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
Good performance, a good set of features, stylish and rugged, USB 2.0 as well as FireWire 400
Lack of incremental backup, no power button
Before we started testing the performance, we clean- formatted the drive with the NTFS file system. We connected the drive to the test system via USB 2.0. We used SiSoft Sandra 2008 to benchmark the drive with the File System module. We then conducted...
Abstract: At the rear of this drive, you'll find the USB 2.0 port, two FireWire 400 ports and the external AC supply slot. Upon connecting, the installation starts automatically. It comes with a host of innovative features like the Maxtor SafetyDril...
Maxtor OneTouch4 Plus is a pretty decent external backup solution offering high capacities and ease of use. It’s also very quiet in operation and can go about doing its thing without interfering your work. The inclusion of Firewire is a bonus and al...
Haciendo una retrospectiva sobre las pruebas realizadas y la experiencia de uso del cofre debemos decir que no nos decepcionó el rendimiento considerando que este siempre estuvo cercano al límite teórico de la interfaz utilizada. Algo que nos llamo la ...
Coque métale, Deux prises FireWiore 400, Temps d'accès : 13 ms
Pas de connectique eSata, Légère baisse de débit en USB et FireWire 400
Malgré une légère baisse des taux de transferts, le One Touche 4 Plus 1 To garde de bon débits. Il est facilement transportable grâce à sa robuste coque en métal. On regrette toutefois l'absence de connectique e-Sata...
Abstract: Le boîtier du disque dur Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus est très original dans sa forme. Il se tient en position verticale et fait bonne figure. On pourra en placer plusieurs les uns à côté des autres à l’image des « livres » de Western Digital MyBook. Il n...
Abstract: La prima esigenza per chi lavora è di poter far fronte a un blocco del sistema o alla perdita dei documenti nel minor tempo possibile.E questa è una delle funzioni principali dei dischi fissi esterni che possono immagazzinare grandi quantità di dati ...
Die Onetouch krankt an der für Terabyte-Verhältnisse langsamen USB- bzw- Firewire-Schnittstelle. Dazu kommt das Versagen der Recovery-Funktion, so dass am Ende nur ein Befriedigend bleibt....
