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TGIF (Thank God It’s Falling in price): Elite-AL Pro Qx2

Friday, May 28th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

The OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 is the High-Performance, Redundant, RAID Solution for your high capacity needs of up to 8.0TB. Shipped default with RAID-5 mode enabled, this 4 bay solution allows the user to change/select between the RAID 0,1,5,10 and non-RAID SPAN modes that are fully hardware supported. Regardless of the mode of use selected, the Qx2 is plug & play accessible via its FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB2, or eSATA interfaces as per the best option/interface the user prefers to make use of based on the computer being connected to.

High-Performance, Flexibility, and Redundancy – all at a very competitive cost per gig + with extreme ease of use/plug & play simplicity.

Qx2 Key Features:

  • Solutions Pre-configured & Pre-Tested in RAID-5 Mode (Striped with Data Protection/Redundancy)
  • Multi-Hour Burn-in/Testing performed on Qx2 drive array prior to shipping
  • User Selectable Hardware RAID 0/1/5/10 & Non-RAID modes
  • Sustained Data Rates of up to/over 240MB per Second
  • RAID Mode, Status, and Access Indicator LEDs
  • Drive Status Alarm for drive failure
  • 4 x SATA II 3.5” Drive Bays (Removable)
  • Locking Front Cover
  • Quad-Interface (FW800x2, FW400x1, USB2x1, eSATAx1) Article Continues…
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Daniel East Interview – OWC Radio #29

Thursday, May 27th, 2010 | Author: OWC Tim

Daniel East joins OWC Radio’s Tim Robertson for a great interview. Daniel has been in the technology and music industries for years, and is himself a gifted musician and writer. He is a member of the band Iko Iko, a writer for Photoshop User, Layers, Make, Singer & Musician, and other magazines, and an associate editor of Macsimum News, as well as being the CEO of the ECI Group. We discuss everything from his first Mac, going to the a “Fame”-like High school. Of course, we close the show with our five question This or That segment.

Article Continues…

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OWC Expands Memory Line-Up With NuRAM Memory Upgrade Kits

Thursday, May 27th, 2010 | Author: OWC Grant

In case you missed yesterday’s announcement from NewerTech, we wanted to let you know OWC has expanded our brand name memory line-up by offering Newer Technology’s new NuRAM™ Memory Upgrade Kits for select Macintosh® desktop and notebook computers, as well as leading compatible brand PCs.

Claimed to be the lowest cost option on the market, they’ll initially be available in PC8500 DDR3 1066MHz SO-DIMM memory modules up to 8GB for select Macbook Pro® 13/15/17″ ‘Unibody’, MacBook® ‘White Unibody’, and Mac mini® models and up to 16GB for select Apple iMac® models with savings of up to 50% compared to same size options directly available from Apple:

Widely heralded as the first company to develop and sell memory products for the Macintosh computer line and later used in the first PowerBook demonstrations, NewerTech thoroughly tests every NuRAM memory module to ensure high quality, compatibility and reliability as well as to meet all manufacturer specifications. With such quality assured performance, all NuRAM brand memory is backed by a lifetime warranty. Article Continues…

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New video shows how bad Tech Support can be when it’s not OWC.

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 | Author: OWC Chris S. and OWC Michael

In case you missed it, yesterday was the latest episode of “The Other World” by Krishna M. Sadasivam of PC Weenies.

While Krishna has a great take on how good our tech support and customer service is, it’s really brought into sharp relief when you realize how it stacks up against “the other guys.”

Check out the video below to see just how bad it could be, and rest assured that you won’t be getting that kind of service from us!

Note: We have noticed that the video’s audio goes out of sync on the YouTube version. To see it without this annoying glitch, please check out the version on our Web site.
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OWC’s new eSATA Adapter shows why removing the ExpressCard slot from the 15” MacBook Pros was a bad idea.

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 | Author: OWC Chris S.

For those of us fortunate enough to have a MacBook Pro with an ExpressCard/34 slot, there’s been one  minor drawback – the cards almost always stuck out from the side of the MacBook Pro in an ugly protuberance, making it both odd-looking and difficult to fit in a bag without removing the card.

OWC’s Slim ExpressCard to eSATA Adapter changes things quite nicely. This card fits inside the ExpressCard/34 slot such that the eSATA port sits flush with the edge of the MacBook Pro, which means you can leave it installed, even when you’re not using it. It doesn’t require any special drivers, so you can just slide it in and go. It’s even bootable, so you can start your MacBook Pro up from an external drive, should you so desire.

