Other World Computing announced today that its Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G SSD was named a finalist in the Consumer Storage Device category of the Storage Visions 2012 Visionary Products Awards program. The awards program, being held January 8, 2012, at the 11th annual Storage Visions Conference at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, recognizes companies advancing the state of the art in storage technologies utilized in consumer electronics, the media and entertainment industries, and visionary products for the digital content value chain. Article Continues…
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OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G SSD For 2010-2011 Apple MacBook Air Named Visionary Products Awards Finalist At Storage Visions Conference
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 | Author: OWC NewsFeed
Category: Press Releases
OWC Announces Two Enclosure Solutions For Continued Use Of Apple MacBook Air Solid State Drive As An External Drive
Thursday, October 27th, 2011 | Author: OWC NewsFeed
Other World Computing announced today two new enclosure solutions for utilizing the factory Flash SSD from any 2010 or 2011 Apple MacBook Air model as an external drive. Both the OWC Mercury On-The-Go and OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini enclosure solutions provide MacBook Air owners continued external use of the factory drive plus a convenient method of data migration when upgrading to the higher capacity and higher performance of an OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express SSD. Article Continues…
Category: Press Releases
OWC Announces Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G As Industry’s First 6Gbps Solid-State Drive For 2011 Apple MacBook Air
Thursday, September 15th, 2011 | Author: OWC NewsFeed
Other World Computing announced today the industry’s first 6G SSD upgrade for the 2011 Apple MacBook Air 11.1″ and 13.3″ models. The new OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G SSDs combine award-winning SandForce technologies and Tier 1/Grade A Toggle Synchronous NAND to deliver data rates that are more than 3x faster and capacities that are up to 4x greater than factory available SSD options. Currently available in two sizes–120GB and 240GB–the new 6Gb/s SATA 3.0 Revision models continue OWC’s position as the only alternative to factory SSD options for the 2010-2011 MacBook Air. 3G speed models from OWC are also available in capacities of up to 480GB. Article Continues…
Category: New @ OWC, Press Releases
New Instructional Videos!
Friday, August 12th, 2011 | Author: OWC Chris S.
It’s been a while since we really drew attention to new additions to our Instructional Series of videos, but considering the requests we’ve been getting lately, we figured you may be interested.
We’ve added a total of six new videos to our DIY section, showing you how to upgrade the memory and storage on the 2011 mini and mini Server, as well as showing you how to install the Mercury Aura Pro Express in the 2011 MacBook Airs.
You can check out these new videos (and all out other ones, too) in our Tech Center, on our YouTube Channel, or in iTunes.
Category: Installation Videos
OWC Lowers Prices On SandForce-Based Mercury Pro SSDs For 2008/2009 MacBook Air, PowerBook/iBook/PC Notebook, And Netbook Computers
Friday, June 10th, 2011 | Author: OWC NewsFeed
Other World Computing today announced it has lowered it prices by up to $50 on three of its OWC Mercury Pro SSDs: The Mercury Aura Pro MBA for 2008/2009 MacBook Air, the Mercury Legacy Pro for all notebooks that use a 2.5″ IDE/ATA drive, and the Mercury Aura Pro 1.8″ for netbooks, subnotebooks, and special applications that utilize a 1.8″ SATA drive.
Pricing For SandForce-Based OWC Mercury SSDs: Article Continues…
Category: Press Releases, Special OWC Deals
Time is Running Out to Vote for OWC in the ABA Awards
Friday, May 27th, 2011 | Author: OWC NewsFeed
Last week, we mentioned that the OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express Solid State Drive was named as a finalist for the 2011 American Business Awards “New Product of the Year—Computer Hardware” title. While the final “Stevie Award” winner is determined by a panel of distinguished judges…YOU can vote on what you feel should be the People’s Choice in that category.
But you have to hurry as there’s only one week left to vote.
All you need to do is pop on over to the award voting site and hit the “Submit” button to make the OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express your choice as the “Favorite New Computer Hardware Product”.
Like OWC Larry said, “We are excited to be included in this year’s American Business Awards, as we think the Mercury Aura Pro Express SSD is the kind of groundbreaking product the award was instituted to honor.
“With a continuous dedication to raising the bar in product innovation, technical support, and customer service, the OWC team strives to be the people’s choice in technology upgrades and accessories every day of the year.”
So let’s get the word out that the Aura Pro Express is the real People’s Choice!
Category: Product Spotlight
OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express Solid State Drive Named As Finalist In 2011 American Business Awards
Thursday, May 19th, 2011 | Author: OWC NewsFeed
Other World Computing today announced that the OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express SSD is a finalist in the “New Product or Service of the Year – Computer Hardware” category of the 2011 American Business Awards. First announced at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show this past January and still the only aftermarket SSD upgrade for the 2010 MacBook Air, the OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express offers up to 4X greater capacity and up to 68% faster real-world performance than factory available options.
Like The Oscars For Corporate America
The American Business Award program, created in 2002 and nicknamed “The Stevies”, is the only business awards program in the United States that honors and generates public recognition of corporate and executive achievements worldwide. The Stevie Award trophy is often called “the business Oscar”, because it is hand-cast and finished in 24-karat gold by the same company that creates the Oscar. The name “Stevie” is taken from the name Stephen, derived from Greek term for “crowned”. Past American Business Award winners have include Apple, Oracle, Hilton Hotels, and AT&T. Article Continues…
Category: Press Releases
OWC Announces Mercury Aura Pro Express 480GB As Industry’s Largest Capacity High Performance Solid State Drive For 2010 Apple MacBook Air
Thursday, May 5th, 2011 | Author: OWC NewsFeed
Other World Computing today announced its OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express Solid State Drive is now shipping in an industry largest 480GB capacity for all 2010 Apple MacBook Air models. First announced at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show this past January, the OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express line now offers up to 4X greater capacity and up to 68% faster real-world performance than factory available options. This new 480GB model introduction continues OWC’s position as the only aftermarket SSD manufacturer for the 2010 MacBook Air and the most comprehensive U.S. manufacturer of industry leading SandForce processor based SSDs available today with OWC Mercury Pro brand SSD models available for nearly every Mac and PC produced over the past decade. Article Continues…
Category: New @ OWC, Press Releases
