Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 750GB

Large Capacity for Backup
In addition to carrying data, external storage devices can also be used to backup data from your computer. This backup function is highlighted by the series of Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus. OneTouch 4 Plus is composed of several variants based on the capacity carried. One of them is the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 750GB.

750GB
With hard disk 3.5 "750GB, Maxtor 750GB OneTouch 4 Plus offers a great capacity for now. In addition to 750GB, Maxtor also offers a variant with a capacity of 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB.

USB 2.0 and FireWire
Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 750GB using a USB 2.0 interface and FireWire (IEEE 1394a). According to Maxtor, sustained transfer rate of 43MB obtained / s (FireWire) and 33MB / s (USB 2.0). This is more than enough for backups. For buttons, this device is only equipped with 1 button called OneTouch. He took power directly from the netting through an included adapter.

1.11 kg
Maxtor product has a mass of 1.11 kg with a size of 63.5 mm x 152.4 mm x 171.45 mm. Quite large and heavy when compared to external storage devices that use hard disk 2.5 ". This confirms its function for backup.

Maxtor OneTouch
In the PCplus package received, the device has been contained Maxtor Maxtor OneTouch. This software is intended to utilize this device in an optimal, from managing OneTouch button, set the power settings, backup, restore (restore) files, synchronization, to set the security / encryption. Maxtor OneTouch lets you backup simply by pressing the OneTouch button.

Maxtor SafetyDrill
Maxtor share include a CD called Maxtor SafetyDrill Recovery. This software works Maxtor claimed to restore the entire contents of your PC hard drive boot, when the system failure. Previously you had to make sure that the CD can be run correctly on the PC in question and make copies of your boot disk on the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 750GB.

Conclusion
Maxtor 750GB OneTouch 4 Plus is an external storage device that is more dedicated to backups. With the Maxtor OneTouch software, this device offers ease of use and security. (cgs)

Test Results
HD Tach RW 3.0.1.0 Long Short Test Test
Random Access 13.37 ms 13.27 ms
CPU Utilization 0% (± 2%) 0.67% (± 2%)
Average Read 34.9 MB / s 34.9 MB / s
Average Write 22.67 MB / s 27.4 MB / s
Burst Speed 35.07 MB / s 35.17 MB / s

HD Tune 2:53
Minimum Transfer Rate 27.43 MB / s
Maximum Transfer Rate 27.8 MB / s
Average Transfer Rate 27.7 MB / s
Access Time 13.2 ms
Burst Rate 27.8 MB / s
CPU Usage 11.73%

PCMark2005 120 (NTFS)
HDD (Overall) 3568
HDD - XP Startup 8.11 MB / s
HDD - Application Loading 6.88 MB / s
HDD - General Usage 5.49 MB / s
HDD - Virus Scan 29.43 MB / s
HDD - File Write 26.42 MB / s

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Devices used
Athlon 64 FX-57 (2.8 GHz)
Gigabyte GA-K8VT890-9 (F5)
Kingston 512MB DDR-400 (SPD) x 2
Asus GeForce 7950 GT 512MB
Seagate 7200.7 80GB SATA
Asus DVD 16x
Antec 550W
ViewSonic P95f +
USB 2.0
Windows XP SP2
VIA Hyperion Pro 5.15a
DirectX 9.0c
nVidia ForceWare 169.21