If you’re looking for a no-nonsense, plug and play, easy to use multi-bay backup enclosure that can grow with you, there’s no better time than right now to consider the Drobo.

Through January 31st, Drobo is offering a $50 rebate on Drobo Firewire version units.

Function wise, the nice feature on these is the ability to mix the drives.  With most RAID setups, the data is unstable if you’re not using the same make and capacity drives throughout the full enclosure.  This means having to buy all the drives up front – which can really add up.

But with the Drobo, the internal “BeyondRAID” system allows for any capacity or manufacturer drive to be added or replaced in the system.  As you run low on space, the Drobo lets you know and you can either add a additional drive, or if you’re out of room in the enclosure, upgrade your smaller drive for a larger one.  Just pull out the smaller drive and put the larger one in.  There’s no worry of data loss as the “BeyondRAID” system re-builds the drive you removed onto the new drive.  Simple, easy and effective – the Drobo is the not-only-for-geeks RAID solution.

For those of you wishing to upgrade or replace the battery in your 5G iPod, a how-to video has been posted in our Tech Center.

This is a very difficult upgrade to perform, but if you are feeling courageous, the video goes through all the steps necessary to replace your battery.

Of course, if you’d rather have this upgrade performed by a trained OWC technician, we also have an Installation Service available – all the benefits of having the upgrade, but none of the hassle or missing parts underneath the kitchen table.

PowerMac G5 Hard Drive Installation

We are happy to announce that the first of a four video series on Upgrading the hardware in your PowerMac G5 is now complete.  Stay tuned for the remaining videos in the series: Memory Installation, Optical Drive Installation, and PCI Card Installation.

Here at OWC we strive to provide the absolute best customer service to all our customers.  So much so, that we provide tools and automated help throughout our website to help make the right shopping decisions that work for you.

Take the My OWC Upgrade Center.  Simply enter details on which Mac computer you have and what upgrade you’re looking for and we’ll instantly provide a listing of every upgrade that is compatible with your particular model.  Even better, it will remember your machine so on your next visit, you can skip that step until you decide to change computers entirely.

Whether you’re looking for Memory, Storage, Video Upgrades, Processor Upgrades, Optical Drives, or more; the My OWC Upgrade Center has got you covered!

As a Dell Authorized Reseller, OWC is excited to announce we now carry the Dell 30″ Ultrasharp Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor.  This is the largest display OWC has available and at $1179.99 it’s one heck of a value over the Apple Cinema Display (currently $1799.00 new from Apple.com)  Both monitors boast an amazing 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution when connected through an appropriate dual-link DVI-D compatible graphics card.

Check out the full specs on the monitor here.

Need the graphics card too?  OWC’s got them!  Check out the offerings here.

Visit the OWC Clearance page for amazing closeout and one of a kind deals!

Among the amazing deals located on our clearance pages lies a few real gems! Hurry to make sure you don’t miss out on some of the best deals OWC has to offer:

* 20″ Dell LCD Flat Panel Monitors for only $167.99 with full Dell warranty!
* 2 Pack of Genuine Apple Airport Cards, system pulls with 1 year OWC warranty for only $134.99
* PC-5300 SO-DIMM 667MHz for MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac Intel, Mac mini Intel, or PC using DDR2 667MHz 200 Pin modules from only $5.00

…and finally – Make your iPod ROCK!!! It is definitely worth checking out this powerful and elegant speaker system. The sound quality is awesome:
mStation 2.1 Stereo Tower / Docking Station w/ 10 key remote control
Only 10 left at the time of this posting.

A heart hello from San Francisco! As the final hours and minutes tick down, the team and I are all ready to go and looking forward to the opening of the Expo tomorrow at 11AM. Apple’s keynote, as has been the tradition – and looking like for the last time, will officially start the expo tomorrow.

This is the first year, since Steve Jobs came back to Apple, that it won’t be Mr. Jobs talking up all that Apple’s ready to show off and hype to the world. We hope Mr. Jobs is in good health and that other pressing matters are the reason for ‘Phil’ giving this years opener. Who knows, maybe he’ll still drop on by with some kind of appearance. Given that Apple has announced this to be their last year participating with the Expo, you’d sure think they’d be going out with some kind of bang. We’ll see.

**Breaking News(click for full story) – Steve Jobs advises his health is good – has suffered weight loss due to a hormonal problem that has been identified and treated. He stated that doctors expect him to recover back to his normal weight by spring***

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