Quantum LTO-2 HH Tape Drive

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

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Quantum LTO-2 HH half-height tape solutions leverage LTO technology and Quantum-exclusive features to provide the most reliable and affordable tape data protection for small and medium businesses. The Quantum LTO-2 HH delivers price, capacity and reliability in a compact 5 1/4" half-height form factor providing a very efficient Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Doubling the capacity of LTO-1 tape drives, the LTO-2 HH stores up to 400GB per cartridge* and delivers sustained backup speeds of up to 187GB per hour* the fastest LTO-2 HH available. Backward-compatible with LTO-1 media, and interchangeable with tape drives from all Ultrium-certified manufacturers, the LTO-2 HH is the most affordable entry-point to the LTO Ultrium roadmap. The Quantum LTO-2 HH is the most reliable LTO-2 half-height tape drive on the market, delivering reliability features only available from Quantum. MediaShield provides advanced cooling and tape guides, extending media life by 100% over drives from all other manufacturers. Multiple Transfer Speeds inherent in the drive enable constant tape streaming and eliminate performance-degrading tape repositions by automatically matching the hosts transfer speed to one of thirteen LTO-2 HH speeds. Dynamic PowerDown protects the drive and cartridge in the event of power loss. SmartVerify concurrently verifies all data written to the tape, virtually eliminating the need for a traditional verify pass during backup operations, thus reducing the backup window. With an error-free, full duty cycle MTBF of 250,000 hours, the LTO-2 HH is a sound investment investment supported by a three-year limited warranty. Backup Ready Solutions - Go from box-to-backup in minutes! Quantum Backup Ready certified solutions allow you to go from box-tobackup in minutes with the highly reliable Quantum LTO-2 HH tape drive, world-class Backup Exec QuickStart software and durable Quantum media. Backup Ready solutions are costeffective, easy to install and fully supported by Quantum. Backup Exec QuickStart is a fully functional server backup and restore software for Microsoft Windows and NetWare. Quantum media cartridges are rigorously tested for reliability and compatibility with Quantum tape drives and deliver the comfort of knowing that everything will work from box-tobackup. Choose the Quantum LTO-2 HH tape drive that is right for your IT environment: a server-installable internal, convenient tabletop or space-efficient rackmount configuration.
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Quantum LTO-2 HH Tape Drive About Quantum Quantum, a global leader in storage, delivers highly reliable backup, recovery and archive solutions that meet demanding requirements for data integrity and availability with superior price/performance and comprehensive service and support. Quantum is the world's largest supplier of tape drives, and its DLT, LTO Ultrium, DAT/DDS and Travan-based technologies set the standards for tape backup, recovery and archive of business-critical data for the small business to mid-range enterprise. Quantum offers the broadest portfolio of tape autoloaders and libraries and is one of the pioneers in the diskbased backup market, providing solutions that emulate a tape library but are optimized for backup and recovery.

Q U A N T U M LT O - 2 H H S P E C I F I C AT I O N S
Performance Environmental Limits
Sustained Transfer Rate Native Compressed* Burst Transfer Rate (MB/sec) Ultra 160 SCSI (max) Formatted Capacity (GB) Native Compressed* Cartridge Load Times (sec) Cartridge Unload Average File Access Time (sec) Interfaces Available

Compatibility

26MB/sec, 93.6GB/hr 52MB/sec, 187GB/hr 58 Ultra 160 SCSI
Operating Temperature F (C) Non-Condensing Humidity (%) Altitude (ft. maximum) Non-Operating Temperature F (C) Non-Condensing Humidity (%)
50 to 104 (10 to 40) 80 10,000 feet MSL (at 25C) -40 to 149 (-40 to 66) 10 to 95
Voltage (V) Power Consumption (W)
Tape Format Specifications

+5/+12 34

Media Read/Write Operating Systems Backup Software
LTO-1 and 2 Windows Desktop, Windows Server, Novell NetWare, Unix, Linux, Mac OS BakBone, Computer Associates, Dantz, NovaStor, VERITAS and Yosemite Technologies
Recording Format Recording Density Encoding Method Data Compression
Tape/Format Compatibility
LTO-2 3,930 RLL-encoded ONEs per mm 0.13/11 RLL ALDZ-2
LTO-2 (read/write) LTO-1 (read/write)

