{"id":21072,"date":"2013-11-05T08:52:34","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T14:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=21072"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:23:03","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:23:03","slug":"not-all-power-supplies-are-created-equally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/21072-not-all-power-supplies-are-created-equally\/","title":{"rendered":"Not All Power Supplies Are Created Equally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-21076\" alt=\"OWC\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/lr_owcLOGOweb2.jpg\" width=\"280\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/lr_owcLOGOweb2.jpg 280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/lr_owcLOGOweb2-190x75.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>It can be easy to forget how important the power adapter is to your external drive. The idea of using an <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/firewire\/\">OWC external drive<\/a> to improve your computer&#8217;s performance is pretty exciting, so we&#8217;ll forgive you if the power source doesn&#8217;t immediately cross your mind. But high-quality power adapters are a big part of what make our external drives special. We work very hard to deliver the best power adapters possible to our customers.<\/p>\n<p>If you compare OWC&#8217;s and NewerTech&#8217;s power adapters with\u00a0what others bundle with their external drives, you&#8217;ll\u00a0see our adapters offer 50\u00a0to 75 percent greater sustained power output capability. This has a huge impact on the performance of your\u00a0entire\u00a0system. It&#8217;s important that your drives not only have enough power for\u00a0typical use, but that they also have plenty of\u00a0\u201cheadroom\u201d to ensure the power\u00a0adapter isn&#8217;t maxed or overtaxed during times of heavy usage. After all, aren&#8217;t those\u00a0the times\u00a0you need your system at its best?<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->We build our drives to provide the best performance, and\u00a0including a heavy-duty rated power adapter with our\u00a0external drives is an important part of the equation. Ensuring clean and stable power benefits the longevity and performance of your new\u00a0drive. It costs us 2 to 3X that compared with most other external drive makers for these heavy-duty power supplies, but it&#8217;s the right thing to do.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, we could cut costs by bundling a lower rate power\u00a0adapter that has to \u201cpeak\u201d to support certain drive operations.\u00a0But the cost\u00a0would be reduced power supply efficiency, possibly a higher power draw, higher\u00a0operating temperatures\u00a0and potentially a shorter lifespan. There is also a\u00a0greater chance for unexpected failure with a lower grade power\u00a0adapter. Nobody\u00a0wants that.<\/p>\n<p>Many manufacturers use only the bare-minimum power supply\u00a0needed in their adapters. OWC adapters provide a\u00a0higher-than-industry-standard\u00a0power supply, and\u00a0we\u00a0also make it <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/Search\/Search.cfm?Ntk=Primary&amp;Ns=P_Popularity%7c1&amp;Ne=5000&amp;N=6580&amp;Ntt=power+adapter\">easy to find our specs online<\/a> along with our\u00a0products.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s just another way OWC makes sure our customers get the most out of their computers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It can be easy to forget how important the power adapter is to your external drive. The idea of using an OWC external drive to improve your computer&#8217;s performance is pretty exciting, so we&#8217;ll forgive you if the power source doesn&#8217;t immediately cross your mind. 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