Maxtor ONE TOUCH II 250GB 7200 16MB ( E01G250 )

Rating:
Summary: Bad boy back up device, for a price
Review: Here is a review of the 200 gb drive

go to digitalvideoediting.com to see there review

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Enter the OneTouch II from Maxtor, which ships complete with software that's been upgraded to Danz Retrospect Express HD. It's a great improvement, and much more sophisticated than the earlier version. Like the earlier Retrospect Express software, you can automatically back up your files every night, but now the software can create restore points similar to Windows System Restore, allowing you to fully restore your entire drive choosing from whichever date you would like. The software continues backing up versions and showing you their restore dates until the entire drive is full. Of course, you can restore individual files as well, and if you want, you can still back up your system the way the previous software did where it makes an exact duplicate of your hard drive without compressing anything. That's versatile. I was impressed with this new software, and began using it every night soon after I installed it. If you'd rather do it yourself, you can use the much-touted OneTouch system, where all you have to do is push one button and it backs up everything you specify. Another great attribute of this one-button feature is the ability to set it so that any other software backup package of your choice is launched when you push the OneTouch button.
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They point out that the firewire transfer speeds are slow, just and FYI. also the software is much improved over version 1 one touch drives.

Have fun and get it done

Rating:
Summary: very user friendly
Review: This is a great external drive for anybody who have important data to backup.

the good:
great backup software that anyone could learn to use.
very large capacity, maybe too large for most people?
operations are fast since it's USB 2.0 and has large cache
quiet in operation.
password protect is a great feature for your secure data.

the bad:
it's the highest price for an external drive around.
no media reader for direct copy from memory cards.

I recommend this if you can find a good deal. Good deal when I bought it, referred by www.whosave.com.