Tape Specifications

200GB native capacity 100GB native capacity

Reliability

MTBF (hours) Non-recoverable Error Rate
250,000 @ 100% duty cycle < 1 in 1017 bits
Cartridge Dimensions Archive Storage Durability

Physical Specifications

4.1'' x 4.1'' x 1.0'' (104.1mmx104.1mmx25.4mm) 30 years 5,000 load/unload cycles
Form Factor Width (in/mm) Height (in/mm) Length (in/mm) Weight (lbs/kg)
Internal 5.8/148.1 1.7/43.4 8.9/227.0 3.3/1.5
Tabletop 7.6/193.0 4.6/116.8 12.1/307.3 10.4/4.7

Rackmount

Warranty
17.7/449.6 1.7/43.2 20.0/508.0 15.8/7.2

Tape Tape Drive

Limited lifetime 3 year limited with Rapid Exchange
* Assumes 2:1 compression
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Copyright 2005 Quantum Corporation. Quantum, DLT and DLTtape are registered trademarks of Quantum, registered in the U.S. and other countries. The Quantum logo, DLT logo, Q Pattern, StorageCare, SiteCare, SuperLoader, ValueLoader, DLTSage, DLTIce and Storage Down Cold are trademarks of Quantum. LTO and Ultrium are U.S. trademarks of HP, IBM and Certance. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. Specifications subject to change without notice. DS00183 Aug 2005

f some Darwinian character in a few millennia were to look back at the evolution of the Storage and Data Management industry the key milestones in the development would be, not the emergence of new technologies per-se, but the convergence of these technologies. By analogy, a bats predecessors ability to emit a few squeaks is not really groundbreaking nor is an ability to detect sounds particularly noteworthy. The really pivotal moment for the bat was when he first converged these abilities for echo-location to effortlessly navigate dark caves. LeftHand Networks with their SAN/iQ product have converged computing and storage, more specifically iSCSI, Linux, industry standard x86 architecture servers and disk drive technology to produce a storage solution that is really ground breaking in its simplicity, flexibility, performance and reliability. It is also architecturally aesthetic. IT managers, techies and storage salespeople love it!
Heres how it works Take an industry standard x86 server and install SAN/iQ. What do you get? You get a single iSCSI storage node with a few Terabytes of capacity. That is, a chunk of storage accessed as block storage over iSCSI. Not much use yet, but get a standard IP switch and plug in one, two, three or more of the same and storage starts to come to life. Youve built an iSCSI Clustered SAN. It really is that simple. For redundancy in the SAN add a second IP switch as in the diagram below. SAN/iQ does not need an OS loaded on the server it includes a storage optimised build of Linux, though you never see this everything is controlled through a management console. What is this newly created iSCSI clustered SAN capable of? It may be presented back as a single pool of storage accessed via a single LUN or segmented into several LUNs. Every node contributes to every LUN. In fact every spindle and CPU contributes to every LUN meaning that performance is truly
scalable. Dynamic Cluster Expansion means that when a node is added it can become part of the cluster by simply clicking on the new node dragging it into the cluster. Capacity (and performance) can be added without down time! Also, when a node is added, existing data is distributed over the new node so that it immediately begins to participate in the
capacity, performance and reliability of the SAN. There is no limit to the number of nodes in a cluster, or on the number of clusters. What about Reliability? Each node can have RAID 0, 1, 5 (or 6 depending on the server) and multiple level arrays such as 10 or 50 for the appropriate compromise between performance and redundancy within each
SAN. Once the data has been redistributed, the new node contributes seamlessly to the

