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Price Drops on GMAX Make RAID 1 Even More Affordable!

Friday, October 8th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

How much of your data is completely irreplaceable? Now, how much of your data could you replace, but it would be a monumental investment of time and effort to do so? Between those two, I bet that’s a lot of data.

Obviously, the best way to guard against data loss is to have a functional backup strategy, but manual backups (or even scheduled ones) are only as good as the last time they were run. That’s where the Guardian MAXimus comes in.

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! Article Continues…

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NewerTech Announces Guardian MAXimus mini Bus Powered “Quad Interface” Portable RAID Storage Solution For “Live Activity” Backup

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Newer Technology, Inc. announced today it has expanded its award-winning storage solution line with the new Guardian MAXimus mini bus powered portable hardware RAID storage solution for “live activity” backup/data redundancy of critical data. Featuring hardware RAID-1 redundancy for a MAXProtect “mirrored” copy of data or RAID-0 for MAXPeform speed and a “Quad Interface” of FireWire 800/400, USB 2.0, & eSATA connections, the Guardian MAXimus mini offers Mac and PC users Plug and Play storage capacity up to 1.5TB and data transfer speeds up to 300MB/s.

The NewerTech Guardian MAXimus mini is available immediately in six pre-configured hard drive and Solid State Drive (SSD) models with up to 1.5TB of storage capacity starting at $249.99 MSRP from NewerTech’s exclusive distributor, Other World Computing, as well as through the retail channel. For more details on this new storage solution, as well as reseller inquiries, visit: http://www.newertech.com/products/gmaxmini.php. For more information on NewerTech’s complete line of accessories and upgrades for Macs, PCs, and iDevices, visit: http://www.newertech.com/products. Article Continues…

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Lower Prices on Guardian MAXimus; Protecting Your Data While You Enjoy the Sunshine.

Friday, June 18th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Next week is the Summer Solstice, the longest period of daylight of the year (at least in the Northern Hemisphere). However, if you’ve ever lost data to a failed hard drive, that just feels like the longest day ever. Fortunately, OWC has dropped the prices on NewerTech Guardian MAXimus solutions, to help make sure that the “long days” you have are the kinds with lots of sunshine, not the kind with lots of lost data.

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

If the protection and flexibility it provides isn’t a bright enough side, then these new prices should warm you right up… Article Continues…

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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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Guardian MAXimus joins the “Price Drop Club”

Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

It seems that with all the price drops on the Triple- and “Quad”-Interface OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro RAID storage solutions, the NewerTech Guardian MAXimus was feeling left-out and wanted in on the action, too.

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 all that is impressive, what makes the GMAX an even better value are the new prices. Article Continues…

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Guardian MAXimus – Plug & Play RAID 1 now even more affordable.

Thursday, January 7th, 2010 | Author: OWC Chris S.

Globe-n-GMAXNewerTech’s Guardian MAXimus is the Plug & Play solution that keeps your data safe and reliable with real-time, high performance data redundancy via hardware RAID-1 Mirroring. With its FW800/400+eSATA+USB 2.0 “Quad Interface”, you can connect a “GMAX” to any computer with Plug and Play ease via one of those four connections and it will take care of the rest. This solution is a hardware RAID 1 “Mirror” which automatically keeps your data backed up in real time to protect against a hard disk failure.

LED indicators on the front of the solution indicate the status of the two drives. Should one of the two internal drives experience a malfunction, the unit will still function normally until you can repair it. If the malfunction is a recoverable “soft” type, the Guardian MAXimus will automatically rebuild the mirror, in the background. If the disk failure requires a drive to be replaced, once the new drive is installed, the Guardian MAXimus will automatically rebuild the Mirror without loss of data or additional down time.

Available in capacities of up to 2.0TB of mirrored backup, the Guardian MAXimus is certified for Audio/Video, Graphics, Music, general data needs and more! It’s perfect for the ultimate Time Machine backup, too! With its “Quad” interface, you can easily hook it up to any computer—Mac or PC—and be up and running in no time. You can even use it as a boot drive.

