OWC Mercury Elite Pro Mini External Portable HDDs/SSDs

Other World Computing announced its Mercury Elite Pro mini portable external storage solution now features the next generation Oxford 944SE bridge chipset from PLX Technology for faster data throughput, reduced power consumption, and cooler operation.

Offering a quad interface of FireWire 800/400, USB 2.0, and eSATA connectivity for data transfer speeds up to 300MB/s, the Mercury Elite Pro mini delivers performance storage/backup to Mac or PC users in a portable, no AC adapter required Plug and Play footprint.

13 Quad Interface models:

5400RPM

• 250GB 5400RPM 8MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $99.97
• 320GB 5400RPM 8MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $104.99
• 500GB 5400RPM 8MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $119.99
• 750GB 5400RPM 8MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $139.99
• 1.0TB 5400RPM 8MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $169.99
• 1.5TB 5400RPM 8MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $274.99

7200RPM

• 320GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $109.99
• 500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $129.99
• 750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $174.99

OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 3G SSD Equipped

• 60GB SSD FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $209.99
• 115GB SSD FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $299.99
• 240GB SSD FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $594.99
• 480GB SSD FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $969.99

Performance and Flexibility
The mini portable storage solution features the fastest 2.5" SATA hard drive mechanisms up to 7200RPM and even OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 3G Solid State Drives for A/V, digital photography, professional music, graphics, general data, and Time Machine ready storage needs. With two FireWire 800 ports, users can daisy chain multiple devices and utilize the fastest data transfer interface, eSATA, while bus powering via FireWire. The Mercury Elite Pro mini can also be used with storage capable digital cameras and camcorders with FireWire and/or USB data ports for fast, on-location backups of images and video.

Portable and Bus Powered Storage Up to 1.5TB
Measuring 3.8" W x 5.5" L x 1.1" H, the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini offers storage capacity up to 1.5TB – enough space for up to 1,500,000 JPEG photos, 750 DVD movies, 114 hours of digital video, or 525,000 MP3 songs – in its fanless, aircraft grade brushed aluminum enclosure. Because it’s bus-powered, the Mercury Elite Pro mini doesn’t require an AC adapter, which makes it for in-the-field business professionals, creative/entertainment professionals, students, and anyone else needing to backup data, transport large files between computers, gain additional storage capacity, and perform video editing and live music recording. With multiple interfaces, all connection cables included, and a $100 retail value disk utility software bundle, the Mercury Elite Pro solutions for any Mac or PC.

Backed By Three-Year Warranty
The best warranty is one a consumer should never have to use, but should the need occur, OWC provides a superior level of support and warranty coverage to its customers. The OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini comes fully backed by a three year warranty which includes a 48-hour warranty repair turnaround time with complimentary Level 1 data recovery during the first year ownership, plus additional data recovery options available throughout the warranty period, for complete user confidence.