Conclusion

Maxtor’s external hard disk drive from the second generation of the OneTouch family has proved to have much better characteristics than its predecessor. In fact, it won almost all of the WinBench tests! Its advantage over the two drives we had chosen as its opponents was most conspicuous when FireWire is used, as this interface allows to reveal the speed potential of the drive more fully.

We suppose that the lower access time of the OneTouch II compared to the first-generation model contributes to this performance growth.

Our second benchmark, FC-Test, also agrees that the Maxtor OneTouch II is a fast drive, especially in copy operations. Maxtor’s drives have traditionally been good in copying, but the new model is complemented further by its 16MB buffer. The OneTouch II was noticeably faster than the other two drives in both file systems and with both interfaces. As for the best operational mode, the OneTouch II delivers the highest performance when working across a FireWire connection and with the FAT32 file system.

So, combining high-density platters with a large 16MB buffer and reducing the access time, Maxtor has created an external hard disk drive which boasts the best performance among its analogs. With support of two interfaces, the OneTouch II is the best choice for users who need an external drive of high capacity and maximum speed!