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| Price | $92.49 to $324.80 | $102.99 to $189.99 | $155.00 to $170.68 | $165.00 | $114.99 to $165.55 |
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| Release date | March 19, 2007 | March 08, 2006 | |||
| The Bottom Line | 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. | The Seagate FreeAgent Pro external hard drive is an elegant workaround for users who are intimidated by NAS drives. The bundled software is simple to use and makes copying your data to various location a cinch. We really like this external hard drive. | If write speed isn't a top priority, the Western Digital MyBook is a good deal at around $300 for a 500GB drive. It'll look good on your desk or bookshelf, too. | The Western Digital MyBook Essential Edition external hard drive is a slightly pared-down version of the MyBook Premium Edition. It's a good option if you need additional storage without backup software. | The SimpleTech Signature Mini Black Cherry is a compact, USB-only external hard drive that will tempt you with its sleek design, and then win you over with its capacity, performance, and price. |
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| Features | |||||
| Spindle speed |
7200 rpm |
7200 rpm |
7200 rpm |
7200 rpm |
5400 rpm |
| Average Latency | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
4.2 ms |
4.2 ms |
Info unavailable |
| Track-to-Track Seek Time | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
2 ms |
2 ms |
Info unavailable |
| Average seek time | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
8.9 ms |
8.9 ms |
Info unavailable |
| Hard drive size |
500 GB |
500 GB |
500 GB |
500 GB |
320 GB |
| Weight |
2.4 lbs |
Info unavailable |
2.9 lbs |
2.9 lbs |
Info unavailable |
| Device Type |
Hard drive |
Hard drive |
Hard drive |
Hard drive |
Hard drive |
| Interface type |
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB |
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA-300 |
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB |
Hi-Speed USB |
Hi-Speed USB |
| Form factor |
3.5" |
3.5" |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
2.5" |
| OS Required |
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Apple MacOS X 10.4.7 or later Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Business Microsoft Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition |
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Apple MacOS X 10.4.6 or later Apple MacOS X 10.3.9 or later |
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later Microsoft Windows 2000 |
Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP Microsoft Windows Vista Apple MacOS X 10.3 or later |
Apple MacOS X Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP Apple MacOS X 10.3 or later |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
5 years warranty |
5 years warranty |
1 year warranty |
1 year warranty |
3 years warranty |
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