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1.0TB OWC Neptune FireWire External 7200RPM Oxford 934 SATA Based Solution with 32MB Buffer. Includes FireWire Cable, Intech HD SpeedTools Utility Suite, Prosoft Data Backup, and 2 Year OWC Solution Warranty. (OWCNPSFW7S1TB32)

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OWC Neptune Outstanding Features:

Ultimate Economy: There's nothing fishy about the OWC Neptune hard drives! The OWC Neptune "Value Done Right" storage solutions offer the best price to performance ratio in the industry!

Superb Performance: Utilitizing the same high quality drive components as our award-winning OWC Mercury Elite drives, the OWC Neptune has been designed from the ground up to offer the ultimate in value. We still use a top-notch Oxford 934 bridge solution and the best drive mechanisms - no excuses!

Ultra Reliable: A top-notch design and the best components ensure the Neptune is built to last. The included Two Year Warranty backs this up!

Small Footprint: The included desk stand allows you to place the OWC Neptune drive on it's side and tuck it into places other drives just can't fit.

High Portability: The Compact and Shock Resistant Design has the Neptune Storage Solution Series going places! In addition, the Mercury Elite offers (2) FireWire 400(1394A) ports for Easy Plug and Play on any system with a FireWire Port! Even the cables are included!


You don't need a flashy name or a fancy design firm to have the best drive solutions in the industry! Give the OWC Neptune drives a try today - you won't be sorry!

Independent Reviews of OWC Mercury Elite hard drives
Chicago Tribune
MacAddict

James Coates of the Chicago Tribune "Mac users likely will just break into smiles when they plug this high speed hard drive into the FireWire ports on their machines."

John Nemerovski of MyMac.com had this to say about the OWC Mercury Elite 160GB 5400RPM drive he purchased: " I am impressed with every aspect of this new FireWire drive, and I give it a hearty recommendation."

MacSofa: "It fits right in with the Mac look and is super silent and easy to set-up - you couldn't ask for a better drive!"

Click any of these links to read reviews of the OWC Mercury series of FireWire hard drives.

MacSofa 5 stars
MyMac 5 mice
   

Time Machine Ready LogoTime Machine Ready

Time Machine ready means that our external hard drives keep an up-to-date copy of all of your files and document under OS X Leopard™. Go back in time to recover anything with ease.
EMC Retrospect & Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools Included
PRoSoft LogoProsoft Engineering® Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later  
Macworld Top ProductMacworld 4.5 miceBackup Made Easy. Data Backup makes it easy to backup to FireWire and USB drives, network drives, CDs and even DVDs. Make schedules so you don't need to 'think' about backing up... It does it for you. A $59.00 Value, FREE!

NovaStor
NovaStor NovaBACKUP® Solution for Windows®
NovaBACKUP has been helping millions of users recover from data loss and disasters for over 18 years. Feature rich, NovaBACKUP provides a powerful backup solution. Built-in support for hundreds of the most popular storage devices and a step-by-step backup and restore wizard makes NovaBACKUP extremely easy to use. Requires Windows 2000 and later. A $49.95 Value, FREE!
Intech Speed Tools logoIntech® SpeedTools Utilities™
Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools consists of a suite of utilities managed by an application which controls the launching, documentation and version control of each individual component utility, such as Disk Defrag and QuickBack. An easy-to-use installation and removal application is provided to make installation a snap, yet powerful enough to allow you to customize which utility component set you would like to create.
An $89.95 Value, FREE!

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Product Specifications:
Product Name:
OWC Neptune FireWire Storage Solution
Chipset:
Oxford 934SSA
Interfaces Supported:
FireWire 400 (1394A)
Data Buffer:
32MB (32,768k)
Drive Rotation Speed: 7200RPM
Port Configuration:
  • FireWire 400 - (2) 6 pin ports
Maximum Data
Transfer Rate:
  • FireWire 400 - 400Mbps (or 50MB/sec)
Port/Interface Bootability:

Can I use this solution as external startup drive?

Macintosh System
Requirements:
  • FireWire 400: Macintosh with FireWire 400 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI FireWire 400 card. FireWire 400 requires Mac OS 8.6 or later.
Windows System
Requirements:
  • FireWire 400: Windows system with FireWire 400 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI FireWire 400 card. FireWire 400 requires Windows ME, 2000 or XP.
Software Included:
Power Supply:
100-240v 50/60hz US/International Auto Switching
External Case Dimensions:
1.5 in (W) x 9 in (D) x 5.5 in (H)
Drive Weight
(no accessories):
Approximately 2.7 pounds (1.2kg)
Operating Environment:
Temperature:
(operating) 5°C - 55°C (41°F - 131°F)
(non-operating) -40°C - 65°C (-40°F - 149°F)
Relative humidity:
(operating) 8% - 90% RH (Non-condensing)
(non-operating) 5% - 95% RH (Non-condensing)
Shock:
(operating) 65G 2mS; (non-operating) 175G 2mS
Vibration:
(operating) 1.0G (5 - 300Hz)
(non-operating) 5.0G (5 - 500Hz)
MTBF:
More than 300,000 power-on hours
Warranty:
2 Year Repair/Replacement Warranty
Standard mechanism:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11
This OWC Neptune drive includes:
  • OWC Neptune 7200RPM Hard Drive
  • 36" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 400 connecting cable (6-6 Pin cable)
  • External AutoSwitching 100/240v 50/60Hz Power Adapter
  • Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™ OEM (For Mac OS 8.6 - X only)
  • Prosoft Engineering® Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later
  • NovaStor NovaBACKUP® for Windows 2000 or later
  • Over 1GB of Freeware/Shareware/Public domain software installed
Neptune

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