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MCE Technologies today began shipping an 18X DVD-R/RW + DL (Dual/Double Layer) internal SuperDrive upgrade for the Apple Mac Pro and Power Mac. The MCE 18X DVD R/RW + DL drive records at up to 18X on standard DVD-R media and up to 10X on standard DVD±R (DL) Dual/Double Layer media. The drive is compatible with iDVD, iTunes, DVD Studio Pro and Finder Burning under Mac OS X. The MCE 18X DVD-R/RW + DL SuperDrive internal upgrade for the Apple Mac Pro and Power Mac is priced at US$59 and is available for immediate shipment.

MCE Technologies today announced a new slot-loading 8X DVD-Recordable internal SuperDrive upgrade with both DVD+R DL (Double Layer) and DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) support for all Apple PowerBook G4s. In addition to recording to 4.7GB DVD-R/RW and 4.7GB DVD+R/RW media at up to 8X speed, the MCE 8X SuperDrive can write to DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL media, recording up to 8.5GB of information at up to 4X speed on a single side of this media.

MCE Technologies today announced an 8x DVD-R slot-loading internal SuperDrive upgrade to replace the tray-loading drive in 12- and 14-inch iBook G3s.

MCE Technologies today announced a 100GB version of its Xcarét Pro line of expansion bay hard drives for PowerBook G3 models. The new 100GB Xcarét Pro-99 Expansion Bay Hard Drive is designed for the 500MHz and 400MHz PowerBook G3 (FireWire) as well as the 400MHz and 333MHz PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze Keyboard). The new 100GB Xcarét Pro Expansion Bay Hard Drive is designed for all models of the PowerBook G3 Series 1998 (Wallstreet) including the 300MHz, 292MHz, 266MHz, 250MHz, and 233MHz models. Both models are available immediately for US$279.

MCE Technologies today announced the Lucid M8X portable FireWire DVD+/-R/RW Double-Layer Drive. The Lucid M8X is a compact, slot-loading, bus-powered FireWire drive capable of writing to seven different types of recordable media. DVD+R Double Layer technology allows up to 8.5GB of data to be written to a single side of a DVD+R Double Layer disc. The US$279 drive writes to standard 4.7GB DVD-R and DVD+R media at up to 8x speed, to 4.7GB DVD-RW and DVD+RW media at up to 8x speed, and to Double-Layer DVD+R DL media at up to 2.4x speed.

MCE Technologies today announced an 8x slot-loading internal SuperDrive for the PowerBook G4 and Power Mac G4 Cube. In addition to recording to both DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW media at up to 8x speed, the MCE 8x SuperDrive includes dual-layer support and can record up to 8.5GB of information at up to 2.4x speed on a single side of DVD+R Double Layer media. The drive is fully compatible with Apple’s iTunes, iDVD, Finder Burning, iPhoto, and DVD Player.

MCE Technologies has added a 100GB hard drive to its MobileStor line of PowerBook hard drive upgrades. The MCE MobileStor 100GB hard drive upgrade is compatible with all Apple PowerBook G4 models, and can also be installed in iBook G4, PowerBook G3, and iBook G3 models. The drive has a 8MB cache buffer and a suggested retail price of US$279. It is available for immediate shipment.

MCE Technologies today began shipping its 16x DVD-/+R/RW internal SuperDrive upgrade for Power Macs. The MCE 16x DVD-/+R/RW drive is compatible with iDVD, iTunes and Finder Burning under both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. The MCE 16x SuperDrive internal upgrade has a suggested retail price of US$119 and is available for immediate shipment. MCE also announced today that it has lowered the price on the MCE 8x SuperDrive internal upgrade for Power Macs to $99.

MCE Technologies has announced the next generation QuickStream DV, a portable, camera-mountable digital video (DV) capture and storage solution. New features include the ability to playback recorded clips in the field, over FireWire, right to the DV camcorder’s LCD monitor.

MCE Technologies is now offering an internal 24x slot-loading CD-R/RW drive for replacing the tray-loading CD-ROM drive in the original iMac (233, 266, and 333MHz, Rev. A-D). Each iMac 24x CD-R/RW drive is compatible with iTunes and Finder Burning, is bootable, and includes Roxio’s Toast Lite software and complete installation guide. “The new, sleeker slot-loading drive provides the iMac with a more modern look as it replaces the original, antiquated tray-loading drive,” notes MCE.

MCE Technologies today announced a 4x DVD-Recordable slot-loading internal drive upgrade for the PowerBook G4 and Power Mac G4 Cube. The new dual drive records to both DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW media, and reads and writes to 4.7GB and 9.4GB double-sided DVD-RAM media. The MCE 4x DVD-R/RW/RAM drive is compatible with Apple’s iTunes, iDVD, Finder Burning, and DVD Player.

MCE Technologies is now shipping internal and external 8x DVD-/+R/RW solutions for Power Mac G3s and G4s. Each internal (US$149) and external drive ($199) is compatible with iTunes, Finder Burning and iDVD (internal version only), and ships with Roxio Toast Lite (versions 5 and 6), ImageMixer DVD Authoring Software, and Dantz Retrospect Express backup software. The drives write to DVD-R and DVD+R media at up to 8x speed and to DVD-RW and DVD+RW at up to 4x speed.