OWC Announces Mercury Internal Superdrives

By DE Editors

Other World Computing (OWC;  Woodstock, IL), a Mac and PC technology company, announced two new OWC Mercury SuperDrive Internal Upgrade Kits for MacBook 13-in. and MacBook Pro 15-in. pre-Unibody notebook computers.

The new OWC Mercury SuperDrive Internal Upgrades offer faster read/write for DVD+/-R/RW,  Dual-Layer DVD, DVD-RAM, and CD-R/RW; with burn speeds of up to 8x for DVDs and 24X for CDs. OWC Mercury SuperDrive Upgrade Kits provide low-cost options for adding the latest optical drive performance and features to existing MacBook and MacBook Pro computers.

Available immediately, new OWC Mercury SuperDrive Internal Upgrade Kits for MacBook and MacBook Pro pre-Unibody computers include two models: The OWC Mercury MacBook 13-in./Macbook Pro 15-in. SuperDrive Dual-Layer Internal Drive Kit ($159.99). Features up to 8x DVD-R burn, 2x DVD-DL burn, 3x DVD-RAM, 24x CD burn, and 1 year OWC warranty. The second is the OWC Mercury MacBook 13-in./Macbook Pro 15-in. SuperDrive Dual-Layer Internal Drive Kit (with software and media;  priced at $174.99). Features up to 8x DVD-R burn, 2x DVD-DL burn, 3X DVD-RAM,  24x CD burn. Includes 10 pieces of 8x DVD-R media in jewel case, EMC Retrospect backup software, NTI DragonBurn CD/DVD authoring software, and 1 year OWC warranty.

The new OWC Mercury SuperDrive Dual-Layer Internal Drive Kits have been fully tested for compatibility.

For more information on OWC SuperDrive Upgrades for Mac computers, visit OWC.

Sources:  Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.