{"id":22338,"date":"2014-01-10T16:00:48","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T22:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=22338"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:22:11","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:22:11","slug":"owc-announces-hard-drive-upgrade-kit-for-playstation-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/22338-owc-announces-hard-drive-upgrade-kit-for-playstation-4\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC Announces Hard Drive Upgrade Kit for PlayStation 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-22343\" alt=\"PR_OWC_PS4SSD\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PR_OWC_PS4SSD.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>Other World Computing\u00a0announced an <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/search\/OWCPS4\">upgrade kit for\u00a0PlayStation\u00ae 4<\/a>\u00a0at CES 2014 that will allow users to add capacity and boost performance up to 40% faster vs. stock drive for reduced system load time.<\/p>\n<p><b>What it does<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The OWC DIY Upgrade Kit for PS4\u2122 allows PS4 owners to double storage and boost the performance with an OWC drive. DIY bundles include everything needed to upgrade\/replace the existing 2.5\u201d drive and transfer gaming data to new drive. For added value, the original drive can be converted to an external drive, using the included enclosure, for new use for data transfer, back up or portable storage for your computer.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b>Why it\u2019s cool<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The OWC DIY Upgrade Kit for PS4 allows PS4 owners to gain storage and performance in one quick upgrade. With gaming downloads often as large as 50GB at a time, a factory hard drive fills up quickly. 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