OWC Blast September 30th, 2009

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The Featured Five - Latest/Best Selling Offers

#1 Apple's New OS 10.6 'Snow Leopard' Now in stock from $28.79
The world's best operating system now refined and tuned to be be even better, Faster."Refined, not Reinvented."
Waiting till the first 10.6.x update? Apple has put 10.6.1 out, keeping the best ahead of the rest. See our Blog Entry on 'A Month in the Snow'

#2 Genuine Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro Batteries for 13.3", 15", 17" Models from $49.99
These are lightly used with low cycle count and no less than 90% of original run-time capacity operational. At most, about 10% less run time than a new Apple battery - and for up to 62% less than that new battery cost. These are going quick! Still available are the batteries for MacBook 13" 'White', MacBook Pro 15" (pre-unibody), and MacBook Pro 17" (pre-unibody).
Also available - Apple MagSafe Power adapters for all MacBook and MacBook Pro models from $42.75.

#3 Desktop/Tower 1.0TB Drives now from $71.82, Bigger 2.0TB from $198.99; Notebook 500GB from $84.86
Upgrading your main hard drive is something you do not just for more storage capacity - but for more overall performance too. Today's latest drives are quieter, lower power, and a whole lot faster than drives from as recent as only 12 months ago.

#4 OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro 1.0TB 7200RPM 32MB FireWire 800/400+USB2+eSATA now $167.49
Currently our Best Selling external storage solution and with good reason! Complete solution with all cables and software.

#5 ElGato EyeTV Hybrid - Watch/Record/Schedule TV+Digital/HDTV On Mac -$149 now from $75.00
Just in time for the new fall schedule... Makes your Mac a TV/DVR + Import video from VCRs, Camcorders, Video Consoles, etc - can help with the transition to Digital from Analog too, see OWC Blog article.


Tune, Schedule, Watch TV/Video and even HDTV on your Mac for $75.00

**Breaking News**
Elgato just released their new iPhone/iPod Touch App for EyeTV. This new $4.99 app now lets you remote control (update schedule, start recordings, etc) your EyeTV via your iPhone/iPod! Not only that, it will even let you stream live or recorded TV/Video right to your iPhone/iPod! This takes the functionality of the entire EyeTV product line to a whole new dimension.

ElGato EyeTV Hybrid Analog & Digital/HDTV TV-Video USB2 Capture now $149 $99 $75.00
Watch, Record, Import, Playback TV & Video - Analog + Digital/HDTV right on your Mac. Cable QAM Digital supported too.
Plug and play via USB2, everything you need all included. These are elgato factory refurbished that are complete and just like brand new.
Great for dual purposing a Mac into a TV/DVR + use to convert from VHS Tape and other video sources too!

ELGato EyeTV 250+ '2008 Model' was retail $199, $129.00 - While they Last!
Offers same Video Capture/Import/Tuning features as the Hybrid, but has built-in, real-time hardware encoder that reduces the space recorded video takes up on your hard drive without having to do such compression separately after capture via software.

ElGato Turbo H.264 USB 2.0 Hardware Video Encoder now from 69.99
All Elgato TV tuner products include software to convert captured TV/Video for playback via iTunes allowing such video to be watched on devices like your iPod, iPhone, or Sony PSP. Instead of waiting for your Mac to do the conversion + tying it up so you can't really do other work, the Turbo H.264 products convert video Faster & keep your processor(s) free for other applications you can then continue to use productively. Win - win.

Check out all the latest 'TV on Mac' Options - Solutions for watching TV/Game Console on Mac + importing existing videos to your Mac too!


Special Purchase of Apple MacBook, MacBook Pro Batteries & Adapters:

Brand new Apple batteries carry a retail of $129.... And that makes these very lightly used Apple Genuine batteries, from $49.99, a heck of a deal. These batteries are in very good condition, practically like new with at most 10% less run-time than a brand new battery. So - you save 62% with at most a 10% 'discount' in run time. Pretty good deal if you can use an extra battery - need that extra time unplugged.

