What Can An OWC SSD Do For You?
Hey guys and gals out there… I work at OWC, but I’m just a warehouse guy. I’m certainly no “power user”, but luckily for me, the powers that be decided to let me test drive an OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD in a 2.0GHz 2011 MacBoo...
Explosion at iPad 2 Factory
Early this morning (mid evening local time), Foxconn’s Chengdu manufacturing facility was rocked by a large explosion. At least two people have been killed and 16 injured in the blast which has been said to have originated in the “polishing plant
Space Shuttle Endeavor Lifts Off at 7:56 CDT
Amongst the collective weeping and gnashing of teeth over the difficulties replacing the 2011 iMac’s hard drive, it’s nice to hear that something is finally going well. After multiple delays, Space Shuttle Endeavor finally lifted off today at 7:56 ...
Are We Headed Towards Driveless Desktops?
The recent iMac drive replacement issue topic made me go outside the box in my own thinking, and made me wonder if Cupertino, yet again, had another ace up its sleeve we just weren’t seeing yet. I thought long and hard because something was alway...
Where Do You Get Your Mac News?
With all the developments, innovations, rumors and controversy that goes on in the Mac Universe, it gets kind of hard to determine the best places to get your information. And since the Mac is more popular than ever, those sources have increased steadi...
OWC TV – OWC’s April Shuttle Event
OWC Meghan caught up with Cathy Brinkworth of the Last Shuttle Project and Steve Otten, Executive Director of the Challenger Learning Center during OWCs shuttle program commemoration party on April 19 to get their take on the end of the Shuttle age. Wi...
How Earth Day Has Become Everyday
I thought that in honor of Earth Day, it would be a perfect opportunity to create my first post themed on how you can treat ‘Mother Earth’ with some proactive steps towards a greener lifestyle. Like most of us, I never gave much thought to ...
Closeups of Mercury – Photos start rolling in
This nifty little tidbit crossed our desks late last week, but kept getting bumped for other, more time-sensitive articles. However, we definitely weren’t gong to let it slide by without a mention. A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned NASA’s MESSENG...
Apple turns 35 years old!
On April 1, 1976, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne established Apple Computer. What followed was an amazing roller-coaster of an adventure that’s continued on to this day. While we could go on and on about the history of Apple, it would jus...
Make sure your data is safe for World Backup Day!
It’s probably pretty safe to say that we here at OWC are pretty enthusiastic about backing up. Nothing can wreak more havoc on your stress levels than discovering that your irreplaceable data has disappeared forever due to a hardware or software fail...
We’re so dedicated, even our shipments try their hardest.
In the three years that I have been an OWC Customer Service Representative, I have seen many… unusual… situations. I’ve heard about things like dogs eating hard drives, ex-spouses holding packages hostage and people backing their cars ove...
Mercury Extreme SSD makes fast new MBP even faster!
by Peter Schmalfeldt – Satisfied OWC Customer I got my new 17” MacBook Pro the other day, but before it even hit my doorstep, I already had plans for some surgery. I wanted to swap out the Solid State Drive (SSD) that came with the MacBook Pro...
