OWC Press Releases

OWC Provides Big Storage in Little Package
New 800 FireWire Upgrade of Pocket-Sized On-The-Go Drive Premiers

OWC introduces new pro series 800 FireWire upgraded design of award-winning
Mercury On-The-Go FireWire/USB2 pocket-sized portable drive solutions,
achieving highest capacities and fastest speeds on the market.

KEY WORDS: Macintosh, PC, portable drive, FireWire, USB, On-The-Go,
MacWord, Maximum PC, MacAddict, storage solution, Mercury, OWC, Apple

SAN FRANCISCO (January 9, 2005) – Other World Computing (OWC) today
announced the introduction of a new, significantly enhanced 800
FireWire-equipped version of the award-winning Mercury On-The-Go line of
ultra-portable, high-capacity 2.5-inch drives for storage on the go. The new
drive will be on display at the 2006 Macworld Conference and Expo in San
Francisco beginning January 10, 2006.

Armed with 160 gigabyte (GB) of storage capacity and running at 5,400- or
7,200 revolutions per minute (RPM), the new On-The-Go pro series
800/400+USB2 makes OWC the first company shipping a portable FireWire/USB2
drive of this capacity.

The new 2006 On-The-Go pro series 800/USB2 doubles the potential performance
power of the previous incarnation of the On-The-Go line, which was already
recognized as the highest performing drive ever available in such a small,
ultra-portable size by leading technology authorities including MacAddict,
Macworld and Maximum PC.

“Adding FireWire 800 capability to the unparalleled performance, quality and
value of the On-The-Go line of portable storage solutions is an absolutely
amazing breakthrough,” said CEO Larry O’Connor. “Other World Computing is
dedicated to making the newest technology available to the world. There is
no other product available that performs at this level.”

The new 800 FireWire version of the Mercury On-the-Go includes two FireWire
800- and one USB 2.0/1.1 ports, All Mercury On-The-Go drives measure
3.5-inches x 5.5-inches x 1-inch, weigh less than 12 ounces and ship with
carrying case, FireWire cable, USB Cable, EMC/Dantz Retrospect and Intech
Speed Tools. They also are covered by a one-year warranty and officially
supported by Dantz Retrospect with the EMC/Dantz Retrospect Backup
Certification

Mercury On-The-Go portable storage solutions are priced as low as $129.99,
and offered with capacities from 40- to 160GB and speeds up to 7,200 RPM on
the 100GB models and 5,400 for 160GB models to handle even the most intense
audio and video projects ‘On-The-Go’.

On-The-Go plug-and-play drives are compatible with all Apple OS Versions 8.5
through 9.2.x; Apple OS X 10.0.3 and higher (including OS X ‘Tiger’ 10.4.x);
Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP; any OS or electronic device with
FireWire and/or USB data ports, including digital video and still cameras.

The full Mercury On-The-Go line can be viewed at www.macsales.com/otg
<http://www.macsales.com/otg> . All of OWC’s award-winning optical and fixed
storage solutions can be found at www.macsales.com/firewire
<http://www.macsales.com/firewire> .