node. In addition Network RAID allows each piece of data to be replicated, so that 2 or even 3 copies
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reside on separate nodes. In the example shown, a disk, a switch or even an entire node can fail without loss of data. With 3-way replication any two nodes may fail without data loss. SAN/iQ offers advanced snapshot capability. Snapshots are instantaneous and may be scheduled or performed manually. The snapshot may be mounted to any location permitting backup, restore or data mining without interfering with the original data set. For instance, mounting a snapshot of a Microsoft Exchange database and attaching it to the Exchange Recovery Group allows for single mailbox recovery or individual mail item recovery. The snapshot itself does not require a dedicated storage pool of preassigned storage. The only storage space required is the space necessary to maintain some tables and to store the live write changes to the volume which only needs to be large enough to accommodate the changes
anticipated between snapshots. If extra space is needed, the volume will automatically grow. There is no limit to the number of snapshots taken or preserved. The simplest recovery method is a snapshot
Copy, even across slow WAN links, because only changes are sent across the wire. Initial syncing of the data can be prohibitive over the WAN because a Terabyte of data could take a month or more to transfer, but LeftHand Networks have provided a
deployed. As the storage is consumed, more nodes may be added allowing Just-In-Time scalability. It is lack of this type of provisioning and dynamic cluster expansion on some storage solutions that forces IT managers to over-provision. Since storage cost is falling at about 10% per quarter these two features significantly reduce cost of ownership. Whats the advantage of using industry standard server hardware from say Dell, IBM or HP to build these storage nodes? The alternative is proprietary storage hardware from one of the large storage companies. Development and test cycles usually mean that the technology in these beasts is probably lagging whats available in off the shelf server hardware. Economies of scale probably mean that you will get significantly more power for your buck with standard hardware and finally, configuration and maintenance costs will probably come at a more competitive cost. Virtualisation, in many

LTO-4 Now Available within Tape Drive Automation Quantum is pleased to announce the integration of LTO-4 drives within the SuperLoader 3 and Scalar 24 products. As the latest generation of LTO drive technology, LTO-4 provides significant benefits Increased capacity 800GB native and 1.6TB compressed. Increased native throughput 120MB/Sec. Native Drive-Based Encryption The LTO-4 drives are the first generation of LTO drives to support native encryption. The SuperLoader 3 will support the LTO-4 SCSI drive. The Scalar 24 will support the LTO-4 SCSI and native Fibre Channel drives.
Customers using LTO-3 drives today can easily upgrade to LTO-4 technology. LTO-4 drives are able to read from and write to LTO-3 and read from LTO-2 media.
Quantum Media The Quantum Ultrium product line ranges from 200GB (compressed) to 400GB (compressed) storage capacity per cartridge, making it an ideal choice for backup and archive applications.
Quantum Scalar 50 Flexible design; offers tape drives 1-4 drives; 38-76 slots; multiple drive type support and up to 30.4TB of storage. Advanced features; includes scalability, set-up wizards, partitioning, proactive remote monitoring and a management tool that allows administrators to manage multiple Quantum disk and tape devices. Advanced functionality; includes partitioning, multiple drive type support and connectivity choices: SCSI, iSCSI, SAS and Fibre Channel. Simplicity; user-friendly interface enables simple installation, operation and maintenance Support with Disk; designed for seamless integration with disk-single window monitoring and management of the entire data protection environment including Quantum disk and tape libraries, SAN switches, backup and host systems. Serviceability; proactive monitoring and integrated RAS notification- sends email alerts to designated operator for rapid problem resolution via Quantums StorageCare Guardian software Warranty; complete with a one-year on-site next business day standard warranty with uplifts available.
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Archive market.

.demonstrates rapid growth
Throughout 2007 the market demand for archival storage has grown significantly. IT professionals are much better educated on archive strategies, and have a better picture of how good archive management can advance their business priorities. Carla Arend, a senior analyst with IDC, recently published the results of her research on the storage software market. It shows that the Archive & HSM storage software segment was the fastest growing in Europe for 2007 at over 30%. The IDC research confirms the market growth seen by vendors, and integrators. Plasmons own market experience suggests that there is no single reason behind this emerging trend, but a combination of factors responsible for archive market growth. Compliance Matures in Europe Weve heard a great deal about compliance in recent years. The influence of industry regulations has been more gradual in Europe than in the US. However, European regulations are now developing the teeth required to persuade organisations to take action, and recent European court cases have resulted in steep fines for non-compliance and poor data management. Archiving Arrives in the Data Centre Historically, digital archives were deployed at a departmental or project level. Today CIOs are pulling these distributed archives back into the data centre. This is partially due to increased concerns about compliance, but there is a broader trend for IT professionals to take on greater responsibility for corporate objectives; not just the operation of technology assets. This change in responsibility has raised the profile of archival storage, improved education and enabled greater funding for archive deployment. Cheap SATA Drives Hit the Wall Inexpensive, high capacity SATA disk drives have been with us for years. Many companies saw these drives as a panacea to take on the relentless demand for greater capacity. In the context of long-term archiving, SATA disk strategies have proven to be very expensive. Frequent system replacement, high backup overheads, and lack of data authenticity make them poorly suited for archiving. Companies now realise that they cant continue to add more SATA disks and are looking for intelligent archive strategies. Electricity Costs Rise Rapidly With the cost of electricity rising rapidly in Europe, reducing power consumption in the data centre is a real concern for CIOs. Since most archive data is retained for long periods of time and infrequently accessed, it is a logical place to begin when looking to cut energy usage. Well managed archive data can be moved off power-hungry disks onto alternative technologies, saving thousands every year in electricity bills, while reducing carbon footprint. Archive Solutions Meet the Challenge The sophistication of archive products has evolved, delivering

