1.5 Terabyte External Firewire Monster Drive

May 4th, 2006 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Computer Hardware, Podcasting Hardware

Wondering where to put all those humongous podcast media files?

Other World Computing (OWC) may have what you need. They’ve introduced a dual-HD external FireWire drive RAID monster-drive storage system. The system is available in sizes up to 1.5 terabytes (TB) (1,500 gigabytes).

monster hard drive
The 1.5TB Elite-AL 800 Pro RAID model, priced at $1,149.99, comes in a 9.0″ L x 2.8″ W x 5.8″ H aluminum enclosure.

OWC has also adjusted prices on the rest of their FireWire 800 RAID dual-drive storage solutions:

  • 160GB with 4MB of Data Buffer – $219.99
  • 320GB with 16MB of Data Buffer – $259.99 (was $279.99)
  • 400GB with 16MB of Data Buffer – $309.99
  • 500GB with 16MB of Data Buffer – $319.99 (was $329.99)
  • 640GB with 16MB of Data Buffer – $369.99 (was $389.99)
  • 800GB with 16MB of Data Buffer – $549.99 (was $579.99)
  • 1TB with 16MB of Data Buffer – $759.99 (was $799.99)
  • 1.5TB with 32MB of Data Buffer – $1149.99

The systems have two FW800 ports and one FW 400 port and come with a FireWire 800 Cable, FireWire 400 cable, EMC Retrospect Backup software, Intech HD Speedtools utility suite, and a two-year warranty.

More information is available at the MacSales site.

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