{"id":18195,"date":"2013-04-25T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=18195"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:25:40","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:25:40","slug":"other-world-computing-announces-accelsior-pcie-ssd-trade-up-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/18195-other-world-computing-announces-accelsior-pcie-ssd-trade-up-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Other World Computing Announces Accelsior PCIe SSD Trade-Up Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Other World Computing today announced the OWC Mercury Accelsior\u00a0PCIe SSD Trade-Up Program. The program enables owners of the original Accelsior PCIe card to trade up to a new Accelsior_E2 card<\/a> and get a cash rebate or upgrade storage capacity up to 960GB with higher capacity Accelsior SSD blades. The new Accelsior_E2 card features two bootable 6Gb\/s expansion interfaces for connecting eSATA external drives for the highest possible internal and external storage performance.<\/p>\n

Three Step Card Trade-Up Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1. Purchase a $199.99 0GB Mercury Accelsior_E2 card<\/a>. Customers who purchased the original Accelsior from 1\/1\/2013 and later can trade in the original card until May 15 and receive a $150 rebate. After May 15 and for customers who purchased the Accelsior 12\/31\/2012 and earlier, OWC will offer a $100 rebate.<\/p>\n

2. Transfer the original Accelsior\u2019s SSD blades to the new E2 card. The original Accelsior SSD blades are 100 percent compatible with the Accelsior_E2 and are Plug and Play easy to install by following OWC\u2019s ‘how-to’ video<\/a> and ‘how-to’ guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. Send in the original card to receive rebate check. Visit www.macsales.com\/rebates<\/a> for complete details.<\/p>\n

Upgrade Blade Capacity to Maximize Original Accelsior Investment<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Originally introduced at the 2012 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show, the Accelsior has been well received by computer users, praised on technology performance sites like macperformanceguide.com<\/a> and barefeats.com<\/a>, and awarded a Gold Stevie<\/a> at the 2012 American Business Awards.<\/p>\n

A key feature of the Accelsior is the ability to utilize larger Mercury Accelsior SSD blades when capacity needs increase. The OWC Accelsior Trade-Up Program provides an easy blade upgrade path of up to 960GB of SSD capacity and offers a cash back rebate up to $300 for the original blades<\/a>. Accelsior SSD Trade-Up blades are immediately available in the following capacities:<\/p>\n