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Summary: I Do NOT Like It
Review:
I bought the Maxtor 3000LS external hard drive because I needed to move some big files between two different computers in two different locations. One computer had 1.1 USB connections operating under Windows 98 and the other had 2.0 USB connections operating under Windows XP. The Maxtor worked on both, BUT .....
1) It has no on/off switch, thus stays on ALL the time.
Does not even "sleep" after no use.
2) It makes a lot of noise.
3) It came with NO instruction manual.
4) Something associated with this drive caused the CPU and
memory in one of the computers to become saturated,
which resulted in the PC crashing often and caused the
other peripherals on the machine to stop working.
Everything on this PC returned to normal after the Maxtor
was "uninstalled". It looked like some kind of USB
"polling" problem.
5) It has no function lights. No 'on' light, no 'in use'
light. Nothing. How much could it cost to put some
lights and an on/off switch on the darn thing?
6) Sometimes after an hour or so, it will "disappear" from
the device listing and there is no way to access it. You
have to re-boot the PC in order to use it again.
I gave it two stars because it did what I wanted it to do - but with a lot of hassle. I hate this thing. I'll hook it up when I absolutely need it to transfer files, but the rest of the time I'm going to uninstall it and throw it in the garage. Shame on you, Maxtor, for putting out a product like this.
Rating: 
Summary: Maxtor = Grap
Review: Bought one of these *&^%$ harddrive lasted less that a year,stored some pictures on it, did not use it more than 1/2 hr. When i tried to use it, it failed. Talked to the support and was told its shot. never buy maxtor again
Fred Friedrich
CT
Rating: 
Summary: Perfect Secondary/Backup Hard Drive for Laptops
Review: I have been using Maxtor external hard drives for just over a year now and have made recommendations to family and colleagues which have resulted in them buying many of them as well. So with experience with close to a dozen hard drives, we have not had any problems and have nothing but praise for the drives. First off, with internal hard drive prices for laptops so expensive and so difficult to install, external hard drives that use firewire (IEEE1394) are a great option. These hard drives use both firewire and USB, so you can take the information and hot swap it among multiple computer (like a thumb drive) or keep it plugged in to a single computer for use a secondary hard drive. I have found virtually no speed difference between accessing files on the external hard drive versus the internal. The automatic backup feature, makes the hard drive all that much more useful. It comes bundled with Dantz Retrospect Express program which is an easy-to-use option for automatically backing up just what you want with a touch of a button. I backup often, usually just punching the button as I go meet to clients. It usually finishes the automated process by the time I return. Because backing up is so easy to do, when I did lose the hard drive on one of my laptops, I barely missed a beat after I got it replaced, simply restoring the drive image to make my new laptop look just like my old one. I highly recommend Maxtor external hard drives.
Rating:
Summary: Not happy
Review: This is a cheaper drive than I expected. I contacted tech support about some problems I had with this. The rattling noise that really annoys me is caused by the drive heads moving to a resting position where it "rattles" harmlessly. They told me its due to the fact its their low end no frills drive. I wouldn't have bought this had I known about the noise. Its very annoying. Also have a problem where the drive doesn't come up on startup. They say sometimes data gets trapped in a buffer, and the drive won't work until it clears the buffer. But since its "data" the drive is refusing to purge it. Usually unplugging the power and removing the USB cable for a minute does the trick. But not this time..... I may have a nonfunctioning drive until I can get to a repair shop when they open on monday.... Very unhappy right now.
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