Maxtor has announced the OneTouch II external drive, offering an
exclusive version of Dantz Retrospect backup software, a Maxtor
DriveLock security feature for added data protection and more powerful
restore capabilities, including historical backup recovery...
Maxtor intros OneTouch II FW/USB 2 drive09/20/2004 03:00 PM Maxtor introduced on Monday the OneTouch II external drive, which
features one button that activates Dantz Retrospect Express and
performs a data back-up based on the user's pre-selected preferences.
The OneTouch II features FireWire and USB 2.0 interfaces, 7200 rpm
with a 16MB cache, 250GB (US$329.95) or 300GB ($379.95) capacities,
DriveLock for password-protecting its contents, the ability to use it
as a boot drive and more. Maxtor noted that additional drive
capacities will be rolled out later in the year. System requirements
call for Mac OS X v10.1.2, v10.2.4 or v10.3 or higher with 128MB
RAM.
Maxtor offers OneTouch FireWire drive update
Maxtor offers OneTouch FireWire drive update01/07/2004 06:45 PM Maxtor has announced a software update that allows its OneTouch
FireWire external storage drive to become a boot drive on the Mac
OS...
Maxtor To Ship External Hard Drive For PVRs
Maxtor To Ship External Hard Drive For PVRs04/27/2004 04:12 PM Maxtor Corp. said Tuesday that it will ship an external hard drive
specifically designed to connect to personal video recorders.
Maxtor, Linksys to debut wireless external hard drive
Maxtor has a new version of their external hard disk and
backup solution, the OneTouch II. Available in 250GB or 300GB versions
(7200RPM, 16MB cache, FireWire, USB 2.0), the new drives will come
bundled with Dantz Retrospect backup software that should allow you to
retain a series of incremental backups with history, so that if you'd
like to retrieve an older version of a document - like say from a
couple weeks back - you can pull up the older version even if you've
made multiple changes. As the drive fills up, it will start axing
older versions to free up space.
There's also a DriveLock feature which password protects the
contents of the drive if it is powered down, but it's not clear if
this could just be defeated by removing the drive itself from the
chassis or if all the data is saved in an encrypted form at all times
(I suspect the former).
I had a bad file on my Maxtor OneTouch drive so I ran XP's error
correction tool on
the drive. But since then the laptop to which I usually
connect the drive slowed
down drastically to a point where the laptop was rendered useless
and a source of
noise as well (it's two fans were on all the time).
Typical solutions on XP slowdown didn't fix the problem but, when
pulled the drive
as well as the USB adapter (the laptop came with only USB 1.0
support) and rebooted,
the problem disappeared. Reconnecting the drive made the
problem appear again.
Since there wasn't any process that was causing the CPU load, I
think it was something
related to the drive at the driver level.
Now the drive is connected to my desktop and seems to be working
just fine.
I'll just have to remember not do check the drive for errors.
Backup storage
you can't check for errors makes no sense but 250G is 250G.
Backup Hard Drives: CMS ABSplus And Maxtor OneTouch Offer Easy Backup And Easy Storage
Backup Hard Drives: CMS ABSplus And Maxtor OneTouch Offer Easy Backup And Easy Storage12/19/2003 11:33 AM Both drives do a fine job of simplifying backup and providing external
storage space. The ABSplus is a focused backup device that's easy to
use, right out of the box, for backup and restoration, whereas
Maxtor's cheaper and quieter drive is better for people who want extra
disk space and more backup flexibility. By Adam Engst (Macworld via
MyAppleMenu)
Console Drive makes hard drive removable or external
Console Drive makes hard drive removable or external06/04/2004 03:52 PM Addonics Technologies announced on Friday the release of its
Console Drive, which turns a standard 3.5-inch hard drive into
either aremovable internal hard drive cartridge or an external hard
drive thatconnects to your Mac via USB 2.0 or 1.1, FireWire, SCSI or a
PCMCIA slot,depending on the model you choose. Internally, the Console
Drive can connectto a Power Mac's Serial ATA slot. In addition, the
Console Drive acceptsAddonics' series of Pocket CD, DVD, CD-RW and
DVD+/-R/RW drives, all ofwhich are Mac compatible.
Drive maker Maxtor to ax hundreds of jobs07/02/2004 05:53 PM More hard times for a hard-drive maker as Maxtor sends out a
second-quarter warning and says it will make job cuts.
Maxtor ships multimedia-friendly drive
Maxtor ships multimedia-friendly drive08/17/2004 08:49 PM The new DiamondMax 10 drives are designed to help people run multiple
applications, such as games and music, without overwhelming their PC
system.