Apple Battery For MacBook 13.3" 'White' - $49.99 (will work in Black models, but not matching color)

Apple Battery For MacBook Pro 15.4" (Pre-Unibody models only) - $59.99

Apple Battery For MacBook Pro 17" (Pre-Unibody models only) - $59.99 *Very Limited Quantity Remaining*

Also available are Genuine Apple MagSafe Power Adapters:

Apple Genuine 85 Watt Magsafe AC Power Adapter for all Apple MacBook Pro 15" and 17" Models - $44.75

Apple Genuine 60 Watt Magsafe AC Power Adapter for all Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro 13" Models - $42.75

Apple Genuine 45 Watt Magsafe AC Power Adapter for all Apple MacBook Air Models - $44.63

These units are Used or Refurbished, Fully Tested, and in Good Condition + backed by a 90 Day OWC Warranty. These are Apple Genuine units, not knockoffsthat seem to pop up everywhere else. If you can use a spare adapter, or need a replacement for one gone bad - this saves you over $30 vs. the cost of a new adapter. **Important Note - it is important to purchase the adapter model that is correct for the laptop model you have/plan to use it with. Using a lower wattage adapter than correct for your machine will impact charging time. Using an adapter with a higher wattage than specified is reported to potentially impact the lifetime of the Apple battery. There is a reason Apple provides three different wattage power adapters. We thus offer these three for the specific models Apple lists them to be appropriately used for/with.

Also available - Power Adapter options for PowerBook G3/G4, iBook G3/G4 models from $24.99


Power your Home AC 120V adapters, devices + USB Power too via your Car/Auto 12V from $9.50!

We now have a great deal on 12V DC to AC 75 Watt Power Inverters. In addition to providing a standard 3-Prong AC outlet, these also have a USB Port for powering any device that charges/powers via a standard USB port on a computer, etc. These are 75 Watt Continuous rated and good for any 'home' AC powered device that consumes up to 75 Watts max. Great option for using an Apple 45 Watt (MacBook Air) or 60 Watt (Macbook and MacBook Pro 13") MagSafe Adapter in your Car. We are working on a well priced option for 85 Watt Magsafe Adapters too for which this Inverter is not rated high enough for.

OWC Reader Special Pricing: 75 Watt DC to AC inverter with USB Power - $13.75 or get two for $24.00!

Also available - essentially the same Inverter, but without the USB Power Port - Reader Priced at $9.50 or get two for $17.50!

These are brand new and backed by a 1 Year OWC Fulfilled Warranty.


Memory makes the difference - 4GB upgrades at reader specials from $74.75:

The cost of DDR2 and DDR3 1GB/2GB modules (and kits consisting of those size modules) have gone up over the past 2 months and are likely to continue rising. We especially expect to see increases sooner vs. later on DDR2 1GB and 2GB modules. Memory still remains at historically 'cheap' pricing and at thrice the price is a great deal for how much performance you can benefit from with a memory upgrade installed. OS X has always made great use of extra memory - and with 10.6.x 'Snow Leopard' - the benefits grow even more.

Once you've got enough memory - a faster hard drive is the next thing you can do to boost performance. Today's higher capacity 2.5" and 3.5" hard drives and SSD don't just give you more room to store files, they also provide much higher data rates as a result of higher data density on the disc media inside. But we're talking memory first & having enough memory is the first thing to ensure you are maximizing your Mac's performance.

Want some idea of how much your Mac potentially has to gain via adding more memory or a newer hard drive? OWC's system performance testing benchmarks not only let you look at different model and speed Macs, but how they performane with different memory configurations as well as a hard drive comparison or two. **These benchmarks are in the process of of being redone with Snow Leopard 10.6 - We are seeing up substantial performance benefits with many applications running under 10.6 vs. 10.5**

The Mac Performance Guide site has pretty is another excellent resource for looking at realworld ROI with a focus on PhotoShop performance. See the benefits of more memory as well as various drives and drive arrays on performance.

OWC Memory is premium quality, backed by a Lifetime Advance Replacement Warranty, and meets and/or exceeds JEDEC and Apple required specifications.

