Name: OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini bus-powered Multi-Interface RAID Storage Enclosure
Brand: OWC
SKU: OWCMEQMH0GBK

OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini

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1 Year OWC Limited Warranty

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High Performance Dual Drive, Bus-Powered Hardware RAID Data Storage/Backup with Plug & Play Convenience

With your choice of two 2.5? Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives OR Solid State Drives (SSD), the latest Oxford chipset, and USB 2.0/FireWire 800/400/eSATA connectivity, the Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini Portable storage solution delivers up to 300MB/s data transfer speeds for demanding data storage and backup needs. All that performance resides in an impact resistant, bus powered (no AC adapter required), heat dissipating 5.6 in (D) x 6.1 in (W) x 1.1 in (H) brushed aluminum enclosure with near silent, fanless operation.

When you want high style in high performance storage, look no further than the Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini

With your own drive mechanisms built into a shock resistant, portable aluminum enclosure, the Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini is ready to go wherever you need a nearsilent, compact A/V, Digital Photography, Professional Music, Graphics, General Data, and Time Machine ready Hardware RAID storage solution.

HD Video Certified

This model is pre-configured for RAID-1 but can be user re-configured at any time for RAID-0, Span or Independent. Test Certified for HD Video capture and playback of HDV, DVC Pro, and ProRes 422HQ file formats via eSATA and FireWire 800.

Includes

(1) OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini External Storage Enclosure
(1) High Quality Double-Shielded eSATA Connecting Cable
(1) High Quality Double-Shielded FireWire 800 Connecting Cable
(1) Oxford 946 Chipset
1 Year OWC Limited Warranty

Need an additional power supply? Secondary/replacement power supplies are also available.

Specs

Drive Bays

2 bays supporting: 2.5-inch SATA drives
Supports drives up to 12.5mm in height

Storage Interface

SATA

RAID Capable

RAID Levels Supported

RAID 0
RAID 1
SPAN
JBOD

RAID Features

Hardware RAID

Device Ports

(1) USB 2.0 Port
(1) eSATA 3 Gb/s Port (supports port multiplier)
(2) FireWire 800 Ports
(1) FireWire 400 Port

Data Transfer Rate (Maximum)

USB 2.0 : Up to 480Mb/s (or 60MB/s)
USB 1.1 : Up to 12Mb/s (or 1.5MB/s)
eSATA Rev 2.x : Up to 3Gb/s (or 375MB/s)
eSATA Rev 1.x : Up to 1.5Gb/s (or 187.5MB/s)
FireWire 800 : Up to 800Mb/s (or 100MB/s)
FireWire 400 : Up to 400Mb/s (or 50MB/s)

Chipset / Controller

Oxford 946

MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)

Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

Contact Start Stops

Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

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 2000
Windows ME
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

External Power Adapter

Optional

Power Supply

Bus-powered (Optional AC adapter) UL-listed universal auto-switching
Need an additional power supply? Secondary/replacement power supplies are also available.

AC Input

100-240V, 50-60Hz, 3.0A

DC Output

+5V, 2A

Security Slot

Power Button

Power/Activity LED

Housing Color

Aluminum

Housing Material

Aluminum

Dimensions

Height: 2.8 cm (1.1 in)
Length: 14.4 cm (5.7 in)
Width: 15.4 cm (6.1 in)

Weight

810.0 g (1.79 lbs)

Ambient Temperature

Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

Altitude

Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

Humidity

Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

Shock

Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

Noise

Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

Videos

Hard Drive Install Video

How to Install Hard Drives in an OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini Enclosure