WOODSTOCK, Ill. and SAN FRANCISCO January 5, 2004 Other World Computing (OWC) today announced a new Mercury Extreme G4/1.25 Gigahertz (GHz) processor upgrade that is guaranteed by OWC to run at actual clock speeds of up to 1.467GHz.
Todays announcement was made by OWC at the Macworld Conference & Expo, being held January 5-9, 2004 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, where the company is exhibiting in booth #2233.
This addition to the popular line of AGP processor upgrades replaces OWCs prior 1.25-1.26GHz Mercury Extreme model and uses Motorolas new PowerPC G4 7455B 1.25GHz processor. It is immediately available online from OWC for only $429.99, allowing the new cards to offer top-notch performance at a mid-range price point.
Weve found that Motorola has been very conservative with the speed marked on its 1.25GHz G4/7455B processors, said Larry OConnor, president of OWC.
Weve been able to establish a design and burn-in process allowing us to guarantee that our new Extreme model using this processor will safely operate at speeds of up to 1.467GHz. We are very confident that all our Mercury Extreme models are priced to give the maximum performance for the price, but this new 1.25-1.467GHz card offers even more for the money. Its already an extreme value for a 1.25GHz card, and the fact that you can run it at up to 1.467GHz is simply an incredible added bonus.
The OWC Mercury G4 Extreme line offers cost-effective, easy to install plug and play solutions to increase the performance of Apple PowerMac G4 models. Requiring no software enablers, OWCs Mercury Extreme processor upgrades are completely compatible with all Macintosh software and operating systems. Additionally, these upgrades can make it possible to utilize certain application features or run entire applications that require higher processing speeds than many stock processors provide.
OWC Mercury Extreme G4 processor upgrades are backed by a three-year warranty and a 30-day 100 percent money-back guarantee. Each Extreme G4 processor upgrade features 256 Kilobytes of 1:1 L2 cache on-chip and 2 Megabytes (MBs) of high-speed SPD or DDR L3 Cache. They are compatible with Apple PowerMac G4 AGP Graphics (Sawtooth), Gigabit Ethernet, Digital Audio and Quicksilver models and support Mac OS 9.2.1 and higher, as well as all OS X versions up to and including the latest 10.3.x Panther versions.
For complete specs and additional information on the Mercury Extreme G4 line, please visit
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About Other World Computing
Since 1988, Other World Computing (OWC) has provided top-quality hardware, software and support designed to maximize productivity and increase the longevity of Macintosh and PC computers. The Illinois-based company operates the popular www.macsales.com website, which features one of the largest online catalogs of enhancement products, including OWCs own Mercury acceleration and FireWire product lines. Along with its proprietary XPostFacto, which allows select pre-G3 computers to run Mac OSX, OWC is an Apple Certified Developer and provides extensive technical support for Macintosh users around the world. OWC owns and operates OWC.Net and FasterMac.net, which provide Internet access, web design and hosting solutions.
Company Contact:
Bill Herring
512-412-4009
bherring@macsales.com
Agency Contact:
Andy Marken
408-986-0100
andy@markencom.com