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2.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro
External Storage Solution
Mfr P/N: MEAQ7H20TB64 OWC SKU: OWCMEAQ7H20TB64
High Performance, High Reliability, and High Portability are standard for the OWC Mercury Elite Pro series!
- Multiple Interfaces - connect to anything: eSATA / FireWire 800 / FireWire 400 / USB 2.0 & 1.1
- Transfer rates up to 300 Megabytes Per Second!
- Quiet fan-less design
- 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
High Performance
High Reliability
High Portability
Style
Includes
- (1) OWC Mercury Elite Pro "Quad Interface" Hard Drive
- (1) 36" High Quality Double-Shielded eSATA Connecting Cable
- 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Specs
Drive Bays
- 1 bay
Total Capacity
- 2.0TB
Drive Format
- Included Drive Guide Software will format drive for either OS X, or Windows
Rotational Speed
- 7,200RPM
Storage Interface
- SATA
Chipset / Controller
- Oxford 944SE
Contact Start Stops
- 300,000
Mac OS Compatibility
- Mac OS 8.6
- Mac OS 9.0
- Mac OS 9.1
- Mac OS 9.2
- Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah
- Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
- Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
- Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
- Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
- Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
- OS X 10.9 Mavericks
- OS X 10.10 Yosemite
- OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- macOS 10.12 Sierra
PC OS Compatibility
- Windows XP
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7 32-bit Edition
- Windows 7 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition
- Windows 10 32-bit Edition
- Windows 10 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows 11
Other OS Compatibility
- Linux supported via USB and FireWire interfaces
Other Requirements
- Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later required for eSATA, FireWire 800 and USB 2.0
- Windows 2000 or later required for eSATA, FireWire 800 and USB 2.0
- Time Machine Compatible: Mac OS X 10.5 (version introduced) and later
External Power Adapter
- Yes
Power Supply
- External power supply
Security Slot
- Yes
Power Button
- Yes
Power/Activity LED
- Yes
Housing Color
- Aluminum
Dimensions
- Height: 14.0 cm (5.5 in)
- Length: 22.9 cm (9.0 in)
- Width: 3.8 cm (1.5 in)
Weight
- 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs)
Benchmarks
Truth in Numbers: Another OWC Difference
There are many attributes that define “The OWC Difference.” By listing real-world performance tests of OWC solutions, we’re confident you’ll be completely satisfied with your technology investment.
macOS Test Results
QuickBench
eSATA

QuickBench
FireWire 400

QuickBench
FireWire 800

QuickBench
USB 2.0

Customer Reviews
I needed a multiple interface portable storage solution, and this one fills the bill. I actually bought a second one later.
I would recommend this product to a friend!
- Reviewer:Kl0neMan
- From:Fort Worth, TX
- Age:55-65
- Experience:Power User
- Owned Product:over 6 months
I have purchased many of these external drive over the years. Only had 1 fail on me and it was the drive not the case, and OWC replace the drive not problem. Always great staff who know their stuff.
I would recommend this product to a friend!
- Reviewer:mptanner
Great product at a great price. Really appreciate the videos to help with installation. Installation went smoothly and the drive fired right up and is soooo much faster than the SATA that I replaced. Highly recommended .
I would recommend this product to a friend!
- Reviewer:LinkSkywalker
- From:Maine
- Age:45-54
- Experience:Power User
- Owned Product:less than a month