TikiMac launches Mahana external FireWire 800 drives
updated 08:50 am EDT, Thu May 13, 2004
Ext. FireWire 800 drives
TikiMac announced today the launch of the new of high-capacity and performance hard drives with dual-FireWire 800 interfaces (using the Oxford 922 chipset). The Mahana sports a single, large RAID-0 (striped) disk volume out of the box, uses high-performance 7,200 rpm drives with 8MB of disk cache, and features an ulta-quiet fan. The Mahana series is available in 320GB, 400GB, and 500GB capacities and ship with a 3-year limited warranty. The drives are expected to ship later this month with prices starting at $390 (includes a FireWire 800 cable, FireWire 400 cable and an A/C adapter.
