Title: Get another brand and save yourself some money!
Product review: Don't do it.What are the strengths? 3 of the 5 drives I purchased are still working.What are the weaknesses? 2 of the 5 drives I purchased died with very different symptoms just after their one year warranty expired.About 15-18 months after I purchased five of these external drives, two of them failed with very different symptoms. This indicates to me that two separate components have failed within each of the bad drives. I bought these based on the Maxtor name and value ($/Gb) for the drives. Not only have the drives failed, but so has Maxtor. Their support is virtually nonexistent on their web support page (www.maxtorsupport.com), which directs you to their "knowledge base". Essentially, "figure it out for yourself from reports of past failures from other frustrated consumers". Final words: Don't do it.
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