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OTHER WORLD INTRODUCES 200GB EXTERNAL FireWire DRIVE

Other World Computing (OWC) has introduced three new Mercury Elite Pro external FireWire storage solutions featuring the industry's largest and fastest hardware. The new drives break performance and size barriers with 8MBs of cache and storage capacities of 200, 180 and 120 Gigabytes (GBs).

The Elite Pro hard drives' high-performance 8MBs of cache offer significant data transfer benefits in both burst data and sustained overall performance when compared to models with only 2MBs of cache. The new models measure 1.5-inches x 9.0-inches x 5.5-inches and weigh less than three pounds. The drives offer convenient plug-and-play capability, which allows for easy transfer and connection to and from office, home or off-site presentation computers.

"These new drives offer unprecedented speed and capacity and are ideal for people who use their computers to store and edit digital photos or videos, back up internal hard drives, or work with large, high-quality graphics or multimedia files," said Larry O'Connor, president of OWC. "With compressed digitized video taking up 13GBs per hour, storage can go quickly, while transferring the data can cause a headache. However, with the Mercury Elite Pro storage line, capacity is hardly an issue, and the large 8MB cache ensures the highest possible level of performance."

All Mercury Elite Pro drives ship with Intech HD SpeedTools, a FireWire cable, external power adaptor and a two-year OWC warranty. The drives are compatible with Apple OS 8.6 and higher, as well as Windows 98, 2000 and XP.

Pricing for the new Mercury Elite Pro FireWire models is as follows:

• 200GB 7200RPM model w/8MBs of cache: $499.99,
• 180GB 7200RPM model w/8MBs of cache: $449.99, and
• 120GB 7200RPM model w/8MBs of cache: $295.99.

The Mercury Elite Pro FireWire drives are available exclusively through OWC at www.macsales.com. OWC also offers a variety of FireWire interface cards for desktop and notebook computers. Evaluation units are available for credentialed media upon request.

About Other World Computing

Other World Computing (OWC) has been providing quality hardware products and support to the Macintosh universe since 1988. The Illinois-based company operates the popular Macsales.com Web site, which features one of the largest online catalogs of enhancement products, including OWC's own Mercury acceleration and FireWire line. Along with its proprietary XPostFacto, which allows select pre-G3 computers to run Mac OS X, OWC is an Apple Certified Developer, and provides extensive technical support for Macintosh users around the world. OWC also owns and operates OWC.Net, an Internet Service Provider, which provides Net access, design and hosting solutions.

Contact: Laura Bentley of Other World Computing, 815-338-8685, lbentley@macsales.com.