WOODSTOCK, Ill. October 2, 2003 Other World Computing (OWC) today added several new models to its popular Mercury line of external storage solutions, while also dropping prices on several selected Mercury models and adding a new cross-platform back-up and restore software package to all Mercury line purchases.
Additions to OWCs Mercury product line are the following new models:
- A 250 Gigabyte (GB) 5200RPM Mercury Elite Pro FireWire 800/400 + USB 2.0/1.1 Combo storage solution with 2 Megabytes (MB) of RAM priced at $349.99;
- A 250GB 5200RPM Mercury Elite Pro FireWire 400 + USB 2.0/1.1 Combo storage solution with 2MB of RAM priced at $299.99;
- A Mercury Pro 52X32X52 CD-R/RW External FireWire + USB 2.0/1.1 Combo solution, featuring Lite-On SMART-BURN technology, priced at $119.99; and
- A Mercury Pro DVD-R/RW + CD-R/RW FireWire + USB 2.0/1.1 Combo solution, featuring the Pioneer DVR-A06 4X DVD burner, priced at $289.99.
In a separate release earlier today, OWC announced that it has begun bundling Dantz® Development Corporations Retrospect® backup and restore software with all external OWC Mercury FireWire storage drives. Dantz is a leader in backup and restore software for small and midsize businesses.
In addition, OWC has also dropped prices on 12 different models within its Mercury line of external storage solutions, with prices lowered by up to $70.00 per model.
Each Mercury external hard drive includes free Macintosh and PC software applications, appropriate FireWire and USB cables and are backed by a two-year OWC warranty. Each Mercury external DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW storage solution includes blank DVD and/or CD media, free Macintosh and PC software applications, appropriate FireWire and USB cables and are backed by a one-year OWC warranty.
Complete up-to-the-moment product details and pricing on each segment of OWCs Mercury line of external storage solutions can be found online at the following URLs:
About Other World Computing
Other World Computing (OWC) has been providing quality hardware products and support to the Macintosh universe since 1988. The Illinois-based company operates the popular Macsales.com Web site, which features one of the largest online catalogs of enhancement products, including OWCs own Mercury acceleration and FireWire product lines. Along with its proprietary XPostFacto, which allows select pre-G3 computers to run Mac OS X, OWC is an Apple Certified Developer, and provides extensive technical support for Macintosh users around the world. OWC also owns and operates FasterMac.net, a national Internet Service Provider designed specifically for Macintosh users, as well as OWC.Net, an ISP that provides Internet access, design and hosting solutions in the greater Chicago area.
Company Contact:
Bill Herring
512-412-4009
bherring@macsales.com
Agency Contact:
Andy Marken
408-986-0100
andy@markencom.com