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Nov 30 2006

AMCC offers Mac drivers for 3ware Sidecar

310813315 3dd531e9c7 m AMCC offers Mac drivers for 3ware SidecarApplied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) today announced the availability of Apple Mac Pro workstation support for the 3ware Sidecar, its SATA II external storage solution. The 3ware Sidecar delivers multiple terabytes of RAID protected desktop storage for music files, professional audio and video editing applications, high-end graphics, and all other capacity hungry applications.

The 3ware Sidecar includes a high performance 4-port PCI Express 3Gb/s SATA II RAID controller, a 4-bay external enclosure and a two meter Multi-lane SATA cable. The 3ware Sidecar offers up to three terabytes of external capacity with RAID 5 write speeds of up to 170MB per second.

The AMCC 3ware Sidecar for the Apple Mac Pro and Power Mac G5 workstations is available through AMCC’s worldwide network of distributors, VARs and direct market resellers. The Mac Pro driver will ship with the 3ware Sidecar on 11/30/2006 and can be downloaded free of charge. The suggested list price for the 3ware Sidecar is USD$1,295; disk drives not included.

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Nov 21 2006

Apricorn launches EZ Bus Desktop Combo for Mac users

302521278 a1d321f8fb m Apricorn launches EZ Bus Desktop Combo for Mac usersApricorn today announced further expansion of its EZ Bus Desktop Storage and Backup line with Apricorn’s Data Protection Suite for Mac. Providing powerful backup, synchronization and encryption tools, Apricorn’s Data Protection Suite contains ShirtPocket SuperDuper!, Qdea Synchronize! X, and Apricorn’s Encryption Utility.

The EZ Bus Desktop FireWire/USB 2.0 Combo (EZ Bus DTC), featuring a combination FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interface is the ideal external hard drive for backing up data or adding extra storage to any notebook or desktop Mac. The plug-n-play and hot swappable features make hard drive capacity expansion simple. With up to 500GB of additional storage in a high performance 7200RPM drive, users can backup their entire systems and safely store large files including digital photographs, emails, music and video files. To ensure optimal operating temperature and to protect stored data, the EZ Bus DTC was designed with an ultra-cool fan and aluminum enclosure to dissipate heat.

Apricorn’s EZ Bus Desktop Storage and Backup Solution for Mac user’s is currently available in the US and Canada as well as on Apricorn’s own site at the link above. Prices for the Data Protection Suite for Mac range from USD$199 for bundle with the 80GB drive to USD$369 for the 500GB drive bundle.

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