Iomega’s “Mac Companion Hard Drive” Combines USB, FireWire, and iPad Charger
Iomega today announced a new Mac Companion Hard Drive which incorporates a large capacity desktop hard drive (2 TB or 3 TB models are available) with two USB ports to connect a printer or another external drive, two FireWire ports and an additional high-powered USB charging port for an iPad or iPhone. With the new...
Apple Announces iMac 1TB Seagate Hard Drive Replacement Program
Apple has announced that a “very small number” of 1TB Seagate hard drives used in 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac systems may fail under certain conditions. The problem only applies to systems that were sold between May 2011 and July 2011. My own 27-inch iMac purchased...Apple issues recall for some iMac hard drives
Apple has issued notice of a recall of potentially defective 1 TB Seagate hard drives installed in iMacs sold between May and July of 2011. Apple has offered to replace the possibly defective drives free of charge until July 23, 2012.
The drives...
OWC Data Doubler “DIY Kit” Enables Adding Up To 2.0TB Internal Storage Capacity To MacBook And MacBook Pro Computers
Other World Computing announced today the OWC Data Doubler 1.0TB DIY Kit for adding up to 2.0TB of internal storage capacity to “Unibody” MacBook and MacBook Pro computers. The OWC Data Doubler 1.0TB DIY Kit is available for immediate ordering an...
OWC’s July GarageSale/Clearance Underway!
Sure, we announced a price drop on the Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 yesterday, but we understand that not everybody wants or needs a desktop RAID unit. That’s cool. As it turns out, we have lots of great deals on lots of different items – possibly som...
Now drop up to 2.0TB of Storage Into Your MacBook or MacBook Pro!
Even with all the exciting news around the OWC offices—price drops, the final space shuttle launch, and other such fun news items—we just couldn’t keep this under our hat. Other World Computing is happy to announce that with the arrival of the 1....
TUAW’s Daily Mac App: Disk Inventory X
With Lion on the way, maybe it's time to give your Mac a bit of spring cleaning. The best place to start is always the hard drive, and Disk Inventory X is a great tool.
You let Disk Inventory X scan your hard drive and it creates a visual repres...
Apple starts selling a Thunderbolt cable, RAID systems to use it with
Apple quietly introduced its first Thunderbolt peripheral gear to the online store early Tuesday, and it's a $49 Thunderbolt cable that connects Macs using the new high-speed, low-latency I/O standard either to third-party drives and accessories, or to other Thunderbolt-equipped Macs.
Final Cut Pro X is released. OWC can help get your Mac up to the task.
Apple released Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5 and Compressor on Tuesday. If you follow that sort of thing, you’ve probably already seen plenty of reviews and walkthroughs of the new features, new layout and overall performance enhancements of Apple’s...
Personal cloud options for iOS users grow with Hitachi G-Connect
Hitachi unveiled its G-Connect wireless media storage drive, designed for use with mobile devices like the iPad and iPhone. It follows the example set by Seagate's GoFlex battery-powered mobile streaming hard drive, and both represent an alternative to cloud computing that's gaining momentum.
The OWC May Garage Sale Is Now In Full Swing!
Traditionally, Memorial Day weekend kicks off the unofficial start Garage Sale season. Trekking from house to house and sifting though a sea of mismatched Tupperware, baby clothes and other unwanted items; thousands find themselves looking for that g...
Thunderbolt Shows its Speedy Side at Computex 2011 With Products from Promise and LaCie
Apple is trying to convince many that Thunderbolt is the next big thing when it comes to input/output technology, yet Thunderbolt-ready devices aren’t yet available to consumers who wish to utilize their new Mac’s Thunderbolt interface. Manufacturers have already announced a few Thunderbolt powered devices as seen on the NAB show floor, and at this...
