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Maxtor BlackArmor Portable HD Looks Like Area 51 Gear, Locks Your Data Down Just as Tight
The Goods: Maxtor's BlackArmor portable hard drive differentiates itself from other portable HDs—a market already crowded with schway-looking options—by being a data security badass, the most hardcore of any external storage. It uses gov't-grade AES encryption at the hardware level, so everything on the drive is encrypted and it's harder to bust. Did we mention it looks like straight off an Area 51 drone's office desk? The Drag: It's only 160GB (there's way bigger), and aesthetically pleasing peace of mind is expensive, almost a buck a GB at $150. -
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New Maxtor OneTouch 4 Drives Are Metallic, Sexy, Storage-y
Seagate's Maxtor OneTouch line is getting an upgrade, with three new models in the OneTouch 4 series: OneTouch 4 ($100 for 250GB, $170 for 500GB, $270 for 750GB), OneTouch 4 Plus ($130 for 250GB up to $360 for 1TB) and the OneTouch 4 Mini ($100 for 80GB, $120 for 120GB and $150 for 160GB). Besides looking all serious and anodized, they boast a new software feature, SafetyDrill, a "bare metal system restore" which Seagate touts as a "nearly instantaneous restoration of an entire computer." They're also quieter, cooler running and sport spiffier drive protection mechanisms. Full press release after the jump. More »