Maxtor Ships 300-GB SATA Drive Kits
Maxtor Ships 300-GB SATA Drive Kits09/13/2004 04:11 PM Maxtor Corporation said Monday that it had begun shipping its Maxtor
SATA Ultra16 hard drive kits.
Maxtor introduces Ultra16 drive kits
Maxtor introduces Ultra16 drive kits09/13/2004 08:44 AM Maxtor Corp. on Monday introduced its new Ultra16 Hard Drive
Kits, designed to give Power Mac and PC owners the ability to add
additional Serial ATA (SATA)-based hard drive storage to their
computers. The systems include 7,200 RPM hard drive mechanisms with
16MB buffers. in capacities of 250GB to 300GB. The kits include a SATA
cable, mounting screws and an installation guide. The drives can be
used with existing interfaces in Power Mac G5s, or with the addition
of a SATA controller card in Power Mac G4s. The 250GB and 300GB SATA
Ultra16 hard drive kits are available for US$239.95 and $279.95
respectively.
Briefly: Maxtor ships multimedia-friendly drive08/17/2004 08:49 PM roundup Plus: Gateway says, hold on to your hard drive...Kinko's
debuts Web-based print options...Majoras takes charge of FTC.
Neowin Review: Maxtor DiamondMax 10 250GB Hard Drive
Neowin Review: Maxtor DiamondMax 10 250GB Hard Drive03/28/2005 12:38 PM After our very own Tom Graham reviewed some <a
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in" target="_Blank">hard</a> <a
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look at a Desktop counterpart by Maxtor. The massive <b>250GB
DiamondMax 10</b>. As large hard drives are becoming of an
increased importance, we will also cover a small guide so you know
what to look for when buying a new hard drive.
<ul>After plugging everything in, the drive was visible to my
onboard Promise RAID/SATA Interface controller’s BIOS. In
here, you can setup the “bootability” of drives
and decide whether you want your hard drives to work in a RAID
environment or simply to work alone; I decided to skip the RAID
options and work alone. Maxtor offer a setup of tools to help you
format the drive; MaxBlast, a piece of hard drive management software
for Windows by Maxtor, for Maxtor drives.
The first thing you may notice, or not, is the noise level of the hard
drive while in operation – it is, to say the least, very
quiet. I found noise only noticeable whilst doing sustained file
transfers between itself and my DiamondMax 9. I felt the drive was
probably about twice as quiet as the DiamondMax 9; serious credit to
Maxtor’s “Quiet Drive” technology, the
Fluid Dynamic Bearings, and the fact that the spindle runs at 7,200
RPM (Western Digital has a line of hard drives running at a noisy 10K
RPM).</ul>
Will this massive drive keep up to par with the other drives
available? Namely the 10K RPM Western Digital Raptor drives? On to the
review...
Linksys and Maxtor have teamed up to offer a wireless device that
will allow you to hook up a hard-drive to it. I am going to get one of
these as soon as they are available as I have some spare drives laying
around that could go to good use. [Cnet]
10.3: Use an external DVD drive with DVD Player 4.0
10.3: Use an external DVD drive with DVD Player 4.011/02/2003 07:37 PM DVD Player 4.0 now supports playback from external DVD drives without
requiring a patch (as it did in Jaguar). However, the Panther
installer will not install DVD Player by default if you don't have an
internal drive, so you ...
Digistor offers 4x external DVD-R drive
Digistor offers 4x external DVD-R drive06/04/2004 10:56 AM San Jose, Calif.-based peripheral maker Digistor has released its 4x Ultra Slim External DVD Super Multi Drive. The compact,
DVD-R-capable slot-loading drive sports USB 2.0 and FireWire
interfaces, and cost US$245. It can write DVD-Rs at up to 4x speed,
DVD-RWs at 2x, DVD-RAM at 2X, CD-Rs at 16x and CD-RWs at 8x. It
measures 6.5 x 5.5 x 1 inch, weighs 1.05 pounds and can be powered
from a 6-pin FireWire interface. The 4x Ultra Slim External DVD Super
Multi Drive does not come with Mac-compatible DVD burning software,
but Digistor makes Roxio Toast 6 Lite available for $15 when purchased
with the drive.
Iomega REV 35/90GB External Drive05/13/2004 11:05 AM Review: Iomega's replacement for their ZIP and JAZ drives is here,
with greatly increased capacity and performance. Is it a better
solution than optical media, external hard drives, or tape backup
systems?
Wireless Connection To An External Hard Drive06/14/2004 10:47 PM I have a fairly convoluted set of alternate backup systems that seems
to get more complex every time I have yet another catastrophic hard
drive failure (such as the latest, which occurred two weeks ago).
