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OWC’s Mercury Elite-AL Pro hasn’t changed much since May of 2007 in terms of design, but the latest models offer up two bays for that sweet, succulent RAID action. The Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual-Bay drive offers up four interface options (USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire 400 and FireWire 800) and comes in an aircraft-grade brushed aluminum housing. Pre-configured models are available now from $219.99 (500GB) to 3TB ($499.99).

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OWC intros dual-bay quad interface Mercury Elite-AL Pro RAID drives originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LaCie already delivered two new pieces in its collection yesterday, but apparently the 2big Quadra simply demanded its very own day of promotion. The classically styled (thanks, Neil Poulton) drive arrives with twin bays for up to 3TB of storage and support for four RAID modes including the traditional RAID 0 / 1. Transfer speeds can hit up to 165MB/sec through eSATA (3Gbits/sec in RAID 0), and the the quadruple interface — USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 — means that whatever machine you happen upon will likely be equipped to handle it. Moreover, it’s fully compatible with Apple’s Time Machine software and comes bundled with Genie Backup Manager Pro / Intego Backup Manager Pro for those in need. It’ll be yours for the taking later this month (in 1TB, 2TB and 3TB sizes) starting at $299.99.

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LaCie breaks off quad-interface 2big Quadra RAID drive originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ll wager you didn’t know Macworld was going on today, did you? Pathetic jokes aside, Western Digital has lined up a pair of launches today in San Francisco to coincide with Apple’s final Macworld keynote, as we’re treated to the My Passport for Mac portable HDD and the My Book Mac Edition. Truthfully, the only real difference between these drives and their vanilla counterparts is the pre-format process; with these, they both come “pre-formatted for Mac,” saving you the tiresome task of converting ’em to HFS+ Journaled yourself. Additionally, these USB 2.0 drives are made to work “seamlessly” with Apple’s Time Machine backup software, and they’ll arrive in capacities including 320GB and 500GB (My Passport) / 1TB (My Book). Both units should be available now for between $129.99 and $179.99.

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WD pumps out My Passport for Mac / My Book Mac Edition originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Slowly but surely, the multimedia hard drive is becoming more and more relevant. At first, it was outlets like Mvix doing the honors, and then mainstays such as LaCie got in while the gettin’ was good. Now, we’ve got ole Iomega trying its hand at the game, with the introduction of the Home Media Network Hard Drive at Macworld in San Francisco. The drive, which includes the firm’s LifeLine software, enables users to easily backup their precious files and stream music, photos, videos and all manners of other multimedia between computers, networked TVs, gaming consoles, etc. For those curious, it’ll function just fine as an iTunes server and play oh-so-nice with DLNA certified devices, and aside from the obligatory gigabit Ethernet jack, there’s also a USB port for adding a shared network printer or extra capacity. It should be available early this month for $159.99 (500GB) / $229.99 (1TB).

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Iomega’s Home Media Network Hard Drive backs up files, streams content originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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