Maxtor yesterday unveiled its OneTouch III line of external hard disk drives — designed to help Mac and PC users with external data storage and backup.
The OneTouch III is available in capacities up to 1TB, at prices ranging from $159.95 to $899.95 depending on capacity. Some models will be available starting later this month.
Maxtor is offering USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and FireWire 800-equipped versions of OneTouch III drives.
Acoustics have been improved over previous models to produce less ambient noise and an inner drive casing and shock mounts will also help protect the drive mechanism, according to the company.
New software features include an improved interface for backup, synchronization and file archiving. Maxtor Drivelock software provides password protection to help secure the contents of the drive.
The triple-interface model will be available in the latter part of the first quarter of 2006, according to Maxtor.
