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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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Price drops on miniStack v3

Friday, September 24th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Whoa! It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen a price drop on the NewerTech miniStack V3. It’s a pity, too, because this highly-rated little drive is probably one of the best storage buys out there, especially if you’re in a situation where you need maximum storage with a minimal footprint.

The miniStack’s design allows it to stack seamlessly with any of the pre-2010 Mac minis, as well as the AirPort Base Station, letting you increase the amount of storage available without increasing the space required.

Of course, it’s stackability isn’t the only great feature of the miniStack:

  • “Quad” Interface – Whether you wan to connect via eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 or USB 2.0, the miniStack v3 can oblige, offering connection speeds of up to 150MB/s via eSATA.
  • Fully Bootable – Whether you clone your system over to it as a backup like I do or you use it as your main drive like my dad does, the miniStack v3 is fully bootable, so you can work off of it just like you would work off of the internal, without missing a beat.
  • High-Performance Oxford924 based bridge – This is the highly-regarded, A/V certified bridge chipset found in the highest quality storage devices. Speed, stability, and compatibility are all hallmarks of this chipset.
  • Versatile for all your storage needs – The miniStack v3 is great for general data storage, backups (it’s Time Machine Ready), video capture, Music storage, Photo work, and more.
  • Built in powered FireWire and USB hubs – This is a big one. You never seem to have enough FireWire or USB ports, and they’re almost always inconveniently located around the back of your machine. The miniStack v3’s built in powered hubs not only provide you with extra FireWire and USB ports, but if you happen to have a newer Mac that lacks a FireWire 400 port, the miniStack v3’s hub includes a FW400 port, allowing you to connect your FireWire 400 peripherals without the need for an adapter cable.
  • All the cables are included – Nothing honks me off more than getting a new peripheral, only to have to go back out to the store and pick up the appropriate cable for it. The miniStack v3 comes with all the cables that you may need – USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and even eSATA! Its ready to go right out of the box.
  • Software included – Even though the miniStack v3 doesn’t require any special software to use, you also get copies of Intech Hard Disk Speed Tools (Mac), ProSoft Data Backup (Mac), NovaBackup (Windows), and Carbon Copy Cloner (Mac) to help enhance your drive’s functionality.
  • 3 Year NewerTech Warranty – As reliable as the miniStack v3 is, sometimes the unthinkable happens. Fortunately, NewerTech stands behind their products, with an industry-leading 3-year warranty for their storage solutions.

That’s a whole lot of features packed into such a small package!

I mentioned before that we’ve had some nice price drops on the miniStack v3. Here’s a list of the current soutions available and their new prices: Article Continues…

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Price Drops on the Qx2 makes capacity and performance even more affordable.

Friday, August 20th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Whether you’re a high-end user who needs fast data capture/retrieval capabilities or a home user who would like a safe, easy-to-use backup drive, this latest round of price drops on the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 may be just what you’ve been waiting for.

The OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 is a High-Performance, Redundant, RAID Solution for your high capacity needs of up to 8.0TB. This 4-bay solution can be configured in RAID 0,1,5,10 or non-RAID SPAN modes easily.The Qx2 features a “Quad” interface allowing you to connect via FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB2, or eSATA.

Other key features include:

  • Solutions Pre-configured & Pre-Tested in RAID-5 Mode (Striped with Data Protection/Redundancy)
  • Multi-Hour Burn-in/Testing performed on all Qx2 drive arrays 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 in case of drive failure
  • Four(4) removable 3.5” SATA II drive bays
  • Locking Front Cover
  • Quad-Interface (2 FW800 ports, 1 FW400 port, 1 USB 2.0 port, 1 eSATA port)
  • Ideal for Audio/Video including HD Video, Backup (including Time Machine), Music, Photography, & More!
  • Fully Mac, Windows, and Linux Compatible
  • Cables for all supported interfaces included
  • Prosoft Data Backup 3(OS X), NovaStor NovaBackup(Windows), Carbon Copy  Cloner(OS X, Intech HD Speedtools Utility Suite(Mac OS 8.6 to 10.6.x) included
  • Industry Leading 3 Year Solution Warranty

Of course, we’re not stopping there. To go along with all these great features, we’ve also got some great new prices. Article Continues…

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OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro “Quad” Prices Falling Like Rain

Friday, August 6th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Over the last few weeks or so, the Chicagoland area has seen more than its fair share of precipitation, even resulting in flash flooding in some suburbs.

Fortunately, we in Woodstock didn’t seem to get hit quite as hard by the storms. But, while the rain isn’t falling as heavily around here, prices on OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro “Quad” Interface storage solutions are falling enough to make up the slack – except with these drops, it’s a little more like sunshine!

Like all of our storage solutions, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro FireWire 800/400/USB2/eSATA “Quad Interface” offers incredible performance along with great versatility. Key features include:

  • Oxford 924 based performance bridge solution
  • Two 1394B 9 pin FW800 ports, One 1394A 6 pin FW400 port, One USB 2.0 port, One eSATA port
  • Large data buffer up to 32MB
  • Fully bootable, ideal for applications, A/V, Photos, Music, etc.
  • Certified for Audio/Video and Time Machine
  • Attractive & compact shock resistant Aluminum design
  • USB2, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, & eSATA cables ALL INCLUDED!
  • Prosoft DataBackup III (OS X), NovaStor NovaBackup (Windows), Carbon Copy Cloner (OS X), and Intech Speed Tools (8.6-10.6.x) included
  • Fully Mac & PC compatible
  • Industry leading 3 year solution warranty

What makes them really great values, though, are these new, lower prices:

Prosoft Drive Genius 3 Bundle Offer

Purchasing Prosoft Drive Genius 3 along with an OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro (or any OWC or NewerTech external storage solution) can save you $60 off the retail price of the program. Check our Web site for more details.

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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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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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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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