Seagate intros Maxtor OneTouch 4 line

Seagate has updated its line of Maxtor OneTouch external drives, making the new set the fourth iteration of its cheapo hard drive solution. The new models heading out are the OneTouch 4, OneTouch 4 Plus, and OneTouch Mini, all wrapped in black plastic and metal (which Seagate likes to refer to as "vault-like"). The OneTouch 4 can rock your storage world in 250GB, 500GB , or 750GB varieties, ranging in price from $99.99 to $269.99, the OneTouch 4 Plus is available in 250GB, 500GB, 750GB, or 1TB, from $129.99 to $359.99, and the OneTouch Mini comes 80GB, 120GB, and 160GB, running you an affordable $99.99 to $149.99. All of the drives offer the famous OneTouch backup, which should give you at least a sliver of peace of mind. The whole line is available right this second, so get the credit card out.

[Via Crave]

[HineyWipe @ Sep 6th 2007 3:52PM]

So, does this mean the Mac OS X crowd still gets a FAT32-formatted, freeze-laden Retrospect for backup?

Ugh.

[Dias @ Sep 6th 2007 3:53PM]

Ugliness is a part of specs?

[Cypek @ Sep 6th 2007 4:23PM]

looks like strange speakers set :)
whey is there no OT 4 line of the main Maxtor page?

[StaffordshireBT @ Sep 6th 2007 4:24PM]

I agree. Mac or PC the software that comes with these sucks big time. I have a One Touch III for PC and it always says "Backup Failed" everytime with a big red dot by the clock but when I check the drive contents everything is there. But how can you be sure? I got no love from Maxtor's support either. Tried deleting the "history" folder and other things they suggested and nada.

Sorry but good HD + craptastic software = I won't buy.

[Barry B @ Sep 6th 2007 4:27PM]

I don't see eSata.

[Cody @ Sep 6th 2007 4:31PM]

Maybe it's just me...

But I thought Seagate and Maxtor were 2 very different companies.

[Cody @ Sep 6th 2007 4:34PM]

And after I google it, the very first result shocks me:

http://www.seagate.com/maxtor/

I had no idea...Does this possibly mean better quality Maxtor drives?

[711 @ Sep 6th 2007 6:10PM]

So seagate's using the maxtor name to release sh*tty hard drives? How appropriate.

[jordan.mckee @ Sep 6th 2007 6:10PM]

life just gets easier all the time with tech