OWC Mercury Pro U.2 Dual Thunderbolt 2-Bay U.2 Desktop Storage Solution

Other World Computing, Inc. (OWC) announces the Mercury Pro U.2 Dual Thunderbolt dual bay U.2 desktop storage solution.

Mercury Pro U.2 Dual front and rear

It offers up to 16TB of storage for creative pros, small office/home office users, students, and families to save, access, backup, and edit work and personal files. It utilizes Thunderbolt’s full 2,800MB/s of bandwidth to function nearly 6x faster than a typical SSD. Dual drive bays house 2 NVMe U.2 SSDs for streamlined, easy-to-manage RAID storage.

Plug and play design makes the product a convenient drive to use. Just connect the included Thunderbolt cable to your machine or company’s docking solution and start saving, editing, and sharing at warp speed.

With MacDrive software (sold separately) installed on your Windows PC, you can use Apple RAID formatted drives without jumping through hoops for cross-platform workflow.

The Mercury Pro U.2 Dual is ready for demanding A/V, digital photography, professional music, graphics, and general backup needs. It gives everyone the necessary horsepower to get the job done:

• Backing up simple to complex video editing projects

• Time Machine and File History backups of essential business data and irreplaceable personal photos

• Consolidating files from multiple smaller drives to a single location for faster, more convenient access

• Migrating data from an existing machine to a new computer

• Freeing up space on a computer’s internal drive to improve performance

An extra Thunderbolt USB-C port lets you daisy-chain devices to the Mercury Pro U.2 Dual to expand capabilities. Attach a 5K display or 2x4K Thunderbolt displays. You can place a USB device at the end of the chain. It gives you the freedom to use more of what you need.

Mercury Pro U.2 Dual highlights:

• Fast: Utilize Thunderbolt’s full 2,800MB/s data bandwidth

• Capacity up to 16TB: The only dual-bay solution with up to 2xNVMe U.2 SSDs

• Cross platform compatible: Use the same drive between a Mac and a PC with MacDrive for Windows software

• Additional connectivity: Add up to five Thunderbolt devices, a display, or your choice of a USB-C or DisplayPort device via the second Thunderbolt USB-C port

• Drive monitoring: Front panel activity LEDs offer an instant status update

• Deployment ready: Solutions undergo a multi-step performance certification

• Worry-free: Up to 3-year limited warranty and lifetime support

“With the OWC Mercury Pro U.2 Dual, we wanted to build a storage solution for everyone that could handle any task or workflow,” said Larry O’Connor, CEO and founder,. “It’s perfect for everything from routine backups, storing photos, music, you name it, making the OWC Mercury Pro U.2 Dual the ideal drive for Mac or PC.“

The Mercury Pro U.2 Dual is available in capacities from 0TB (add your own drives) starting at $299.99 and 2, 4, 8, and 16TB models on Macsales.com starting at $549.