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
(77%)
38 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 ports, fast transfer speeds for FireWire 400 connection, quiet, 256-bit AES encryption
Odd design
The Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus is a desktop hard drive that offers a FireWire 400 connection, as well as the usual USB connection. If you have a FireWire 400 port on your computer and you transfer large files regularly, then this is an external hard drive...
Abstract: With the advent of digital camera, camcorders and music, data back up has become even more important. The new Maxtor OneTouch external storage device will help you back up your digital life, and let small businesses do a bit more besides. Maxtors One...
Fast write speeds, Includes backup and restore utilities, Generous five year warranty
The backup utility is a bit limited, Restore utility doesnt work for Mac users
The Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus is a good choice for the average home user who wants a fast and simple to use external hard drive for backup and storage. Mac users will want to find a different restore utility to use with it.
Fast write speeds, Includes backup and restore utilities, Generous five year warranty
The backup utility is a bit limited, Restore utility doesnt work for Mac users
The Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus is a good choice for the average home user who wants a fast and simple to use external hard drive for backup and storage. Mac users will want to find a different restore utility to use with it. ...
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...
