Compare Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 (ST3300007LW) 300 GB SCSI Ultra320 Hard Drive to Seagate OneTouch™ III (T01G300) 300 GB FireWire 400 (1394a) Hard Drive

The Cheetah 10K.7 lowers cost of ownership with the industry's highest reliability, designed for full duty cycle applications; Seagate-exclusive Background Media Scan; enhanced Error Correction Code; and low power and cooling requirements. Capacities include 300, 146 and 73 Gbytes, with Ultra320 SCSI or 2 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel interfaces. It is designed to have the highest reliability, even when in used in demanding applications around the clock, 365 days per year. Background Media Scan, a Seagate-exclusive feature, scans the media during drive idle time to preserve system bandwidth while enabling incipient errors to be corrected before data is lost. Decreased bit error rate better maintains performance throughout the life of the drive and results in a lower probability of lost data. Low Power and Cooling Requirements further reduces cost of ownership. Reliability has a significant influence on a disc drive's total cost of ownership. Cheetah 10K.7 has an 0.62 percent AFR, the highest in the industry. Less

Your digital data - photos, videos, email, documents, and music - is precious to you. Everyone knows the most effective way to safeguard your files is to back up your computer, but some may fear it will be a long, complicated process. But it's not! The Maxtor OneTouch III solution gives you a simple, reliable, and automated backup system that can be managed with a touch of a button.This handsome unit plugs into your personal computer via a USB or a FireWire 400 port. Simply plug in the drive and the Maxtor OneTouch III appears on your desktop. Easy to use installation and backup software will have you up and running in minutes. With a design based on customer feedback to fit into your daily lifestyle, the Maxtor OneTouch III solution includes automatic synchronizing of data between your laptop, home, and work systems. Less