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MAXTOR REVOLUTIONIZES HARD DRIVES WITH THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON

Maxtor Corporation, a pioneer in innovative storage solutions for consumer, broadcast and enterprise environments, has announced the availability of its new Personal Storage 5000 family. The 5000 Series introduces a unique feature named Maxtor OneTouch. With this feature, Maxtor's 5000XT, 5000DV and 5000LE offerings allow users to copy files and applications on their desktop or laptop computer with the push of its OneTouch button. Maxtor OneTouch delivers an easy way to duplicate personal, business and family files, pictures, music, and digital video clips, with the maximum storage capacity and expansion capabilities available today.

The Personal Storage 5000XT (250GB) features:

• Maxtor OneTouch feature to simplify backup copying with the touch of a button
• Equipped with both FireWire (IEEE 1394) and USB 2.0 interfaces
• Maxtor's 250 GB/5400 RPM HDD offers increased capacity and performance for those users adapting large files and quantities of files
• Hot swappable and stackable
• Benefit: Maximum capacity for editing, transferring, and storing files

The Personal Storage 5000DV (120GB) features:

• Maxtor OneTouch feature to duplicate multi-media files with the touch of a button
• Equipped with both FireWire (IEEE 1394) and USB 2.0 interfaces
• Maxtor's 120 GB/7200 RPM HDD offers high performance and capacity for multi-media, digital photography, professional graphics, music and video files
• Hot swappable, stackable and daisy chainable
• Benefit: Maximum performance for digital video editing and demanding video and gaming applications

The Personal Storage 5000LE (80GB) features:

• Maxtor OneTouch feature to easily make backup copies of files with the touch of a button
• USB 2.0 and 1.1 support for easy installation
• Maxtor's 80 GB/5400 RPM HDD offers both capacity and simplicity of use
• Benefit: Ideal for transferring files and creating a backup copy for storage away from your laptop or desktop computer

Why OneTouch?

With the Maxtor Personal Storage 5000 solutions, and OneTouch feature, users can keep copies of their personal files, accounting applications and family digital photos on an external drive for quick, easy access, anytime.

"Maxtor's 5000 Family enables the backup copy process to be immediate and painless," stated Dave Reinsel, research manager with IDC. "These new add-on storage solutions, coupled with its simple OneTouch feature, reinforces the commitment Maxtor has for today's consumer by introducing an easy to use, reliable, and fast means of protecting files, without sacrificing capacity. Maxtor OneTouch eases the minds of users by ensuring a safe, replication of files in a separate location."

"Peace of mind, control and security of their digital data are important to home users, creative professionals and small business owners alike," said Tex Schenkkan, senior vice president, consumer electronics and business development at Maxtor. "The Maxtor Personal Storage 5000XT, 5000DV and 5000LE take the hassle out of backing up files as part of an overall data backup and protection strategy. They allow customers to simplify the process with the touch of a button, and have the capacity to store copies of all their data in one place for easy access."

"Making copies of my files was so time consuming," said Dean Silvestri, creative designer with NIA Creative. "However, with OneTouch, the button serves as a visual reminder of how easy making back up copies can be, and how much I can trust it," commented Silvestri. "Simplified storage is a wonderful thing in my profession. Anything where I can just push a button and not have to worry is of great value. Maxtor OneTouch offers me a better, faster way to make backup copies, instantly while I go on with my work."

"Today's consumers demand a high performance system to work effectively with their growing digital image and sound files," said Jason Ziller, USB-IF chairman and Intel manager of technology initiatives. "The Maxtor Personal Storage 5000 is a leading product in its category that maximizes the performance that Hi-Speed USB technology provides."

The Maxtor Personal Storage 5000 products are compatible with both Macs and PCs and come with Dantz Retrospect Express software to easily customize options for automatic or manually activated data backup and restores. In addition, when Dantz Retrospect is initiated, the backup process is seamless, so it doesn't interrupt the user's workflow. As part of an overall backup strategy, Maxtor is able to offer an integrated backup solution to the consumer with the reliability and ease-of-use provided by Dantz Retrospect Express software.

Availability and Pricing

The Maxtor Personal Storage 5000XT, 5000DV and 5000LE products are available now through Maxtor's network of nationwide retailers, as well as the company's on-line store, www.maxstore.com. The suggested retail price for the 5000XT (250GB) is $399.95, the 5000DV (120GB) is $299.95 and the 5000LE (80GB) is $199.95.

About Maxtor's Consumer Electronics Business

Maxtor's Consumer Electronics Business (CEB) provides products and services to the consumer retail and CE-OEM markets. Retail products include FireWire and USB external Personal Storage solutions for Mac and PC users, as well as internal hard drive kits and interface accessories.

For CE-OEMs, Maxtor offers its specially-designed QuickView hard drives which enable viewers to record, store and playback digital audio and video on Personal Video Recorders (PVRs), set-top boxes, game consoles and broadband appliances. Maxtor QuickView-equipped PVRs are available in thousands of locations worldwide from a variety of familiar consumer electronics manufacturers and service providers, including BSkyB, DirecTV, Echostar, TiVo, ReplayTV, JVC, Panasonic, Philips, Sony and Thomson. In addition to these products, Maxtor CEB provides design, development and manufacturing services worldwide to CE-OEMs to facilitate the creation of a new generation of consumer products enabled by Maxtor hard drives.

About Maxtor Corporation

Maxtor Corporation, www.maxtor.com, is one of the world's leading suppliers of information storage solutions. The company has an expansive line of storage products for desktop computers, storage systems, high-performance servers and consumer electronics. Maxtor has a reputation as a proven market leader built by consistently providing high-quality products and service and support for its customers. Maxtor and its products can be found at www.maxstore.com or by calling toll-free (800) 2-MAXTOR.