June 26, 2007, Woodstock, IL --
Other World Computing (OWC) http://www.macsales.com, a leading Mac and PC technology company, announced today the
highest capacity 7200RPM portable, bus-powered storage solution on the market – the
Mercury On-The-Go 200GB portable hard drive. The Mercury On-The-Go
is blazing fast -- up to 50% faster than other 7200RPM drives; and at 200GB, it provides a 25% higher capacity than the competition.
Equipped with
FireWire 800/400, USB2, and eSATA interfaces, the OWC Mercury On-The-Go 200GB 7200RPM is a bus powered, palm-sized, high performance storage solution. Priced at
$359.99, the drive is built on the latest Hitachi 7K200 mechanism with OWC’s custom Oxford924 bridge interface for the highest performance portable storage solution available on the market.
Geared to the demanding ‘
on-the-go’ professional road warrior that requires dependable, high-performance storage, the OWC Mercury On-The-Go 200GB 7200RPM portable driveis compatible with virtually all computers with an available FireWire or USB port, including all
Macs and PCs. It also works with
all FireWire or USB gadgets, including
digital cameras and camcorders, for an instant on-the-go portable storage solution to quickly and safely
store all your digital photos and video when traveling.
With The Mercury On-The-Go portable drive, you can back-up your entire desktop computer and bring it with you everywhere you go. For easy backup, the portable drive also includes the full retail versions of the latest award-winning
Prosoft DataBackup III for OS X and
NovaStor NovaBackup for Windows.
In addition to the 200GB 7200RPM drive, OWC now offers a 250GB 5400RPM model, the
Mercury On-The-Go 250GB 5400 RPM portable solution, with a 25% higher capacity and up to a 50% better performance than competing 5400RPM solutions, as well as being faster than other vendor’s 7200RPM solutions. The OWC Mercury On-The-Go 250GB 5400RPM is available for FireWire 800/400, USB 2.0, and eSATA. Both the 200GB 7200RPM and the 250GB 5400RPM Mercury On-The-Go models are the leading capacity and performance solutions in the market today.
The
OWC Mercury On-The-Go 200GB 7200RPM Portable Drive is priced at
$359.99 and the
Mercury On-The-Go 250GB 5400RPM Portable Drive is
$319.99. Both drives are available immediately through OWC and other retailers. The drives have two FireWire 800/400 and one USB 2 ports and ship with a carrying case, FireWire 400/800 cables, USB cable, Prosoft DataRescue III for OS X and NovaStor NovaBackup for Windows. All Mercury-On-The-Go models are covered by a one-year warranty and are compatible with Apple OS Versions 8.5 through 9.2.x; Apple OS X 10.0.3 and higher (including OS X 10.4.x); and Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP.
For more information, see:
/shop/firewire/on-the-go.
About Other World Computing (OWC)
Other World Computing (OWC) has been providing quality hardware products and support to the computer industry since 1988. The Illinois based company is a strategic partner with Axiotron and worldwide and exclusive US distributor of the award winning Axiotron Modbook. OWC operates the popular
www.MacSales.com e-commerce portal which features one of the largest online catalogs of computer and iPod enhancement products, including Mercury, Neptune, and NewerTech acceleration, storage, and FireWire product lines.
OWC is a Premiere Level Apple Developer Connection member and provides extensive technical support for Macintosh users around the world. The company’s management umbrella includes leading Internet Service Providers
www.fastermac.net and
www.owc.net and is a leading technology employer as ranked by McHenry County Business Journal. For more information, see
www.otherworldcomputing.com or
www.macsales.com.
Company Contact:
Jennifer Myers: (815) 502-5640 or jmyers@owcdigital.com