The TeraByte Drives Redefine External Storage

Conclusion

On the software side, Maxtor wins over LaCie by providing a backup software that is more comprehensive. It schedules, allows for different backup strategies, and is capable of working in the background. But still it's not capable enough to create complete system backups for disaster recovery.

In the end, both drives perform more or less alike, making the decision a really difficult one. While it is Maxtor delivering the better feature set in hardware and software, we don't understand why both companies settled with a warranty of only a year. It leaves quite a bad aftertaste that certainly isn't a good fit for these otherwise great drives.

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Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.