The Maxtor OneTouch II 300GB external hard drive retails for around $499.
Maxtor One Touch II
Quick Specs:
300GB capacity; 16MB cache buffer; 7200 rpm; 9.0ms average seek time; FireWire, USB 2.0 and USB 1.1; PC and Mac; 41 x 140 x 220mm; 1.38kg.
Review:
The drive has a large 300GB of space and is housed in a stylish and protective metal alloy case. Its pretty compact, fitting easily into a tight work area. There's no internal fan for cooling purposes, but the conductive casing does the job. The blue OneTouch button flickers as the drive is in use. Backing-up files and data is pretty easy with a pre-configured action or bring up a dialogue box with several back-up options at the touch of a button. An additional bonus is that the drive can also be configured to backup at set intervals with two different options: Comprehensive Backup, which creates a locked container of files; and a Duplicate mode which, while slower, allows you to browse through the backed up files.
Prices:
The Maxtor OneTouch II 300GB external hard drive retails for around $499.
