The Maxtor One Touch III Turbo Edition gives you 600GB of better storage and data management. Configure the drive as RAID 0 for the ultimate in disk-striping speed, or as RAID 1 mirror each disk for automatic duplication of data and a fail safe security solution. Back up your entire hard drive with the OneTouch Back Up tool. Automatically synchronize your files between two computers every time you connect or disconnect the drive; System Rollback Restores your system to a point in time just before your system crashed, while keeping your current data safe and up to date. 7200 RPM, 16 MB cache buffer For fast drive performance, seamless data exchange, and instant access to your files. Connection is simple -- connect the FireWire 800 cable, and your Maxtor OneTouch III automatically appears on your desktop. Maxtor DriveLock password protects your drive for an extra measure of security. Interfaces - FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0/1.1 Sustained Transfer Rates -

* USB 2.0 - 33 MB/sec

* FireWire 400 - 43 MB/sec

* FireWire 800 - 91 MB/sec

Bus Transfer Rates -

* USB 2.0 - 480 Mb/sec

* FireWire 400 - 400MB/sec

* FireWire 800 - 800 MB/sec

AC Voltage - 100-240 VAC PC Requirements - Windows 2000/XP; Intel Pentium III 500MHz processor; 128MB RAM; CD-ROM; 9-pin FireWire 800 connection Mac Requirements - Mac 0S X 10.2.8 or higher; Apple G4 processor or higher; 128 MB RAM; CD-ROM; FireWire 800 connection Dimensions - 5.4 x 3.9 x 8.5 (136 x 65 x 217 mm) Weight - 5.8 lbs (2.6 Kg)

REVIEWS:
1) Just didn"t work, period: First, the registration failed to connect to the internet. Not the end of the world, but that was a tip as to how the rest of it would work.

It would not format with the firewire connected - it would only format with the USB connection to the computer (per maxtor"s web site). Once I got it formatted via USB, I tried to reconnect it via firewire 800, and the formatting was lost - the disk showed up as RAW file format. So I started over. The manual indicates a way to "erase" from the security settings section, but the option was not in the list for my installation. The only way to force a format was to change the Raid setting to Raid 1, then go back to Raid 0.

So I got it reformatted, and to top it all off, even connected via USB, the backup failed with a message that there was not enough disk space when trying to back up a 300GB disk on the computer with the Onetouch configured as Raid 0 (600GB) - actual formatted space was 558GB - that"s a lot of overhead.

I don"t know if I just got a bad one or what, but I"ve spent enough time on this. I"m going to give the WD Mybook a try instead.

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