From OWC, Mercury Pro Optical Drive for CD, DVD, Blu-ray and M-DISC

Other World Computing, Inc. (OWC) announced the availability of the Mercury Pro, a sleek aluminum-housed USB 3.1 Gen 1 optical drive for plug and play support of CD, DVD, M-DISC and/or Blu-ray disc reading and writing with Macs and PCs.

It brings optical media back to workflow with high-speed USB 3.1 Gen 1 connectivity for playback of optical media, data transfer and archiving with bandwidth to spare. With a sleek, durable aluminum chassis, the Mercury Pro delivers looks to match its performance while running cool and quiet.

Mercury Pro rear

Available in two configurations
The Mercury Pro is available in two configurations to match storage, transfer, and archive requirements:

• 24x DVD burner

  • For rapid backup, sharing and creating, and playback of any DVD media up to 4.7GB capacity and read, write and playback of CD media.

• 16x Blu-ray disc burner

  • For high quality recordings, and large project storage up to 100GB. Playback retail and personally-created Blu-ray discs, DVDs, and CDs.

M-DISC: The companion for Mercury Pro

When backing up audio, video, archives or other data for the long term, M-DISC media makes the partner for the Mercury Pro. The M-DISC is an archival-quality storage technology that protects your data from degradation, and is designed to last as long as 1,000 years.

Unlike traditional discs which use susceptible ink dye to store data, M-DISCs use a proprietary micro-thin layer made from rock-like material for virtually permanent storage, offering protection from data rot and the extremes of light, humidity and temperature change. Because the M-DISC-ready Mercury Pro engraves the data into this layer, you’ll write once and read for generations to come.

Key features include:

• A sleek, durable aluminum chassis

• Quiet, fanless operation

• USB 3.1 Gen 1 interface

• Archive quality M-DISC compatibility

• A one-year warranty.
  

• Accessory software including:

  • Smile DiscLabel software for labels and jewel case inserts

  • Prosoft Engineering, Inc.‘ Backup 3

  • NovaStor AG ‘ NovaBACKUP

“Optical drives remain crucial to millions of users who need affordable, physical means for backup and archiving and even sharing of personal media. The OWC Mercury Pro is the premier solution for bringing optical capabilities back into your everyday workflow,” said Jennifer Soulé, president, OWC. “The Mercury Pro’s support for M-DISC creates a generations-long storage solution for everyday users or businesses that want or need to reliably store data and images for years to come.“

The OWC Mercury Pro is available at company’s website, for same-day shipping in configurations starting at $75.