January 3rd, 2008 | by Josh Norem
The OneTouch 4 has more features than any other backup drive we've tested...
Highs: Simple operation; tons of features; allows total system recovery; works with Macs
Lows: Have to manually save mail; can't sync between XP and Vista; encryption is difficult to use
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The fourth iteration of Maxtor’s popular OneTouch external backup drives has arrived in a sexy new shell and a brand-new software package. It’s a kitchen sink drive that does everything under the sun, from backing up files to syncing folders to total system recovery in the case of drive failure and more. It’s easily the most full-featured backup drive we’ve ever tested, and though it has a few flaws it is still one of the best backup drives available.
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by Skibby on September 5, 2008:
“I bought the External Maxtor one touch 4 500gb yadda yadda yadda. Yeah, the thing broke down on me like 4 days after buying it. Everything put into it erased and the drive won't even kick in. I then asked to get the data recovered they said they would do...” More...
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by Jon S. on September 16, 2008:
“From the get-go, this hardware was nothing but trouble. It's slow to spin up and sometimes would fail to recognize the drive at all. I lived with it, since I used it as a "halfway house" for my video files and photographs. Often times, I simply cycled the...” More...