FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mactell Ships 18, 22 and 25 GB FirePower FireDrives and Drops Line Prices
July 6, 1999, Austin, Texas / Mactell Corporation (OTC Bulletin
Board: MTLL), a leading manufacturer of performance enhancement and
mass storage computer products, today announced that the company is
both realigning its prices for their FirePowerTM FireDrive HDDTM, the
company's line of FireWireTM compliant external hard drives, as well
as shipping several additional models, including 10.8, 13.5, 18.0,
22.0, and 25.0 GB capacity drives.
First to ship FireWire external hard drives, Mactell is now the first
to begin shipping the second wave of higher capacity external
FireWire drives. The new FireDrives utilize a high speed, highly
stable IBM 7200 RPM drive in combination with all the benefits of
FireWire technology to create an easy to use, rock solid storage
solution.
The company remains committed to maintaining its lead in providing
the best price/performance for their expanding line of FireWire
PeripheralsTM. Effective immediately, new estimated street pricing
for the FireDrives are as follows:
Previously Shipping Drives New Prices
8.4 GB 5400 RPM 349.99
10.1 GB 7200 RPM 469.99
14.4 GB 7200 RPM 549.99
Newly Shipping Drives Prices
10.8 GB 5400 RPM 449.99
25.0 GB 5400 RPM 749.99
9.1 GB 7200 RPM 499.99
13.5 GB 7200 RPM 549.99
18.0 GB 7200 RPM 599.99
22.0 GB 7200 RPM 699.99
Mactell's award-winning products have been featured in industry
magazines, including MacWorld, MacWeek, MacAddict, and MacHome, as
well as many international magazines.
The FirePower FireDrive and other Mactell products are available at
Pinacor, MacWarehouse, ClubMac, MacMall, MacZone, Cyberian Outpost
(Nasdaq: COOL), and BottomLine Distribution, as well as other
distributors and professional Resellers throughout the world.
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Mactell Corporation is a publicly
traded company, trading on the NASD electronic bulletin board, key
symbol: MTLL. Mactell designs, manufactures, and markets processor
upgrade cards, video accelerator cards, iMac & USB Peripherals, as
well as FireWire mass storage devices for the Apple Macintosh systems
(Nasdaq:AAPL). Learn about Mactell and its products at
www.mactell.com, www.imaccessories.com, and www.firepower.com.
Mactell Corporation can be reached by telephone at 1-888-MACTELL
(1-888-622-8355) or 512-323-6000, Fax 512-323-6394, or through its
web site at http://www.mactell.com/. Mactell is located at 7000
Cameron Road Austin, Texas 78752.
Contact:
Greg Snyder
Director of Corporate Communications
512/323-6000
gsnyder@mactell.com
