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\"\"<\/a>Father\u2019s Day is tough. Gift ideas are not easy to come by \u2026 and let\u2019s face it, dad isn\u2019t much help. So this year we\u2019ve decided to go all out for dad\u2019s big day. In this series leading up to June 16, we\u2019ll give great gift ideas for all types of dads.<\/em><\/p>\n

Dads around the world have been displaying their technological know-how for as long as they\u2019ve been around. Dads have also been constantly bragging about their technological know-how for as long as they\u2019ve been around.<\/p>\n

Now is your chance to show dad what you\u2019ve learned from him, and get him a gift that will make him look as tech-savvy as he feels. And there\u2019s no easier way to do this than by giving him the upgrade that will help him get the most from his Mac or PC: an OWC Solid State Drive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Techie dads spend a lot of time on their computers. And many spend far too much time just sitting and waiting while using their computers. Waiting for them to boot up. Waiting for files and apps to open. Luckily, OWC SSDs are the perfect way to cut down that waiting time, so dad will spend less time watching those annoying beach balls<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But OWC SSDs don\u2019t just offer incredible speeds over hard disk drives; they\u2019re also incredibly reliable \u2013 just like dad! Our SSDs offer up to 100x greater data protection than the highest rated enterprise-class conventional HDD provides.<\/p>\n

Best of all, OWC\u2019s SSDs are easy to install<\/a>, and start at just $64.99. So this Father\u2019s Day, if your techie dad really treasures his Mac or PC and<\/em> his time, gift him with some speed he can really brag about with an OWC SSD.<\/p>\n

Bonus ideas for the techie dad:<\/strong> Data Doubler<\/a>, OWC memory upgrade<\/a><\/p>\n

Be sure to bookmark the OWC Blog<\/a>\u00a0and look out for\u00a0our great gift ideas for the on-the-go dad. Have a protective dad? We\u2019ve got you covered<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Father\u2019s Day is tough. Gift ideas are not easy to come by \u2026 and let\u2019s face it, dad isn\u2019t much help. So this year we\u2019ve decided to go all out for dad\u2019s big day. In this series leading up to June 16, we\u2019ll give great gift ideas for all types of dads. Dads around the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":7968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[339],"class_list":["post-18786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-spotlight"],"yoast_head":"\nFather\u2019s Day Guide: The Techie Dad<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Have a techie dad? 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