Other World Computing Shipping Portable Firewire/USB Drives

Other World Computing is now shipping the Mercury On-The-Go hard drives. The Mercury On-The-Go is a small portable hard drive designed with support for both FireWire and USB ports. The drives ship with operating speeds up to 5,400 RPMs and feature drive spaces from 20 to 60 GBs. According to Other World Computing:

Other World Computing, a leading provider of products and services for the Macintosh marketplace, today introduced a new line of OWC Mercury On-The-Go portable storage solutions that feature both USB 2.0 and FireWire technologies.

This is the first time Mercury On-The-Go portable hard drives have been available with USB support, making these products excellent data storage solutions for virtually any operating system. Weighing less than 12 ounces and measuring only 3.0-inches x 5.5-inches x 1.0-inches, Mercury On-The-Go drives provide convenient and portable solutions for transferring files from one computer to another, or transporting large files in a secure hard drive for quick access wherever one travels.

You can find more information about the Mercury On-The-Go hard drive release at the Other World Computing Web site. The Mercury On-The-Go drives are available starting at US$189.97 for the 20 GB/4,500 RPM drive.