is more remarkable is that you can mix and match not only drives from different manufacturers, but different drive capacities as well. As with a standard RAID array, there will always be percentage of capacity that is forfeited to provide the redundancy that will allow all data to survive a hard drive failure (assuming there is a minimum of 2 drives). Regardless of whether Drobo is initially populated with 2, 3 or 4 drives, user information will be protected by ensuring that multiple points of access to the data are available across the total number of
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drives using a combination of technologies that exist in standard RAID arrays. A fundamental difference is that all of this protection and the configuration of the storage pool is completely automated. Unlike a standard RAID array, Drobo does not base the usable capacity of the
system on the size of the smallest drive. Drobos method allows for much greater utilisation when using different sized drives, although there will still be usable capacity impact on the overall system. For example, a RAID 5 array populated with an 80GB, a 100GB, a 160GB and a 200GB drive, as shown in the diagram, will give a usable capacity of approximately 240GB whereas an identically populated Drobo will give 340GB of usable data whilst still offering the same level of redundancy as the RAID 5. Another positive aspect of this capacity management from Drobo is that there is minimal wastage of capacity over time. Any spare capacity from larger drives that cannot
be made available as usable disk space initially, is put in reserve for future expansion. So, when the user adds a third or fourth drive, or replaces existing drives with larger capacities, the reserved space is automatically reclaimed as usable capacity without reformatting, or indeed any configuration from the user. By automatically adapting to whatever changes a user makes to the capacity or number of drives installed in Drobo, users can upgrade capacity forever as long as they are replacing a smaller drive with a larger one. All of their data will still reside within Drobo and the migration of data to newly added/upgraded disks is completely automated. Data Robotics DataAware technology ensures that there is instant access to capacity when drives are added or upgraded and it also intelligently tracks where data resides on the disks. This is particularly relevant when recovering from a drive failure as only blocks containing real data will be rebuilt RAID arrays tend to rebuild the entire volume regardless of how little data is actually present.

cleaning cartridge. Less cartridge capacity. You have to buy more cartridges to back up the same amount of data. Lower transfer rates (ie. poorer performance) because the drive has to keep trying to re-write or re-read the same user data before it can successfully verify that the data is 100% accurate. Failed backup and restore operations because there are too many errors to correct. In the worst case, your data could be at risk. Lets do the sums Say the HP tape costs 23 and the other leading brand cost 20. On 150 tapes, buying the other leading brand would save you almost 450. But to get the same capacity from these cheaper tapes, you would need to buy another 200. Thats an extra 4,000! Whether its a comprehensive lab test, a real world test in extreme conditions, or a customers first hand experience, the fact is HP LTO-3 cartridges offer three times the performance and reliability, and twice the
capacity of other leading brands. Perhaps thats why 52% of the FTSE 250s use HP LTO media as their primary brand of Ultrium data cartridges. They understand that when it comes to quality, some tapes are definitely more equal than others.
Cheaper is not always better. Weve tried other brands of storage media and weve been disappointed in the reliability of some of the tape cartridges. Netbanks experience is that HPs technology actually does work better together. It provides superior quality and reliability across the entire disk and tape storage line. We are comfortable that HP tape media has a strong future for many years to come.
Todd Warnock, Director of Technology Services, NetBank
Source: Storage Media Usage, FTSE 250 Companies, Ronin Corporation, April 2007
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Product reviews