DDR2 Memory for 'Pre-Unibody' MacBook & MacBook Pro; Pre-2009 Intel models iMac & Mac Mini
2 Slots: Can add memory one at a time - matched pairs provide max performance.

2.0GB PC5300 DDR2 667MHz SO-DIMM Kit (2 x 1.0GB Modules) - $37.44

4.0GB PC5300 DDR2 667MHz SO-DIMM Kit (2 x 2.0GB Modules) now $74.75
See below for 800MHz Kit for April 2008 iMac Models*

6.0GB PC5300 DDR2 667MHz SO-DIMM Kit (2GB+4GB) $178.99

4.0GB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz SO-DIMM Kit (2GBx2) NEW Apr/08 iMacs now $77.98, now up to 6GB!
*For April/2008 iMac Models Only - 800MHz not backwards compatible for 667MHz

DDR3 Memory for all the latest 2009 Mac mini; iMac; All MacBook/MacBook Pro 'Unibody' Models
2 Slots: Can add memory one at a time - Each slot independently upgradable, more memory = more performance

Mac mini 2009 includes 1GB or 2GB Standard, upgradable to 4GB for $85.50, 4GB is the Maximum.
Use our custom Mac mini Guide to confirm which Mac mini you have and see the right upgrades.

Apple iMac 2009 Models includes 2GB or 4GB Standard, upgradable to 4GB for $85.50, 8GB Kit now $489.99 (Compare vs. $1100 from Apple!)
Use our custom Apple iMac Guide to confirm which iMac model you have and see the right upgrades.

MacBook & MacBook Pro Unibody Models
include 2GB or 4GB Standard - 2GB Models upgradable to 4GB for $85.50, up to 6GB or 8GB Available
Use our custom MacBook and MacBook Pro Guide to confirm which model you have and see the right upgrades.

Mac Pro Towers can have up to 32GB of Memory with OWC Qualified Modules
Apple Mac Pro XEON Models can go up to 32GB of Total Memory with OWC Mac Pro Qualified/Certified Matched Pair Upgrade Kits. What good is having all those powerful Xeon Cores if you don't have the memory in there to set them free?

Memory Upgrade kits to add as little as 2GB and up to 32GB from $26.62/Gig -
Mac Pro Specific Memory Page makes it easy to confirm and select the right option(s) for your Mac Pro Model 2006/2007/2008/2009

PowerMac G5 up to 8.0GB, iMac G5 up to 2.0GB with PC3200 DDR Memory
iMac G5 1.6GHz, 1.8GHz, and 2.0GHz; all PowerMac G5 Models with PCI-X Slots (all PowerMac G5s prior to the PCI-Express 'October 2005' models). PowerMac requires Matched Pairs, iMac supports adding a pair or one module at a time.

2.0GB Matched Pair (1GB x 2) PC3200 DDR 184 Pin DIMMs - $71.92

1.0GB Matched Pair (512MB x 2) PC3200 DDR 184 Pin DIMMs - $38.97

PowerMac G5 5 'Oct 05' PCI-Express & iMac G5/1.9GHz & 2.1GHz DDR2 Memory
PC4200 Memory for Late 2005 Model iMacs - 1 Slot, 2GB Max installed; PowerMac G5 PCI-Express - 8 Slots, requires installation of pairs, 16GB Max installed.

2.0GB PC4200 DDR2 240 Pin DIMM for iMac G5/1.9GHz & 2.1GHz - $38.49

4.0GB PC4200 DDR2 Matched Pair for PowerMac 2GB x 2 Matched Set - $76.89

Upgrade your Apple G4 Desktop/Tower Mac with up to 512MB per slot!
All of these models allow you to add one module at a time with each slot independent. No need or benefit to having matched size/pairs. Definitely a major performance benefit to maxing memory to 1GB/1.5GB/2.0GB though.

