Maxtor will be giving away a free wireless mouse and extending a 20% discount off the RRP for the following external hard disc drives:

1) Maxtor OneTouch™ II Drives for Personal Storage and Backup

The Maxtor OneTouch II drive is ready to backup all local computer hard drive data and is the first external drive to combine a complete desktop backup solution with security, historical backup capabilities and drive management in one solution. With up to 300GB, users have ample room to store their digital content. The drive features Maxtor DriveLock™, which password-protects the contents of the drive; an exclusive user-friendly interface; a whisper-quiet 7200 RPM hard drive; and is equipped with FireWire® 400 and/or USB 2.0 interfaces for easy connection to a PC or a Mac. (RRP: 250GB – S$ 449, 300GB – S$ 499)

2) Maxtor Shared Storage Solution

With the Maxtor Shared Storage™ (MSS) solution, consumers can easily centralize, organize and share their digital content on a home or small office network. The MSS is simple to install with automatic network configuration, and comes with Maxtor’s exclusive Drag and Sort™ technology that helps users organize more than 100 common Windows files on the network. The Maxtor Shared Storage solution comes in 200GB or 300GB storage capacities, and includes two USB ports to connect and share two USB printers or two additional external storage drives, or one of each. (RRP: 200GB – S$ 549, 300GB - S$ 649)

3) Maxtor OneTouch™ II FW800 Drives for Macs

Ideal for creative professionals, computer power users and digital content creators, the Maxtor OneTouch II, FireWire 800 Edition features a triple interface for universal connectivity (FireWire 800, FireWire 400 or USB 2.0 interface). FireWire 800 provides twice the bandwidth of FireWire 400 and is 66 times faster than USB 1.1. Coupling the interface with the Maxtor OneTouch II drive’s 300GB capacity and 16 MB buffer, users can transfer and store their digital content at blazing speeds. The drive features Maxtor’s award-winning backup package, Maxtor DriveLock™ for added security and an exclusive version of EMC Dantz Retrospect® Express HD software for simple backup and restores. Using the FireWire interface, the Maxtor OneTouch II FW800 drive is fully bootable on a Mac computer running OS X system software. No additional software or hardware is required. (RRP: 200GB – S$ 449, 300GB – S$ 549)