OWC boosts portable storage


Other World Computing (OWC) has announced the highest capacity, fastest portable storage drive solution on the market--the 160GB Mercury On-The-Go portable hard drive. Equipped with FireWire 800/400 and USB 2 interfaces, the Mercury On-The-Go 160GB 7200RPM is a palm-sized, bus-powered, high-performance solution offering a full 60-percent greater capacity than the next available 7200RPM capacity in the market of only 100GB.

"OWC has been a leader in portable storage solutions for over half a decade," said Larry O'Connor, CEO, OWC. "We understand the need for reliable, high-performance, high-capacity portable solutions, with our Mercury On-The-Go series filling that need quite nicely."

The OWC 160GB Mercury On-The-Go Portable Drive is immediately available and shipping at $280 through OWC and other retailers. It has two FireWire 800/400 and one USB 2.0/1.1 ports and ships with carrying case, FireWire 400, and FireWire 800 cables, USB cable, and Prosoft DataRescue III.