The Plantronics CS70N reviewed by Paul Adamson - CMS Product Specialist What were your first impressions of the product? The CS70N is a neat looking product but I was not sure if a headset would improve my working day. In what environment did you use the product? I used it in the office as the headset to my desk phone. How did using the headset affect your working day? My initial interest using a headset came from the fact that I suffer from repetitive headaches and neck strain during my normal working day. I noticed an immediate improvement to these symptoms once I started using the headset. In short - it really did make a big difference. I hardly ever suffer from these symptoms any more. The CS70 is designed for use in the office environment. How do you feel it works with other office products that you use daily? Technology forms an integral part of life in the office and I think the CS70N complements the mobility my laptop and blackberry gives me. I can continue a phone call even as I walk to the printer to collect documents. It allows me freedom and also privacy when necessary. Other comments: I would not be without the headset now - the health benefits were just the start. The freedom to move around with both hands free was a benefit I hadnt really thought about but its great. I also found the noise cancelling feature made the sound very crisp. Having experienced the difference, I wouldnt change back to a handset for anything.
The Plantronics Pulsar 260 reviewed by John Flatley - CMS I.T. Support What were your first impressions of the product? I thought it looked pretty cool. It was something I had never seen before and it looked really modern and stylish! In what environment did you use the product? I used the Pulsar 260 as a hands free kit for my mobile phone as well as to listen to music. How did the Pulsar 260 affect your enjoyment of your music? Having both music and phone calls on a single device was a definite plus. The ear pieces and headset construction was of good quality and provided very good sound. I would definitely recommend it to my friends and colleagues. Are you aware of any similar products on the market? If so, how do you feel it competes with these other products? There are some similar products on the market and some have a single ear piece but I feel the added feature of having stereo sound and being able to listen to music and answer your phone on the same unit is a bonus. Other comments: Overall it works well, has good battery life and a modern design. I have a keen interest in music and so I appreciate good sound quality when I hear it.

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Plantronics has a special offer this winter to help you promote wireless mobility. If your customer buys 10 - 24 Plantronics corded* headsets during the offer period they can claim a free wireless headset of their choice** If they buy 25 or more Plantronics corded* headsets during the offer period they can claim 3 wireless headsets of their choice** With a cordless headset wearers are able to move from their desk while continuing their phone conversation providing additional working flexibility. With the optional headset lifter, calls can be taken even up to 100 metres from their desk. For your customers to claim their free headsets, an online application needs to be completed at www.plt3wireless.co.uk Upon successful application your customer will be emailed an eVoucher which can be used with you, their approved supplier, to claim their free wireless headset/s. You can then use this eVoucher to claim your free headset/s from CMS Peripherals. Offer valid from 7 January 2008 - 31 March 2008. Terms and conditions apply. Limited to one application per site. * Offer available only when purchasing Plantronics SupraPlus or SupraPlus Silver and Encore corded headsets. ** Free headset options: CS70N/A / SupraPlus Wireless monaural headset. For more information please visit our offers website: www.plantronicsoffers. com Hi, Darren Clare, Quantum Partner Manager for CMS. Well, I have been at CMS now since September 2007 and I must say I have joined during exciting times both within CMS and the storage industry as a whole. Over the last few months there have been a number of announcements in the product range and introduction of technologies. De-Duplication De-Duplication can take the form of software or hardware de-duping but with the same goal- to fit more data within your backup solution. Take the first step with deduplication using the Quantum GoVault. Advanced Data Deduplication Increases Disk Retention for Backup Data The DXi-Series disk backup and replication appliances leverage Quantums patented data de-duplication technology to dramatically increase the role that disk can play in the protection of critical data. With DXiSeries solutions, users can retain 10 to 50 times more backup data on fast recovery disk than with conventional arrays. The results are faster, more reliable restores and a substantially increased number of data recovery points. DXi-Series appliances provide true enterprise backup speeds of up to 800GB per hour, allowing users to complete critical jobs during short backup windows.

