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OWC Announces 320GB Mercury On-The-Go

The bus-powered 2.5-in. high-capacity 7200rpm portable storage solution offers desktop performance.

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July 1, 2008

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Offering 60 percent more capacity than other 2.5-in. 7200rpm drives, the Mercury On-The-Go 320GB 7200rpm portable storage drive from Other World Computing (OWC; Woodstock, IL) is described by the company as “the highest capacity 7200rpm portable bus-powered storage solution on the market.”

The Mercury On-The-Go offers speed with 3.5-in. desktop hard drive performance in a 2.5-in. solution. And at 320GB, it is said to provide a 60 percent higher capacity than other 7200rpm 2.5-in. competitors.

The new Mercury On-The-Go 320GB 7200rpm drive has models available with USB 2.0, USB 2.0+eSATA, FireWire 400+USB 2.0, and FireWire 800/400+USB 2.0 Interfaces. These portable drive solutions are built with the latest Hitachi 7K320 mechanism with OWC's bridge interfaces and provide the highest performance of any portable storage solution available on the market, says the company.

Geared for users who require dependable, high-performance storage, the OWC Mercury On-The-Go 320GB 7200rpm portable drive solution offers options for virtually all computers and gadgets with an available FireWire or USB port, including all Macs and PCs, as well as digital cameras and camcorders for an instant on-the-go portable storage solution to quickly and safely store all your digital photos and video when traveling.

With this drive, you can backup your entire desktop computer and bring it with you everywhere you go. For easy backup, the drive also includes the full retail versions of the latest award-winning Prosoft DataBackup III for OS X and NovaStor NovaBackup for Windows.

OWC also offers 7200rpm models with capacities of 100GB to 200GB, priced from $109.99; and 5400rpm Models from 60GB to 500GB, priced from $74.99. For more information on the Mercury On-The-Go 320GB 7200rpm drive ($239.99), go to Other World Computing (OWC).

For recent DE coverage, read “OWC Announces 500GB Mercury On-The-Go,” (April 2008).

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.

 

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