FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Other World Computing Introduces New OWC Mercury On-The-Go
60GB 2.5 Portable Firewire External Storage Solution
OWC adds largest 2.5 portable Firewire solution to its product line
WOODSTOCK, Ill. February 4, 2002 Other World Computing (OWC), a leading provider of products and services for the Macintosh marketplace, today introduced the OWC Mercury On-The-Go 60 gigabyte (GB), 2.5-inch portable Firewire drive the largest 2.5-inch portable Firewire storage solution available on the market.
The drive features an Oxford 911 chipset, a 60GB IBM Travelstar drive and a maximum data transfer rate of 400 megabits per second. The drive weighs less than 11 ounces and fits in the palm of a hand.
OWC is the first to market with a 60GB portable Firewire storage solution, and we anticipate that the extra storage capacity, combined with our Firewire drives well-documented speeds, will be well received by the market, said Larry OConnor, president and chief executive officer of OWC. We have tested our Firewire storage solutions against drives from the industrys leading companies and have often found that our drives are the fastest in the industry. Our simple plug-and-play hardware makes it easier for anyone to upgrade their PowerMacs or PowerBooks with portable Firewire technology.
OWCs Mercury On-The-Go 2.5 inch portable Firewire storage solutions are available in a variety of speeds and with different storage capacities, including the 20GB, 30GB and 40GB drives at 4200 RPMs and 20GB, 48GB, and 60 GB drives at 5400 RPMs. Pricing for portable solutions begin at $199.97, and OWC also offers a variety of OWC Mercury external Firewire storage solutions beginning at $159.95.
The new 60GB, 2.5-inch, 5400RPM drive is available exclusively from OWC at www.macsales.com for $639.97. All drives come with a one-year warranty.
A digital photo of OWCs Mercury On-The-Go 60GB 2.5-inch portable Firewire drive is available upon request.
About Other World Computing
Since 1988, Other World Computing has been servicing the Macintosh universe with quality computer hardware products and support. The company currently operates one of the most popular Macintosh e-commerce Web sites, Macsales.com, which features one of the largest online catalogs of Macintosh upgrade products, including hard drives, accelerators, memory, FireWire and hardware accessories. Along with its proprietary XpOSfacto, which allows select pre-G3 computers to run Mac OS X, OWC, an Apple Certified Developer, provides extensive online and telephone technical support for Macintosh users around the world and offers local Internet dial-up and broadband services to the greater-Chicago area. OWC is a privately owned company with headquarters in Woodstock, Ill. For more information, visit the companys Web site at www.otherworldcomputing.com or call 815-338-8685.