Testseek.com have collected 38 expert reviews of the Seagate OneTouch 4 Plus USB2/FireWire and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Seagate OneTouch 4 Plus USB2/FireWire.
August 2008
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The editors liked
Massive amount of external storage
Firewire and USB 2.0 connectivity
Simple backup management in as few as three clicks
Includes a full suite of related applications
Competitively priced
5 Year Warranty
Simple controls
Streams music from a PC
Good value
Fast FireWire transfers
Excellent backup software
File encryption
Speedy hard drive. Good GB-per-dollar ratio. Catastrophic failure protection. Mac and Windows compatible. Five-year warranty.
5-year warranty
Simplistic design and easy setup
Bundled software is useful and easy to use
Quiet
Feels fairly sturdy
Easy-to-use backup solution
Good performance
Software is friendly
Easy to navigate
Simple operation
Tons of features
Allows total system recovery
Works with Macs
Fast write speeds
Includes backup and restore utilities
Generous warranty.
One of the fastest USBconnected devices we’ve tested
Quiet as a dead mouse.
Fast transfer rates
Customizable OneTouch button
Fully loaded software
Discrete design
5 year limited warranty
Includes USB and FireWire 400 ports
Bundled backup software
Dedicated backup button.
Ultramodern design
The editors didn't like
No eSATA
No power switch
Software may be lacking for advanced users
May need to download latest SafetyDrill application for use with new systems
No WMA support as yet
Mono speaker
No remote control
Relatively slow USB 2.0 read and write speeds
Lacks an eSATA port
FireWire lags USB performance. SafetyDrill doesnt work with Macs or FAT32 drives.
While easy to use
The bundled software has notable limitations
All software only runs on 32 bit operating systems
Safety Drill (emergency recovery) only works with Windows operating systems (if at all)
Only one Backup and Sync routine can be saved at...
Maxtor Manager software doesnt recognize all folders
Using on a Mac requires additional tweaking/formatting
Fast FireWire transfers, Excellent backup software, File encryption
Relatively slow USB 2.0 read and write speeds, Lacks an eSATA port
Priced at $249 (which includes a lengthy five-year warranty), the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus is an excellent performer, provided that you utilize the FireWire 400 connection and don’t mind a lone USB 2.0 port. It’s slightly more expensive than sim...
Fast transfer rates, Customizable OneTouch button, Fully loaded software, Discrete design, 5 year limited warranty
No eSATA, No power switch
Even though the OneTouch 4 Plus doesnt offer eSATA it still performs very well with both USB and FireWire connections. If this drive was designed within the past year rather than few years ago I think it would have been designed with an eSATA port. T...
Includes USB and FireWire 400 ports; bundled backup software; dedicated backup button.
No on/off switch.
While the drive no speed demon, the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus’s attractive styling and encryption features make it worthy of consideration. Leopard’s built-in Time Machine backup feature may take some of the luster off the backup software in...
Massive amount of external storage, Firewire and USB 2.0 connectivity, Simple backup management in as few as three clicks, Includes a full suite of related applications, Competitively priced, 5 Year Warranty
No eSATA, No power switch, Software may be lacking for advanced users, May need to download latest SafetyDrill application for use with new systems
The Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 1TB External Hard Drive is an excellent choice for adding a Terabyte of storage to your computer or to backup multiple computers. As the product line indicates, the OneTouch button makes it very simple to backup or sync your ...
Abstract: Maxtor’s Onetouch external hard disks are popular because of their simple approach: users can back up all of their important files just by pressing the little Onetouch button on the front of the unit. That button is still there on the new Onetouch 4...
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Published: 2008-01-22, Author: David , review by: maximumpc.com
One of the fastest USBconnected devices we’ve tested; quiet as a dead mouse.
No other connection options, save for USB; no power switch.
Simple operation, Tons of features, Allows total system recovery, Works with Macs
Have to manually save mail, Can’t sync between XP and Vista, Encryption is difficult to use
The OneTouch 4 has more features than any other backup drive we’ve tested, and we’d be hard pressed to decide between it and the WD MyBook. We like how the MyBook does backups instantly, rather than on a schedule, but the MyBook does not ...
Abstract: The OneTouch 4 Plus is a wedge-shaped (vaguely rectangular, but with only two right angles), vertical-standing device. Recessed brushed aluminum inserts cover the broad sides of the drive, while a white status light near the base doubles as the customi...