Right now I have two external USB hard drives, one Mirra backup
server, and an offsite service that scoops up data off of my computer
every few hours and stores it in some hidden location. The second USB
hard drive is because the latest hard drive failure (only a week after
I had been told the machine had been "fixed") happened while I was
away and didn't have access to the other USB hard drive that remained
at home, or the Mirra server which only accepts backups on the local
network. The offsite remote backup worked, but was slow and had
limited space. So, I ended up with another external hard drive to
save whatever data I could get off the old hard drive before it kicked
it for good. When I got back home and went back to my old crappy
desktop (which is here for just these circumstances) I discovered that
the USB connections on this machine no longer work - so I can't
actually access the data saved on the hard drive (though, I can access
older data on the Mirra device). Unfortunately, I can't seem to get
data from the hard drive to the Mirra device, so I'm basically stuck
until I get my laptop back and it has a working USB system. With that
backdrop in mind, it's great that Maxtor and Linksys are teaming up to offer a
wireless way to connect to an external hard drive. Basically,
they've created a bridge that lets an external hard drive connect
directly to a wireless router (which, in some ways, just mimics what
the Mirra backup server is supposed to do, though with fewer
features). Either way, it looks like backup systems are getting
easier and easier, meaning no one has any excuse not to have something
set up these days. Of course, the next time my hard drive fails, I'm
sure I'll need to pick up one of these new systems.
New: MacWay AluICE 400GB external drive
New: MacWay AluICE 400GB external drive06/04/2004 10:56 AM MacWay expanded its external drive offerings with the AluICE 400GB, a
single-drive FireWire device that uses the Hitachi/IBM Deskstar 7k400
400GB/7200 RPM drive.
OWC adds 250GB external FireWire drive
OWC adds 250GB external FireWire drive03/14/2003 02:10 PM Other World Computing (OWC) today announced the addition of a 250GB
drive to its popular line of Mercury Elite Pro external FireWire
storage solutions...
USB 2.0 External Drive with Fingerprint-Based Security
Thanko Limited today announced a new 2.5-inch hard drive
case dubbed the "Victoria 120," which uses a combination of
fingerprint recognition and hardware level encryption in an attempt to
secure your precious data from third parties. The model including a
20GB hard drive costs about $260 USD, so all I can say is "use
sparingly."
Thankfully, Thanko has applied a bit of forward thinking to the
product; it uses hardware level encryption, including the boot sector,
so if someone were to bust out your hard drive from its fingerprint
prison, they still wouldn't be able to access your junk too
easily. As always, trust no one, especially us.
TikiMac intros Kuna external hard drive07/06/2004 10:14 AM TikiMac on Tuesday announced Kuna, a
new aluminum-clad external hard disk drive in capacities from 120GB to
400GB. The drive features two FireWire 400 ports and a USB 2.0 port,
and features an interlocking design that permits users to stack
multiple Kuna drives horizontally to save space. TikiMac uses 7200RPM
hard drive mechanisms with 8MB caches. Prices range from US$169.99 to
$499.99 depending on capacity.
Freecom FHD-XS External Hard Drive With Built-In USB Cable
Freecom FHD-XS External Hard Drive With Built-In USB Cable04/09/2004 03:55 PM JOEL JOHNSON -- Freecom Technologies has announced four external USB
drives, including the good looking FHD-XS, a bus-powered 40GB 1.8-inch
hard drive with an integreated USB cable. If 2003 was the year of Yet
Another Flash Drive, I welcome 2004 as the year of Yet Another USB
Hard Drive. Read...
Apple To Address Panther, External FireWire Drive Issues
Apple To Address Panther, External FireWire Drive Issues10/30/2003 08:16 PM "Apple has identified an issue with external FireWire hard drives
using the Oxford 922 bridge chip-set with firmware version 1.02 that
can result in the loss of data stored on the disk drive." By Jim
Darlymple (MacCentral via MyAppleMenu)
Apple to address Panther, external FireWire drive issues
Apple to address Panther, external FireWire drive issues10/30/2003 09:21 PM Apple Computer Inc. has responded to concerns from its users that Mac
OS X Panther disables or corrupts files on external FireWire 800 hard
disks. Users began reporting the issues to Apple shortly after the
release of the operating system on October 24, 2003.
Western Digital's Media Center external hard drive
Western Digital's Media Center external hard drive01/07/2004 07:12 PM New external 250GB hard drive from Western Digital that comes with a
built-in Flash memory. The confusingly named Media Center has slots
CompactFlash, Memory Stick,...
LaCie Introduces Largest and Fastest External Hard Drive:The 1.6 Terabyte Bigger Disk Extreme
Fujitsu announces new laptop drive01/05/2004 09:11 PM The hard-drive maker introduces a 2.5-inch model with the Serial ATA
interface, saying it is suited for notebook computers, corporate
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