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TikiMac Ships All-Aluminum Kuna External Drive for Macintosh (oh, and PC-compatibles too!)

TikiMac announces Kuna, an ultra-cool running, all-aluminum external hard drive ranging in capacity from 120GB - 400GB for Macintosh and PC-compatible systems. The Kuna comes with two FireWire ports plus a single High-Speed USB interface. The drive has a 3 year limited warranty, lifetime technical support and starts at $169.

DENVER, CO July 6, 2004 -– TikiMac, the Macintosh Outfitter, announced today the announced the immediate availability of its new Kuna series of external hard drives for Macintosh and PC-compatibles. With its stunning good looks, cool-running all-aluminum case sporting two FireWire ports and a high-speed USB interface, the Kuna was developed from the ground up to deliver the highest consumer engineering standards ever seen in a hard drive.

With true plug and play convenience, the Kuna external hard drive is hot-pluggable for easy file transfers without interruptions and data sharing between machines.

Using a unique interlocking design, users can stack multiple Kuna External Hard Drives horizontally or place the drive vertically with its sturdy, upright stand. Non-slip rubber feet on the drive and stand ensure the drive can be arranged in many convenient ways and will not slide around or slip off a desk

The Kuna External Hard Drive is constructed from an all-aluminum alloy, allowing it to run much cooler than other external drives, and it's designed to dissipate heat in any configuration - vertical or stacked.

The Kuna comes in a variety of capacities, ranging from 120GB to 400GB and is bundled with a 3 year limited warranty plus TikiMac's lifetime technical support so that users can call for friendly technical advice for the whole long life of the drive.

Availability
The Kuna external hard drive is available today through TikiMac authorized resellers, specialist stores and its online store, with a suggested retail price starting at $169. The drives ship with a FireWire 400 cable (6:6-pin), USB 2.0/1.1 cable (A-B male-to-male connectors) and an A/C adapter.

Consumer-friendly features:
* The best drive mechanisms - Kuna only uses drives from Hitachi, Seagate or Maxtor. All HDs run at 7200RPM and have 8MB buffer caches.
* Versatile - Supports connections through a single USB 2.0 and dual-FireWire interfaces from Macintosh and PC-compatibles
* Glowing Personalities - Kuna drives are available with either standard FireWire and USB cables or TikiMac's "LavaWire" and "Lava USB" versions.
* Variety of sizes - Available in 120GB, 160GB, 250GB, and 400GB capacities
* Looks cool, stays cool - Designed to dissipate heat from your hard drive. Runs much cooler than other external hard drives.
* On/off switch - No more concerns that your hard drive hasn't been shut down safely. Better data security, for always-on internet connections.
* Hot-swappable - Connect and disconnect without turning off your computer.
* Stackable - Unique interlocking design lets you expand your storage securely.
* Position vertically or horizontally, with upright stand and non-slip rubber feet.
* The best in support - Kuna drives with a 30 day complete satisfaction guarantee, a 3 year limited warranty and lifetime technical support