Of course, as with all OWC and Newer Technology storage solutions, we include all the cables so you don’t have to go searching for the right one for your connection choice. On top of that, we include Intech HD Speedtools Utility Suite and the full retail version of Prosoft Engineering DataBackup III for Mac OS X (a $59 retail value) and the full retail version of NovaStor NovaBackup for Windows (a $49 retail value). To top it off, we back it all up with a Three Year NewerTech Solution Warranty.

With all that, the Guardian MAXimus is a great value. Now, though, we’ve made it an even better value with some great new pricing.

Everybody should have some sort of backup plan. With built-in redundancy and even more affordable pricing, the Guardian MAXimus is a great component to your backup strategy.

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Pro Photographer Says “I Do” To Data Backup/Protection

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 | Author: OWC Eileen

gmax-cakeWho do you trust when it comes to safeguarding some of the most irreplaceable, once in a lifetime images possible – the wedding day photos that become the first chapter in the story of every married couple just starting out?

For professional photographer Errol Colon, the answer was easy – he turned to the NewerTech Guardian MAXimus. “I can’t say enough how much I like both your customer service and the Guardian MAXimus,” Colon told us recently.

Mr. Colon continues in his blog:

“I gotta say I couldn’t be happier with the Guardian Maximus system … the new RAID configuration allows us to back up our files quicker, and with 1.5 terabytes per drive of space we have room to spare. The set up is a RAID 1 mirrored configuration so the redundancy is perfect … we picked up two of these guys — one that stays online and another that stays offline, that one not even plugged into the wall just in case of any power surges that gets by our power surge protectors.”

Errol Colon is a cautious fellow: he has a backup for the backup of his backup, saving his clients’ wedding images a total of four different ways, with the Guardian MAXimus being the first line of defense. “Call us paranoid, but we wouldn’t have it any other way when it comes to the safeguard of our clients photos,” said Colon. To us, his approach makes good business sense, as the average cost for wedding photography starts at around $2,000 to $3,000. But more importantly, what is the cost to a professional if they have to tell a client their images are lost?

On his website, beneath a montage of images of happy couples on their happy day, Errol Colon posted one more image that is just as important to him, as the protector of so very many wedding day memories: an image of the Guardian MAXimus.

Now that’s a pretty picture that leaves everyone smiling.

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A Year With NewerTech Guardian Maximus and RAID

Monday, March 23rd, 2009 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Product reviews are often useful, but lacking are reviews over time. It’s nice to see that Eric Brodeur wrote a blog, Guardian Maximus 13-month redux, about his year-plus experience with a NewerTech Guardian Maximus (G-Max). While this accolade winning data protection solution received much press when it came out, it’s nice to see how well it actually works in the field. Eric’s Webspace even details for us how the G-Max handles rebuiding your data after a failure.

RAID technology can be confusing to home users and techies alike, but OWC simplifies this useful backup strategy right on their Guardian MAXimus page. A handy popup link on the page shows you exactly how the Guardian MAXimus works. In addition, further down on the page you can click an animated graphic to see how a RAID 1 solution works. An OWC FAQ also addresses what is the difference between RAID 0 and RAID 1.

A new Guardian MAXimus eMAX also offers green technology with integrated low power features, so you can be sure you never lose your data and work environmentally friendly at the same time! This 1.0TB x 1.0TB solution delivers maximum data protection, backup, and energy efficient performance while using three drive platters instead of five.

The RAID 1 Guardian MAXimus hardware solutions ship with well-known software installed, including ProSoft Engineering® Data Backup 3, NovaStor NovaBACKUP, and Intech SpeedTools Utilities. Everything you need in one box.

Spring is here, so while you clean up your household or office, it’s time to safeguard your data also. After all, backing up your important files is just another kind of spring cleaning.

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