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OWC SuperSlim Turns Any 9.5mm SATA Slot Loading Internal Optical Drive Into An External Enclosure For Plug And Play CD, DVD, and/or Blu-ray Disc Burning/Playing

Friday, May 13th, 2011 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Other World Computing today announced the OWC SuperSlim, a USB 2.0 bus powered optical drive enclosure for turning any 9.5mm SATA slot loading internal optical drive, even those with mounting tabs, into an external Plug and Play CD, DVD, and/or Blu-ray disc burning /playing solution for Macs and PCs.

The OWC SuperSlim, is ultra thin, weighs only 4.2 ounces, and is bus powered (no AC adapter is needed), for easy transport in any gear bag.

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New Video Updates: Mirror Drive Door G4s

Monday, April 5th, 2010 | Author: OWC Chris S.

It’s been a while, but the new OWC Video Team has released its revamped series of Installation Videos for the Power Macintosh G4 (Mirror Drive Door) & Power Macintosh (FireWire 800) models.

Though about 7 years old, the high level of expandability on these G4 Macs still make them great workhorses. I had a FireWire 800 model under my desk for several years, performing a myriad of tasks, ranging from processing Folding@home work units to duplicating CDs and DVDs to burning labels on said discs with Lightscribe.

Since they’re Power PC Macs, they can only run up to 10.5.8, but that’s all you really need for most jobs. If you can find one inexpensively, it makes a great “storage” or “workhorse” computer.

That’s why we’re glad to show you all the different options for getting these machines tricked out to their maximum potential. All you have to do is hit us up on our YouTube channel, visit our Tech Center, or even look us up on iTunes.

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Fix or upgrade your Optical Drive with OWC.

Friday, January 22nd, 2010 | Author: OWC Chris S.

globe-CDdriveWe really don’t think about our optical drives a whole lot. That is, of course, until we need them.

Unfortunately, with the near-ubiquity of broadband access we really don’t use our optical drives all that much any more. Software updates are downloaded from the appropriate server, we get our movies and music from the iTunes Music Store or other sources, and we wind up transferring files using USB flash drives or a “cloud” service like Dropbox.

Even backups, that perennial favorite use for recordable media, is shifting towards hard drive-based solutions, with their lower cost per gigabyte, reusability and overall faster transfer rates.

With this shift away from the optical drive, about the only time you need to use it is when you’re installing software. This is probably why there were so many reports of broken optical drives just after Snow Leopard’s release; they were probably broken for a while before that point, but nobody noticed until they actually needed to use the drive.
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OWC Makes Gift Giving Easy With Holiday Specials Page

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 | Author: OWC Grant

80 suggestions starting at $2.99 offer something for every gadget lover on your list

December 10, 2008, Woodstock, IL — Other World Computing (OWC®) http://www.macsales.com, a leading Mac and PC technology company, makes gift giving simple with a Holiday Specials page at http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/Holiday_Specials/2008/.  With 80 suggestions starting at $2.99 to suit every budget, products featured on OWC’s Holiday Specials website range from iPhone/iPod accessories to performance boosting memory for the latest MacBook and MacBook Pro “Unibody” notebook computers.

“With one of the biggest on-line catalogs of Mac, iPod, and iPhone products and plenty of time to ship before the holidays, OWC is the one-stop shopping choice for holiday gifts,” said Other World Computing CEO Larry O’Connor. “Whether it is making legacy to the newest Macs faster with a memory upgrade, adding a SuperDrive to burn DVDs and CDs, or getting more iPod and iPhone functionality, OWC has what you need for everyone on you

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OWC Announces New “Mercury” Internal Superdrives For Macbook 13″ & Macbook Pro 15″ Pre-Unibody Notebooks

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 | Author: OWC Grant

Faster Read/Write to 8X for DVDs, 24X for CDs — Priced from $159.99 Add Latest Optical Drive Performance to Existing MacBook/MacBook Pros

November 25, 2008, Woodstock, IL — Other World Computing (OWC®) http://www.macsales.com, a leading Mac and PC technology company, announced today two new OWC “Mercury” SuperDrive Internal Upgrade Kits for MacBook 13″ and MacBook Pro 15″ pre-Unibody notebook computers.

The new OWC Mercury SuperDrive Internal Upgrades offer faster read/write for DVD+/-R/RW, Dual-Layer DVD, DVD-RAM, and CD-R/RW; with burn speeds of up to 8X for DVDs and 24X for CDs.  OWC Mercury SuperDrive Upgrade Kits provide low-cost options for adding the latest optical drive performance and features to existing MacBook and MacBook Pro computers.

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