Maxtor's diminutive OneTouch 4 Mini pushes the capacity envelope again, packing a positively huge 320 gigabytes of storage into a tiny enclosure. It's also one of the sexiest mini external drives we've seen. Is the OneTouch 4 Mini 320GB a portable storage slam-dunk?
Happen to have a few 2.5" or 3.5" SATA hard drives lying about that you've been avoiding because you don't feel like installing them in your rig? Want a quick and easy way to hot-swap between multiple drives for a very reasonable price and have a unit that actually looks cool? The BlacX is for you.
External hard drive enclosures are a dime a dozen... kind of. VOX's solution delivers similar features as the others, such as USB 2.0 and eSATA connections, along with some backup software. In the end though, what should be a killer offering proved to be a very mediocre one.
Choosing the right external HDD can be tough. In order to sell, products such as the OneTouch 4 rely on their robust software bundle to help move off the shelf. People should be given a solid backup suite, especially given the price. This is exactly where Maxtor fell short, with their OneTouch 4 Plus.
We've taken a look at a fair amount of external storage devices in the past, but here's one that's unique. At home, you can plug the drive in like a diskette for full S-ATA speeds, and eject it to take on the go with USB-functionality. In addition to the EZ Swap EX, we are also taking a look at Vantec's latest NexStar offering.
| Title | Author | Date | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seagate FreeAgent Pro 750GB | Rory Buszka | April 13, 2007 | External Storage |
| Cooler Master X-Craft 350 HD Enclosure | Greg King | March 2, 2007 | External Storage |
| Enermax Glory | Matt Serrano | January 30, 2007 | External Storage |
| Vantec eSATA Products Roundup | Rob Williams | November 13, 2006 | External Storage |
| Icy Dock MB453 | Matthew Harris | October 20, 2006 | External Storage |
| Vizo Mirrorbox 32-in-1 Card Reader | Matthew Harris | August 18, 2006 | External Storage |
| Samsung SH-S162L DVD+RW Burner | Matthew Harris | May 10, 2006 | External Storage |
| Vizo Luxon External HDD Enclosure | Rob Williams | March 22, 2006 | External Storage |
| Vantec NexStar3 Enclosure | Greg King | January 13, 2006 | External Storage |
| Thermaltake Max 4 3.5inch HDD Enclosure | Rob Williams | October 26, 2005 | External Storage |