PowerMac G4 AGP Graphics/Sawtooth, Digital Audio, Quicksilver; some eMacs
512MB PC133 CL3 3-2-2/PC100 CL2 2-2-2 SDRAM DIMM Module - now $25.99

For PowerMac G4 'MDD' Mirrored Drive Door Systems
512MB PC2700/2100 DDR DIMM 184 Pin - $19.50

Upgrade PowerBook G4 Aluminum 12"/15"/17"; iBook G4 12" & 14"
PC2700 for all iBook G4 Models, All 'Pre-Oct 2005' PowerBook G4 Aluminums
PowerBook G4 15/17" 2GB Max (2 Slots); PBG4 12" & iBook G4 - 1GB (1 Slot)

1.0GB PC2700 DDR 333MHZ SO-DIMM 200 Pin now from - $41.70

OWC stocks top quality, fully tested - Apple Spec Memory for nearly every Mac made. Our online guide will show you the options available for your Mac!


What to do with an existing drive you've replaced... And/Or Build your own High-Performance Externals

Unless you've got a Mac with those extra bays (with one still open too), when it comes time to get a new internal drive, it's good to have options for the drive that's coming out. Whether you just need short-term access to get your data moved - or want to make it a 'double-upgrade' by making the old drive additional external storage - we've got the solution. It's easy to do too - we've even started posting the how to videos for external enclosure assemblies (see bottom of his page) in addition to our Hard Drive and Memory Mac internal install videos found on the same page.

Make your old internal drive a fully enclosed external solution / build your own external:

SATA 3.5" HDs from Mac Pro, G5s to External from $29.99
Featured:
OWC Mercury Elite AL-PRO High-Performance Oxford FW800/400+USB2+eSATA now $72.50
These are the same enclosures we use for our top rated, top selling, top performing solutions!
OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Performance Oxford Dual-Drive RAID FW800/400+USB2 now $95.00

SATA 2.5" HD from the MacBook or MacBook Pro to External from $9.99

IDE/ATA 2.5" Notebook HDs From PowerBook/iBook to External from $27.99

Make those IDE/ATA 3.5" Drives from Apple G4 Macs go External from $29.99

Easy Quick Access:

NewerTech Universal HD Adapter 2.5/3.5/5.25 IDE/ATA/SATA to USB2 - $27.50
Highly acclaimed & Award winning. Easy Data Transfer + drive accessibility

USB2 to IDE/ATA, Adapt SATA to IDE/ATA, IDE/ATA to SATA: options from $5.99

Dock that Drive:

NewerTech Voyager Serial-ATA Hard Drive Docking Kits from $32.50
Just drop in your 2.5" or 3.5" Drive and it's an instant external! Plug & Play, Flash Memory card like HD swap capability, High-Performance!

New iPod / iPhone Accessories from NewerTech!
NewerTech '3 in 1' Audio/Power/Sync Dock to USB Cable - Connect for Power, Synching, and for Audio Out - all in 1 for $14.99

NewerTech Car/Auto 12V USB Charger with USB to Dock Cable for Apple iPods & iPhone - $15.99
Charge your iPod or iPhone in the car - use the cable alone to Sync/Charge with your Mac, etc. Can also use to charge other devices that power via USB too!

Great Deal on Apple Genuine iPod Earphones w/Remote
Apple Earphones with integrated remote for iPod mini, iPod 3rd Gen, and iPod 4th Gen/Photo Models - Special for $5.00 vs. original $49.99 retail!

Not your Typical iPhone Case - XGear Carbon Fiber Dual-Layer
We don't get too excited about iPhone and iPod cases - but I have to say that I have been extremely impressed and pleased with the XGear Carbon cases since I got my own at Macworld. In a world with a million different silicon and neoprene casings, the Xgear 'Nitrous Oxide' line (their naming, not ours) of Carbon Fiber based cases really are a world a part. I find the case to have excellent hand comfort, looks great, and is effective at protecting from drops onto hard surfaces too. One of the best features - it does NOT pick up lint, dust, etc. This has my 'OWC Larry' recommendation. :)

Xgear Carbon case for iPhone (1G, 3G, 3G S - all) - $22.49; see all the Xgear 'gear' we offer by clicking here.

