Maxtor Honored By PC Magazine for Best Storage Solution This Year

PC Magazine Editors Select Maxtor OneTouch(TM) III, Turbo Edition As One of the Best Products Launched During Q1 2006 


MILPITAS, Calif., May 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Storage innovator Maxtor Corporation (NYSE:MXO) announced today that its one-terabyte (1,000GB) Maxtor OneTouch III, Turbo Edition external storage and backup solution has been chosen as one of the 26 best products so far this year by PC Magazine. "These 26 products represent the cream of the crop: All have been given an editor rating of 4.5 or higher (five being the highest), as well as PC Magazine's highest honor, the Editor's Choice award," writes Vicki B. Jacobson, website executive editor for PC Magazine, one of the world's leading personal technology publications.

In the magazine's Editor's Choice review of the Maxtor OneTouch III, Turbo Edition in mid-February, Joel Santo Domingo, PC Magazine lead analyst - desktops, recommends it above all other storage systems, writing:  "The Maxtor OneTouch III, Turbo Edition's compactness and copious amount of storage raises the bar for storage systems. Video editors, heavy downloaders, and any users needing large capacity should be very happy with the 1TB it provides in RAID 0 configuration. Set up as RAID 1, the system still offers 500GB, and can keep the data safe even if one internal drive fails."

PC Magazine editors select the best products by rigorously testing and comparing them for reliability, performance, speed, user-friendliness, affordability and innovative features. Along with the print publication, which reaches more than 700,000 subscribers, PC Mag.com is a trusted source for in-depth product reviews that reach more than 6.6 million technology buyers worldwide.

"As a leader in consumer storage and backup solutions, our job is to help protect our customers' digital lives. We want data backup and protection to be virtually effortless," said Mike Williams, vice president and general manager, Maxtor Branded Products Group. "We designed the Maxtor OneTouch III, Turbo Edition to be easy and trustworthy. It backs up and stores photos, videos, games, music, business data and personal information whether you're a consumer, creative professional or small business owner."

With the Maxtor OneTouch III, Turbo Edition, users can add a terabyte of capacity almost instantly, enough space to store 750,000 photos, 16,500 hours of music or up to 70 hours of DV video. An easy-to-use interface simplifies drive management, security and backup scheduling for either PCs or Macs. With user-configurable RAID, the system can quickly be configured for either high- performance RAID 0 (disk striping), which enables up to six simultaneous video streams and seamless video playback, or RAID 1 (disk mirroring) for automatic duplication of all data on one drive to provide added protection. In addition to push-button or automated backup, the Maxtor OneTouch III, Turbo Edition includes data synchronization software to automatically synchronize files between two or more computers to ensure users are always working with the most current data. For added security, Maxtor DriveLock(R) password protects the contents of the drives.

For more information about the Maxtor OneTouch III, Turbo Edition or other award-winning Maxtor storage and backup solutions, please visit http://www.maxtorsolutions.com/.

About Maxtor

Maxtor Corporation (http://www.maxtor.com/) is one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and consumer storage solutions. The company has an expansive line of storage products for desktop computers, storage systems, high-performance Intel-based servers, and consumer electronics. Maxtor has a reputation as a proven market leader, built by consistently providing high-quality products, services and support for its customers. Maxtor and its products can be found at http://www.maxtor.com/ or by calling toll-free (800) 2-MAXTOR. Maxtor is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MXO.

NOTE:  Maxtor, Maxtor DriveLock and the Maxtor stylized logo are registered trademarks, and Maxtor OneTouch is a trademark of Maxtor Corporation. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

The Maxtor OneTouch is an element of a user's overall backup solution and protection plan. For purposes of measuring disk drive storage capacity, one gigabyte (GB) represents one billion bytes and one terabyte (TB) represent one trillion bytes.

This announcement relating to Maxtor may contain forward-looking statements concerning future technology, products incorporating that technology, and Maxtor's execution. These statements are based on current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties which could materially affect the company's results, including, but not limited to, market demand for hard disk drives and network storage, integration of the company's products with products produced by others, the company's ability to execute future production ramps and utilize manufacturing assets efficiently, pricing, competition, and the significant uncertainty of market acceptance of new products and technologies, and the growth and implementation of home networking. These and other risk factors are contained in documents that the company files with the SEC, including the Form 10K for fiscal 2005 and its recent 10-Qs. Maxtor is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any responsibility to update or alter, its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 

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