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New OWC Mercury Enterprise Pro 6G SSD Offers Highest Storage Performance and Reliability for Mission Critical 24/7 Server, SMB, and Production Studio Use

Friday, January 6th, 2012 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Other World Computing announced today its new OWC Mercury Enterprise Pro 6G Solid State Drive. Certified for mission-critical deployments that demand the highest performance and data reliability, the drive delivers data rates of more than 500MB/s, up to 100x greater data protection, and up to 90 percent lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) compared to the highest-rated enterprise-class hard disk drives (HDDs). For added protection, OWC’s new Enterprise SSD completes data writes during unexpected power outages and is backed by the SSD industry’s longest warranty—seven years. The OWC Mercury Enterprise Pro 6G will be available by the end of Q1 2012 in 50, 100, 200, and 400GB capacities with pricing from $629.00. OWC will highlight the Mercury Enterprise Pro 6G along with its broad line of award-winning SSDs in its booth #5231 in the LVCC North Hall during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which begins Tuesday in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lowest Possible Cost per IOPS

The Mercury Enterprise Pro 6G SSD combines the latest SandForce 2500 Series processor with endurance-optimizing SandForce DuraClass technology with Enterprise Toggle Syncronous (eMLC) 10K PE flash NAND to deliver more that 3x the reliability and lifespan of standard MLC NAND. The SandForce Driven SSD also delivers up to 60K IOPS, and over 500MB/s data rates. By ensuring the highest levels of balanced read/write performance, the Mercury Enterprise Pro 6G SSD keeps the all important cost per IOPS ratio at the lowest possible level while still providing the critical reliability and performance metrics required by demanding applications. Article Continues…

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OWC Announces Lowest Priced 60GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD – One Of The Fastest 6G Solid State Drives Available

Thursday, August 25th, 2011 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Other World Computing today announced the $129.99 MSRP 60GB capacity model to its award-winning, built in the USA OWC Mercury Electra 6G Solid State Drive line. Offering a lower starting price point to one of the industry’s fastest 6G SSD lines, the new SandForce Driven 6Gb/s 60GB capacity OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD utilizes the highest quality components available, including Tier 1/Grade A NAND, to deliver 556MB/s read and 523MB/s write sustained data rates for over 7X faster performance than a standard factory hard drive found in Mac and PC computers. Article Continues…

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Today is the Last Chance to Get Your 40GB OWC SSD for Only $99

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 | Author: OWC Michael

If you’ve been on the fence about making the switch to a SSD boot drive, don’t delay any further.

A few weeks ago, Other World Computing announced the addition of a new 40GB model to its award-winning OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD™ line as the most affordable high performance SandForce® Processor based Solid State Drive on the market.

Today, August 31st, 2010, marks the last day for our introductory price offer on these drives at $99.99. Orders MUST be in by 11:59:59 PM CDT today to get that special intro pricing.

So, hurry on over to macsales.com to place your order and enjoy the amazing benefits of an OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD in your computer including:

  • Industry leading sustained Read AND Write speeds over 260MB/s (with peak speeds up to 285MB/s).
  • Best in class error correction (ECC) and SandForce RAISE™ redundancy with 7% over provisioning.
  • SandForce DuraClass™ technology with ultra-efficient Block Management & Wear Leveling for long term durability.
  • Designed and made in the U.S. from imported parts.
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OWC Announces New Mercury Extreme Pro 40GB SSD As Most Affordable SandForce Processor Based Solid State Drive On Market

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

Other World Computing announced today a new 40GB model to its award-winning OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD™ line as the most affordable high performance SandForce® Processor based Solid State Drive on the market. Designed and made in the U.S. from imported parts, the new OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 40GB SSD’s special introductory pricing of $99.99 makes it the lowest priced SSD on the market to offer three key high performance features:

  • Industry leading sustained Read AND Write speeds over 260MB/s (with peak speeds up to 285MB/s).
  • Best in class error correction (ECC) and SandForce RAISE™ redundancy with 7% over provisioning.
  • SandForce DuraClass™ technology with ultra-efficient Block Management & Wear Leveling for long term durability.

The OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD line, which has won Editor’s choice awards and review comments like “Eye popping speed with consistent performance over time”, “Best write speeds we’ve seen”, and “The fastest SSD to hit our test bench yet” from leading performance testing sites like Tweaktown, Hot Hardware, MacPerformanceGuide, Maximum PC, Storage Review and Benchmark Reviews, is available for immediate ordering in nine configurations from 40GB to 480GB starting at $99.99. All models are Macintosh® and PC compatible and install easily into notebooks, as well as into desktops/towers with an OWC Multi-Mount adapter kit sold separately. Article Continues…

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Mercury Extreme SSD Trouncing Competition in “The Real World.”

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

While we’re not quite sure how well it’d do on an MTV reality series, Lloyd Chambers (aka diglloyd) of the Mac Performance Guide has us convinced that the OWC Mercury Extreme SSD gives you the best performance for your computer and does it for a long time.

If you’ve read through diglloyd’s testing before, you know how detailed and thorough his tests can be. This time, he’s subjecting his test drives to some “real world” stresses, including what he calls “Severe Duty.” While the aspects covered are extremely advanced and specially tuned for those who need to eke out the last bit of speed out of your Mac, the consistency and reliability of the Mercury Extreme’s performance when compared to “the other guys” is quite convincing – even for those of us who just want to launch our applications a little faster.

Check out diglloyd’s findings at Mac Performance Guide. Then, once you’ve seen how great these drives perform, pop on over to our site and pick one up. You won’t be sorry.

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OWC Mercury Extreme SSD Continues to Rake In the Praise.

Monday, May 3rd, 2010 | Author: OWC Chris S.

Hot on the heels of being highly acclaimed by Lloyd Chambers of Mac Performance Guide, the OWC Mercury Extreme SSD just won an Editor’s Choice award over at TweakTown.

While Mac Performance Guide, not surprisingly, concerns itself with Macs, TweakTown comes from a wider, PC-oriented view. As such, all the tests on the Mercury Extreme were performed on a Windows box, and merits judged on its comparison to others in a Windows environment.

The testers were quite impressed with the Extreme’s price, availability and warranty, things that apparently leave much to be desired on “the other side” but OWC customers get every day! Also of great importance to them was the SandForce SF-1200 controller, as that’s one of the best performing SSD controllers on the market today.

While I’ll leave the details of the test for your own reading pleasure, I think their summary says it best:

The OWC Mercury Extreme Enterprise SSD is priced to sell, offers incredible performance and has a warranty that is longer than most, if not all of their competitors. This is the SandForce SF-1200 you should buy if shopping right now.

Yeah… I’d say that’s about right. In fact you should go get one now!

For for the best-value upgrades, whether you’re using a Mac or a PC, your best bet is OWC!

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OWC Mercury Extreme SSDs – Performance That Goes the Distance

Friday, April 30th, 2010 | Author: OWC Chris S.

Solid State drives (SSDs) like the OWC Mercury Extreme Enterprise Class SSD are really great pieces of technology. Since there are no moving parts, they are not only less susceptible to physical shock, but they also allow for faster transfer speeds.

It’s that second feature that has led many power users who have a “need for speed” to look to SSDs as the storage medium of choice when maxing out their computers.

Unfortunately, this speed boost may ultimately prove temporary, especially if you write data to your drive frequently, such as using your SSD as a scratch disk. In a recent article discussing the long-term performance of solid state drives, Lloyd Chambers of Mac Performance Guide, a long-time Mac performance expert, puts it this way:

The honeymoon might feel good, but 3/6/9 months later, you might want a divorce! Many SSDs just don’t hold up with use. They can hold up just fine for casual use (web, email, etc), but become badly degraded in other scenarios.

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OWC Mercury Extreme SSD already gathering accolades.

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 | Author: OWC Chris S.

‘Twas the day before Macworld, and while others were resting,
diglloyd was busy benchmarking and testing.
And what to his wondering eyes did appear…
But some SSD benchmarks no one else comes near.

Yep, that’s just what it sounds like. As OWC’s contingent braves the elements on the flight out to San Francisco for Macworld Expo 2010, Lloyd Chambers (diglloyd) of the Macintosh Performance Guide has posted his review of the new OWC Mercury Extreme solid state drive, and his review was positively glowing with praise for OWC’s latest offering.

Here’s just a sample of some of the great things he had to say: Article Continues…

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