Accessories and bargains for your iPod/iPhone from $3.50:

Don't be caught without a charge - the CellBoost portable battery gives your device a boost for just $3.50
Power up/Charge any iPod, iPhone, MP3 Player, Cell Phone, etc - that supports charging via USB. The CellBoost portable battery (originally retailing for $49+) gives you that portable power to spare + its built in Li-Polymer Battery recharges via USB, so totally reuseable too!

AC Power + A/V Connect your iPod/iPhone to a Television, etc + Power & Charge - $19.99
Availble with White or Black cable set - works with all iPhones and all iPods that play video! A great price for the high quality AC Power Adapter/Charger alone!

Do you have an Apple iPod Video (5th Gen)?
The iFlip 7" Video Display System with built-in Stereo Speakers makes it even better for $39.99
Great for trips, etc - Built-In, Rechargable battery runs for up to 5 Hours. Also provides S-Video & Audio Out for outputing to a TV or other device.

Also for iPod Video (5th Gen) - NewerTech NuPower Video+: Recharges/Extends iPod Run time - $15.00
Watch Video for up to 16 Hours, Listen to up to 80 hours of Audio, and/or recharge your iPod Video while docked.

Sonnet PodFreq is the perfect companion for charging your iPod + broadcasts to your FM Radio from $7.99
Models in stock for iPod mini, iPod nano, and iPod 3G/4G/5G/Classic Models - Originally $79 Retail, now up to 90% off

NewerTech TrafficJamz FM Transmitter + iPod Charger, now from $9.99
And One FM Transmitter shall rule (most of) them all... Tested & Compatible with iPod 3G, 4G, 5G, Classic + Nano 1st & 2nd Gen models.

Griffin iTrip FM Transmitters plug in and power off your iPod, no cables - from $6.95

Griffin SmartShare is the 'Smart' way to share Audio from nearly any iPod, iPhone, MP3 Player, etc for $4.99
Not only does this let you connect two sets of earbuds/head phones to your player - but individual volume controls eliminate one other 'barrier to sharing'.

Replacement Batteries for most iPods from $19.99,
Battery + TurnKey Pickup, Return & Professional Installation for most iPods and iPhone 1G from $57.95 (Battery Included)

See Cases, Covers, Cables, Decals, Karaoke, & More for iPod online


More Capacity, More Performance - 1TB Specials from $89.00, first 2.0TB 7200RPM SATA HD now in stock!

#1 Performance FireWire/USB/eSATA External Plug & Play Solutions:
Included with these external, plug & play models are connecting cables for the interfaces they support + about $200 in retail software applications that includes Prosoft DataBackup3 for OSX, NovaStor NovaBackup for Windows, and Intech HD Speedtools utility suite for OS 9/OS X. Solutions are Great for A/V, Backup + Time Machine Ready, photos, music, fully bootable.

Special NewerTech Voyager Drive Dock Bundles - Voyager SATA Dock + HD
Seagate 1.0TB 7200RPM 32MB + Voyager 'Q' FW800/400+USB2+eSATA for $159.00
Seagate 1.0TB 7200RPM 32MB + Voyager 'S2' USB 2.0+eSATA for $122.50

New 2.0TB 7200RPM Mercury Elite-AL Pro FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Solution now $315.00
Features the new Hitachi 7K2000 Drive mechanism and is reader special $17.49 off normal!

1.0TB FireWire, Firewire+USB2, FireWire 800/400,USB2,eSATA External Solutions from $135.00

3.0TB OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro FW800/400+USB2 Performance 7200RPM RAID - $365.00
High-Capacity, High-Performance - Plug & Play with all Cables, Software Bundle, & 3yr Solution Warranty.
2.0GB Capacity for $255.00 *Prices reflect reader special discounts*

#2 Serial-ATA 2.5" Internals for MacBook, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini Intel
More room to store with higher capacity drives + more performance too. Today's 5400RPM and 7200RPM drives are far faster and use less power than even 7200RPM drive models from only two years ago.

