As the Maxtor M3 Portable 4Tb drive was the most cost effective option, retailing at AU$209, I chose the product knowing in full confidence that internally, it would be very similar to the Seagate branded offering.Īs every drive that enters service in my fleet undergoes “acceptance testing” for commissioning, I thought I might as well turn it into a review in the case anyone’s interested in just what’s inside and how it performs. But since the Maxtor brand has been long acquired by Seagate and their factories integrated into the Seagate portfolio, the brand has been retained mainly as an alternative brand for external storage. As a result, I knew I would just have to have one.Ĭomputer users of the early to mid 2000’s would probably not be fond of the Maxtor brand, as some of their models were somewhat unreliable. Traditionally, the largest drives tended to command a price premium, reflecting their desirability. The unexpected part was that the largest capacity available also had the lowest cost per gigabyte, making it the best value for money. Not having purchased any external hard drives in a long time, it surprised me to see that the market had advanced to 4Tb 2.5″ portable drives. Seeing as I’m going to go on a holiday sometime next year, one thing I knew I would need is some portable external storage to keep all my experimental data and to backup the photos I will be taking.
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