Of course, we don’t need to go into the details of how much an advantage eSATA has in performance over FireWire 800 and USB 2.0. However, if you want some specifics, you may want to check out Lloyd Chambers’ latest review over at Mac Performance Guide.

If you want the short version, though, I think this quote from the article sums it up nicely.

The flush-fitting OWC Slim ExpressCard at about $28 is a total no-brainer buy to improve performance with any drive that supports eSATA. Driver-less and bootable too!

So if you have an external drive with an eSATA port, a MacBook Pro with an ExpressCard/34 slot, and a desire to increase your data throughput, then the OWC ExpressCard to eSATA Adapter is just what you’re looking for.

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The Other World – Episode 2

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

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Classic Car Show To Rev Up Woodstock, IL June 9th

Monday, May 24th, 2010 | Author: OWC Mary
beep beep!

GlobeMan loves fast machines... whether they be computers or cars!

Earlier this spring there was a rumor revin’ up that there might be a weekly Cruise Night coming to Woodstock soon.

I love the idea because since the local town over, Crystal Lake, stopped theirs a year or so ago, there isn’t a cruise night within an hours drive.

And who wants to drive an hour away to be able to enjoy their own car or mingle with others who have a passion for for the same things?

The best part about this rumor is that it’s partly true…its first night of possibly many more is being hosted by a great coffee, tea, and smoothie place right off of Rte. 14.

Yep, Java Planet Coffee and Internet Cafe is hosting a classic car show Tuesday, June 9, from 6PM to 9PM.

So all those passer-by’s on busy Rte 14 will get some dessert in the form of eye candy before pulling in to – as OWC Grant puts it, “drink then drool”.

I greatly enjoy bringing my toys to the annual car show held on the historic Woodstock square every August, but if this other local show at Java Planet turns into a weekly Cruise Night, that will really provide a more regular way for me and other enthusiasts to enjoy our hobby.

Another benefit is that it won’t be in the historic square, so no one has to be concerned about bothering in-town residents or others that don’t appreciate car shows.

What do you think...would you come to this weekly cruise night or are you more about being square on the square once a year?

  • Love to come, but not in the area. (56%, 10 Votes)
  • I'll be there. (28%, 5 Votes)
  • I'll be square. (16%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 18

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Price Drops on Guardian MAXimus: Protect your Data for Less

Friday, May 21st, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

The weather here in Woodstock is slowly getting warmer, but we’ve already got hot new prices across the board on NewerTech Guardian MAXimus storage solutions.

The NewerTech Guardian MAXimus RAID-1 FW800/400+eSATA+USB2 ‘Quad Interface’ solution is a hardware RAID 1 ‘Redundant Mirror’ which automatically keeps your data backed up in real time to protect against a hard disk failure. Should a drive ever experience a malfunction, normal data operation continues seamlessly. If the malfunction is a recoverable ‘soft’ type, the Guardian MAXimus will rebuild the mirror (also without data interruption) automatically. If the disk failure requires a drive to be replaced, once the new drive is installed. the Guardian MAXimus will automatically rebuild the Mirror while you use it.

In addition to the benefits of Hardware RAID 1 Mirroring, these solutions are fully certified for Audio/Video, Backup, Graphics, Music, General Data needs and more!

Other Features:

  • Available in capacities of up to 2.0TB + 2.0TB Mirrored
  • LED indicators on the front of the solution indicate the status of the two drives.
  • Automatically rebuilds the RAID in case of error or drive replacement.
  • 2 x FW800 ports, 1 x FW400 port, 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 port, & 1 x eSATA Port
  • Sleek, compact Aluminum design
  • 9.0″ Long x 2.8″ Wide x 5.8″ High.
  • Fully bootable
  • eSATA, USB2, FireWire 400, and FireWire 800 cables all included!
  • Prosoft DataBackup III (Mac OS X), , Intech Speedtools (Mac OS 8.6-10.5.x), Carbon Copy Cloner (Mac OS X), and NovaStor NovaBackup (Windows) included
  • Fully Mac & PC compatible
  • Industry Leading Three Year Solution Warranty

While that’s impressive in its own right, these new prices make it even better. Article Continues…

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