500GB 7200RPM Serial ATA 16MB Cache, Highest Capacity 7200RPM now $129.91
Our New Best Seller! DIY Kits for Data Transfer + use old drive as external from $140.52

250GB to 320GB 7200RPM Serial ATA 16MB Cache High Performance from $72.99

500GB 5400RPM Hard Drive Options with 3yr Warranty now from $84.86
Make it a 'double upgrade' with a Do-It-Yourself Bundle from $117.50

OWC Mercury Express 2.5" USB 2.0 Enclosure Kits from $15.00
Take any existing SATA HD from a notebook or any new SATA 2.5" and make external.

See all Notebook SATA 2.5" Options.

#3 SATA 3.5" Internal HDs for Mac Pro, PowerMac G5 & G4*, iMac G5, iMac
Intel. *PowerMac G4 owners can use SATA HDs with PCI SATA HD Controller.
Mac Pro Owners - you've got 4 SATA HD Bays ready for plug and play!

2.0TB 7200RPM 32MB Cache Hitachi DeskStar 7K2000 Serial ATA HDD - $198.99
These are the first 7200RPM 2.0TB drives to hit the market and well worth the wait. Super fast, Super Quiet, and continue to perform and excel throughout our very punishing qualification testing. Very soon we'll have a large selection of our external solutions avalilable with this fantastic performer.

500GB 7200RPM Options with up to 32MB Cache and now from $57.50

1.5TB 7200RPM Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 32MB Cache 3yr Warranty - $128.99, more 1.5TB from $112.30

See all 3.5" Serial ATA Hard Drives up to 2TB, Controller Cards, & More.

#4 PATA 3.5" (IDE/ATA) for PowerMac, iMac, eMac models with G3 or G4 Processor.
Note - Models made prior to 2002 are only able to address up to 128GB of formatted
capacity when a drive over 128GB is connected to the built-in IDE/ATA controller. Use
of most hard drive controller cards or adding additional needed storage via FireWire
avoids this limitation and allows for the full capacity hard drive storage capacity.

WD Specials 40GB to 250GB from $24.99! New Pulls w/90 Day OWC Warranty.
80GB for $29.99, 120GB for $39.99, 250GB for $52.99

400GB 7200RPM Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache Brand New w/1yr Warranty - $69.99

500GB 7200RPM Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 8MB w/3yr Warranty $89.99
Super Fast + Low Power too

Click to see All 3.5" IDE/ATA Hard Drives currently available 80GB to 500GB.

#5 PATA (IDE/ATA) 2.5" Internals for PowerBook, iBook, & Mac mini G4
Options now available for up to 320GB of Internal Capacity! *Note, models made before 2002 will be limited to recognizing only up to 128GB of capacity when drives 160GB and larger are installed*

160GB Seagate Momentus 5400RPM ATA 8MB Cache HD w/3yr Warranty $77.99

320GB WD Scorpio 5400RPM ATA 8MB Cache HD 3yr Warranty - $105.63
This is the highest capacity + Fastest 2.5" IDE/ATA Available.

See full selection of 2.5" IDE/ATA HD Options 80GB and up from $59.99.


FireWire 800 to 400 Adapters & Cables from $7.99:

Starting with the MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Models - Apple entirely did away with FireWire 400 ports leaving only FireWire 800 port(s) for your FireWire device connection. That was last October...All the new 2009 models from the MacBook Pro 17" Unibody to the new iMac and Mac Pros continued this change over. This change also hit the Mac mini 2009 model, which was an upgrade vs. prior Mac minis having only FireWire 400. Apple also brought FireWire 800 to the new MacBook Pro 13" Unibody model vs. the first MacBook 13" (non-Pro/2008) model having lost FireWre altogether vs. the MacBook 13" 'White' and 'Black' models which have/had Firewire 400 Standard.

The bottom line - if you have FireWire 400 devices and no FireWire 800 device with a FW400 port you can connect through, you'll need the right adapter or cables to do so.