PS, by the time you read this the Quantum standalone LTO 4 half height drives will have been released. The wait is finally over.
As a Symantec Partner Manager, I will always recommend that resellers work with only the most channel friendly vendors. In situations where the vendor genuinely appreciates and respects the contribution made by the reseller, relationships and business will always flourish. For solutions in the storage and data management and availability industry, CMS and Symantec are a perfect combination. We can support resellers in building sales with our fully accredited team of pre-sales and sales professionals. With 13 years experience, the CMS sales team are all
Symantec Sales Expert trained on volume mid range products. In addition we have 10 people skilled up to scope and supply the enterprise product range. In the last few years the Symantec CMS partnership has helped a number of storage focused resellers grow their sales from just a few hundred thousand per year, to over a million. The opportunities working with Symantec are supported by Symantecs channel friendly attitude, which helps and encourages the reseller to support their sales from conception to close. If there is anything we can help you with please give me a call. Dean Ellingham.
CMS Peripherals, has announced the signing of a partnership agreement with LeftHand Networks. To distribute LeftHand Networks products to its reseller and VAR channels throughout the UK and Ireland. According to Frank Salmon, Group MD, We see more and more customers asking for solutions for which IP SANs are the natural choice. In this explosive growth area, LeftHand Networks really have taken centre stage. We are delighted to be able to offer their solution and we are immediately beginning a reseller partner recruitment program. We are already geared up to provide sales
and technical training to interested resellers in UK and Ireland. Whats more LeftHand Networks also announces a new storage appliance with great reseller margin. The NSM 2120 is the latest addition to the LeftHandbranded portfolio of next generation SAN platforms. Joining the recently announced NSM 4150 and NSM 2060, the highdensity NSM 2120 delivers space-efficient capacity in a highly available iSCSI SAN. With a price range of $22K - $32K and a capacity range of 1.8 to 9.0 TBs, the NSM 2120 addresses the market opportunity between the NSM 2060 and the NSM 4150.
From August October 2007, CMS Peripherals and Symantec have run an incentive for their resellers and the CMS sales floor to win a unique holiday to Lapland to visit Santa Claus. All resellers got individual targets and the winners were Barry Harber from Kelway, Kathleen Ann Ball from Viglen, David Hook from Cognitive, Mark Thompson from ATN Consultancy, Lance Williams from Softcat Ltd, Tarak Joshi from Insight and Eric Beyer from PC Ware Technologies. They were accompanied by Ed Dolman from Symantec, Lee Wilson, Ricky Patel, Aidan Sloyan and Julia Radtke from CMS. The group arrived in Lapland minus their luggage but the snow suits provided were a lifesaver. They are available in any colour as long as its blue.

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The best high density screen in the industry displays 88% more pixels per square inch than even a high end 17-inch LCD monitor. PH166103 Vista Remote Control and Transceiver
With 32mm speakers and a noisecancelling mic you can give your customers truly best-in-class sound. PH194006 Simply Print Labels
Especially designed for Windows Vista Media Center. PH110003 This hard disk comes with high strength aluminium casing tough on shocks, easy on the eye. PH132100 SVGA Webcam VOIP841 is the first DECT cordless phone with Skype that works without a PC, offering consumers total flexibility and independence from the PC. PH19300 This webcam looks as good as the images it takes with its sturdy 360o pivoting foot. PH199032 Offline Internet telephony
Dual format writer & label printer in one. PH142088
Maxtor OneTouch 4 USB 2.0: 250GB, 500GB, 750GB A simple storage solution with automated backup software for protecting your photos, music, videos, and important documents. Maxtor OneTouch button - the easy way to make backup copies of your files Simple Maxtor user-interface for backup scheduling and restoring Instant storage for your stuff Customisable Maxtor OneTouch button Auto Updater helps keep your Maxtor OneTouch solution current Plug and play storage PC and Mac compatible Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus FireWire 400 and USB 2.0: 250GB, 500GB, 750GB An elegantly simple backup and storage solution, with Maxtor SafetyDrill software for full recovery of your PC hard drives contents in case of a crash or virus. Maxtor SafetyDrill prepares, boots, and recovers your PCs entire internal drive contents in case of system failure or virus/spyware infection* Backup all your files with one touch of the button or automated scheduling Two levels of data security Sync data between 2 or more computers on the same operating system Customisable Maxtor OneTouch button PC and Mac compatible
* Only available on Windows Systems

MXTR3103 750GB

MXTR3102 500GB

MXTR3101 250GB

MXTR4104 1TB

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MXTR4103 750GB

MXTR4102 500GB

MXTR4101 250GB
Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini USB 2.0: 80GB, 120GB, 160GB A portable backup and storage solution, with Maxtor SafetyDrillTM software for recovery of your PC hard drives contents in case of crash or virus. Ideal backup and storage for carrying your digital portfolio with you Maxtor SafetyDrill prepares, boots, recovers your PCs entire internal drive contents in case of system failure or virus/spyware infection* Sync data between 2 or more computers using the same operating system Two levels of security against unauthorised use - Maxtor DrivePass and encryption Simple Maxtor user-interface for drive management, security, and backup scheduling USB powered Customisable Maxtor OneTouch button PC and Mac compatible

MXTR2105 160GB

MXTR2104 120GB

MXTR2102 80GB

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