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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OWC ANNOUNCES NEW MERCURY ON-THE-GO
ENCLOSURE KITS FOR 2.5” LAPTOP HARD DRIVES

Build with New Drives or Re-Use Your Old Laptop SATA 2.5” Hard Drives –
Turn into Bus-Powered Portable Drives that Work with Any Computer

March 29, 2007, Woodstock, IL -- Other World Computing (OWC) http://www.macsales.com, a leading Mac and PC technology company, announced today two new Mercury On-The-Go Hard Drive Enclosure Kits for 2.5” SATA hard drives.  Priced at $39.99 with USB 2.0 and $54.99 with USB 2.0+eSATA interface options, OWC Mercury On-The-Go Kits let you build your own new portable hard drives or re-use your old SATA internal laptop hard drives to turn them into portable external drives that hook up to any computer via its USB 2.0 port.  Why not upgrade your laptop’s internal drive and re-use your old drive in an OWC Mercury On-The-Go portable external case?

Cool Design – Shock Protection

Mercury On-The-Go Enclosure Kits feature a cool see-through design with shock protection for full portability for use on the road or in the office.  Fully bootable, the enclosure kits include all the necessary cables to work with any computer with USB port for a light-weight storage device or a backup solution that travels with you wherever you go.  The enclosures run silently and keep your drive cool with a built-in aluminum heat-sink under the hard drive and pass-through cooling vents on the top.

OWC, who last year was the first to introduce a FireWire 800 and 400/USB 2.0 2.5” portable enclosure for SATA 2.5” hard drives, provides the highest performance award-winning hard drive enclosures in the market.   In addition to the OWC Mercury On-The-Go enclosures for SATA 2.5” laptop hard drives, OWC also offers 4 different Mercury On-The-Go models for IDE/ATA  2.5” laptop drives starting at $29.99. 

The OWC Mercury On-the-Go Hard Drive Enclosure Kits for 2.5” SATA notebook hard drives are priced at $39.99 with USB 2.0 and $54.99 with USB 2.0+eSATA Interfaces and include cables and accessories required for supported interfaces.  For more information, see:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MOTGSU2/ and
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MOTGU2SATA/
Also, view the full line of OWC Mercury On-The-Go Enclosure Kits for 2.5” Hard Drives here:
http://eshop.macsales.com/search/otg25kit

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