We have FireWire 800 to 400 port adapters from $8.75 - the nice thing with the adapter is that it lets you use any of your existing FireWire 400 6 pin cables that would have connected to any of the Macs with a 6 pin port standard. We also have 9 pin to 6 pin and 9 pin to 4 pin cables from $7.99 in lengths of 12" to 10ft for direct device connections. If you have a video camera that you connect via FireWire, the 9 pin to 4 pin cable is what you need for such.


Super Deals on Great / Popular Software for your Mac:

#1 - You don't need to pay a Genius to Maintain your Mac like a Genius! Own the same tools that the Pros use:

Prosoft Drive Genius should be a standard part of every Mac user's software library. For $59 (vs. $99 retail) or as low as $25 with a qualifying storage solution, it's a great deal + an application that can pay for itself. This is the same utilility that the Apple Store Genuis Bar uses for the 'Yearly Tune Up' service that is part of the ProCare service they offer. Instead of paying them to do it, you can keep your Mac running great and right from the comfort of your own home. Already fully updated for Apple OS 10.6 'Snow Leopard' - this utility suite includes:

Drive Slim - locates duplicate, identical files and allows these space wasting dupes to be deleted and can put aliases in their place so no problem finding the single file that remains.

DeFrag - Over time, as you write new files, update existing files, delete files - files and file groupings on your hard drive become fragmented. As a result of fragmentation, your hard drive has to move the read/write heads to multiple locations when reading and/or writing and that slows things down. By Optimizing your drive with the Defrag utility, best data access performance is then restored.

Repair - fixes minor corruption/file system issues; Shred - DoD compliant erasure of data from unused portion of drive/after file deletion, etc.; Clone - make a bootable clone of your entire drive on another, for backup or when upgrading to a new drive; Integrity check - make sure all systems are 'go/green' - identify those that are not; And More!

Prosoft Data Rescue is the utility that can save you big time should a major problem occur. Also available for $59 (vs. $99 retail), this utility is tops for recovering data. From accidental file deletions to catastrophic drive directory corruption and even with a drive that is failing -this is the utility up to the task of bringing back your critical files. Somethings even a backup isn't going help you with - and before paying the high price for someone else to recover your priceless data, more often than not - as long as the drive is still seen (even if it won't mount), Data Rescue will save the day.

Keep your Mac tip-top + be prepared - Both Drive Genius + Data Rescue together for $99.00 (vs. $198 Retail)

#2 - Love Microsoft or 'Dislike' them, Office for Mac remains a one of the most popular and widely used applications the Mac has ever had. Office 2008 is a substantial update vs. the previous Office 2004 edition and the first to provide full Intel Native code base for better performance on Intel Macs while still fully supporting PPC G4 and G5. I personally use the Office suite and with the free updates released over the past year bugs have been squashed and performance has been improved substantially further. It's not likely we'll see a new Office Mac version for another 1-2 years, which is fine - cause the current one gets the job done and with 18 months of bug squashing and performance updates.... if it's not broke, don't fix it. For some, Apple's iWork is one lower cost alternative - but for those needing/wanting Office, we're pleased to be able to offer it so competitively.

Microsoft Office 2008 for Macintosh: Home & Student Edition - now $115.00 vs. $149.99 retail
Full Retail Box Version, New & Sealed. Includes Excel, Word, Entourage, and Powerpoint. Licenses included for up to 3 Users.

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mactintosh: Standard Edition - now $239.99 vs. $399.99 Retail
Same as the Home & Student Edition, except adds task Automator and integration support for MicroSoft (Mail) Exchange Server which many businesses utilize for their email services. Also, this version only includes 1 user license per purchase.

#3 - Did you OWC has competitive prices on 80 Popular Mac Software Applications? We hope you'll check out our full selection. By the way, this excludes the 99 different Audio/Music specific software applications and tools we also offer! And... if you're into Audio/Music on the Mac for fun or professionally, visit our full Audio/Music section offering a wide selection of all the top products you're looking for!


See more special pricing on the regularly updated Reader Exclusive Specials Page.
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