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New Enclosure means a New Video!!!

Monday, October 5th, 2009 | Author: OWC Chris S.

valu-lineAll you hardware junkies out there who want to be in on the “new hardware take-apart” game, it’s time to rejoice. After a brief hiatus, we’ve got a new video in our Instructional Series for your viewing pleasure.

This time around, we’re taking a look at the brand-spankin’-new OWC Value Line 5.25″ Enclosure Kit for SATA Optical Drives. Whether you’re looking to roll your own external Blu-ray Disc recorder, make use of the SATA optical drive you removed from your Mac Pro in an attempt to cram as many hard drives into your Mac Pro as possible, or something else entirely, this enclosure is a great option at a great price.

Better still, it’s not just easy on your wallet; it’s easy to assemble, too. Don’t believe me? Check out the installation video, either in our Tech Center or on our YouTube Channel.

New Installation Video – OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro RAID Enclosure

Friday, August 21st, 2009 | Author: OWC Chris S.

eliteRAIDYowza! It’s been one heck of a week around here, as we all get ready for the release of Snow Leopard. I’d go into details, but it’s much more fun to leave it hanging at that in order to build suspense. :-D

To distract you, I’ll remind you of the fact that it has been a couple of weeks since we’ve introduced a new Instructional Video. Well, I’m glad to say that we’re back on schedule with our videos, and have a new one for you this week.

This time around, we’ll show you how to install a pair of 3.5” SATA hard drives in an OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro RAID Enclosure. Whether you’re using the Triple or Quad interface model, this video shows you how easy it is to drop a pair of drives inside.

Following these instructions, you’ll have a nice, fast RAID 0 going in no time.

As always, you can find this video (along with all our other instructional videos) both in our Tech Center and on our YouTube Channel.

The easy way to put more files into your 13″ MacBook Pro.

Monday, June 29th, 2009 | Author: OWC Chris S.

It’s a little later than expected, but the latest Instructional Video is ready to go! This time around, we’re showing you how to replace the hard drive in the new 13” MacBook Pro.

I can hear you saying, “Why on earth would I need to upgrade the hard drive? I just got it.” This may be true, but the benefit is twofold. First, as the old axiom goes, you can never have too large a hard drive; no matter how large it is, it will fill up eventually.

The second place you can see a benefit is if you put in a faster hard drive. The faster the hard drive is, the faster the system can access data it needs. The stock drives in the 13” MacBook Pro are 5400 RPM drives. According to our benchmark testing, upgrading to a 7200 RPM hard drive resulted in up to a 6% increase in performance in some tests, particularly the ones involving disk-intensive tasks.

Whatever the reason, our new video shows you how to perform this upgrade step-by-step. As always, you can find the videos both in our Tech Center and on our YouTube Channel.

Upgrade an older MacBook Pro…

Friday, April 24th, 2009 | Author: OWC Chris S.

Now that we’ve covered the basic upgrades for the new 2009 Macs, its time to get back to showing you how to upgrade an older machine so you can still enjoy using an older Mac while it while you save up your pennies (or, as Microsoft would have you believe, sell a kidney or your first-born) for a new one.

This time around, we’re swapping out the optical drive in a pre-Unibody 17″ MacBook Pro. Over time, with a number of different machines, I’ve had quite a few stock optical drives fail on me, so knowing how to replace one is always a good skill to have.

As always, you can check out the new videos either in our Tech Center, or on our YouTube Channel.

More Upgrade Videos from OWC!

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 | Author: OWC Chris S.

OWC’s library of instructional videos is growing by leaps and bounds. This week we’ve put together some how-to videos for a few simple upgrades for your G5 tower.

We’ve made it easier to find the new videos, too. While you will always be able to find the videos on our Web site, you can also find (and comment on) them on YouTube as well!

http://www.youtube.com/OWCmacsales

Check them out and drop a line. We love to hear from you!