Other World Computing (OWC) today announced the introduction and immediate availability of its new OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro FireWire+USB 2.0 Combo storage drives featuring SATA technology with a starting price of $107.99 and capacities up to 1.0TB for Plug 'N Play, hot swappable storage.

The latest in the OWC Mercury Elite-AL storage line, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro FireWire+USB 2.0 Combo storage drives feature the latest Oxford 934 performance chipset, SATA mechanisms, two FireWire 400 1394A 6 Pin, and one USB 2.0 port. Drives may be stacked or stood vertically (stand included) and measure only 9.3" (length) x 1.4" (height) x 5.6" (width) or 237mm x 36mm x 142mm.

The drive's two FireWire ports allow it to be daisy-chained to any additional FireWire devices. Its Oxford chipset allows Plug 'N Play compatibility with virtually any Mac, PC, and Linux-based computer that supports either a FireWire or USB 2.0 Interface. Data may be accessed/read/written interchangeably between any of the FireWire and USB 2.0 ports allowing the use of the drives between multiple systems or for upgrading corresponding computer systems.

OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro FireWire+USB 2.0 Combo Drives Pricing:

• 80GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache - $107.99
  
• 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache - $117.99
  
• 250GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache - $137.99
  
• 320GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache - $147.99
  
• 400GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache - $159.99
  
• 500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache - $175.99
  
• 750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache - $239.99
  
• 1.0TB 7200RPM 32MB Cache - $369.99 ($339.99 after limited time Rebate*)

*Through 3/19/2008, purchase of the drive includes a $30 Hitachi-sponsored Mail-In Rebate. Rebate details at: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MAU4S7H1TB32/

For more information, visit their web site at www.macsales.com.