OWC ANNOUNCES 7200RPM PORTABLE STORAGE SOLUTION.

Other World Computing (OWC), Woodstock, Ill., a leading Mac and PC technology company, has announced the highest capacity 7200RPM portable, bus-powered storage solution on the market - the Mercury On-The-Go 200GB portable hard drive. The Mercury On-The-Go is blazing fast -- up to 50% faster than other 7200RPM drives; and at 200GB, it provides a 25% higher capacity than the competition.

Equipped with FireWire 800/400, USB2, and eSATA interfaces, the OWC Mercury On-The-Go 200GB 7200RPM is a bus powered, palm-sized, high performance storage solution. Priced at $359.99, the drive is built on the latest Hitachi 7K200 mechanism with OWC's custom Oxford924 bridge interface for the highest performance portable storage solution available on the market.

Geared to the demanding 'on-the-go' professional road warrior that requires dependable, high-performance storage, the OWC Mercury On-The-Go 200GB 7200RPM portable drive is compatible with virtually all computers with an available FireWire or USB port, including all Macs and PCs. It also works with all FireWire or USB gadgets, including 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 The Mercury On-The-Go portable drive, you can back-up your entire desktop computer and bring it with you everywhere you go. For easy backup, the portable drive also includes the full retail versions of the latest award-winning Prosoft DataBackup III for OS X and NovaStor NovaBackup for Windows.

In addition to the 200GB 7200RPM drive, OWC now offers a 250GB 5400RPM model, the Mercury On-The-Go 250GB 5400 RPM portable solution, with a 25% higher capacity and up to a 50% better performance than competing 5400RPM solutions, as well as being faster than other vendor's 7200RPM solutions. The OWC Mercury On-The-Go 250GB 5400RPM is available for FireWire 800/400, USB 2.0, and eSATA. Both the 200GB 7200RPM and the 250GB 5400RPM Mercury On-The-Go models are the leading capacity and performance solutions in the market today.

The OWC Mercury On-The-Go 200GB 7200RPM Portable Drive is priced at $359.99 and the Mercury On-The-Go 250GB 5400RPM Portable Drive is $319.99. Both drives are available immediately through OWC and other retailers. The drives have two FireWire 800/400 and one USB 2 ports and ship with a carrying case, FireWire 400/800 cables, USB cable, Prosoft DataRescue III for OS X and NovaStor NovaBackup for Windows. All Mercury-On-The-Go models are covered by a one-year warranty and are compatible with Apple OS Versions 8.5 through 9.2.x; Apple OS X 10.0.3 and higher (including OS X 10.4.x); and Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP.

For more information, visit http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/on-the-go.

About Other World Computing

Other World Computing (OWC) has been providing quality hardware products and support to the computer industry since 1988. The Illinois based company operates the popular e-commerce portal www.MacSales.com which features one of the largest online cat alogs of computer and iPod enhancement products, including Mercury, Neptune, and NewerTech acceleration, storage, and FireWire(r) product lines. OWC is also a strategic partner with Axiotron and exclusive US distributor of the award winning Axiotron Modbook.

For more information, call 815/333-5023 or visit http://www.macsales.com.