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OWC Mercury Pro FireWire 800, FireWire 400, eSATA, USB2.0/1.1 Enclosure kit for 5.25" SATA Optical Drives. New with 1yr OWC Warranty. (MRSFW8U2)

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OWC Mercury Pro
Quad-Interface Optical Drive External Enclosure
Mac | PC | eSATA | FireWire 800 | FireWire 400 | USB 2.0 & 1.1

Mac PC

Add Plug and Play CD, DVD, and/or Blu-ray disc burning to any USB equipped computer.

Turn your internal or bare 5.25" SATA optical drive into an external optical drive! Just install your favorite drive mechanism into the OWC Mercury Pro enclosure, plug in, and go! It's that easy!

Four Interface Types for Greatest Compatibility
FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0, and eSATA with transfer rates of up to 300MB/s! With so many interface choices, it's compatible with virtually any system. The OWC Mercury Pro includes connecting cables for all four interface types. Offering true Plug & Play, it's never been easier to get started creating your own CD, DVDs, or Blu-ray discs*.

Uses 3.5" SATA hard drives too!
With a device like the Incessa IN-SBK-1000 Internal SATA Hot-Swap Drive Drawer, you can install 3.5" SATA hard drives in the Mercury 5.25" Pro optical drive enclosure. Once the Incessa Drive Drawer is installed, you can insert and eject 3.5" SATA hard drives as easily as a floppy disk, tape backup system or flash memory card. Bundle Available.

*Disc read/write capabilities vary depending on installed drive.

Drive shown for illustrative purposes only.
Drive mechanism not included.
Package Includes
  • External SATA 5.25" Case Kit
  • High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 800 (1394b) connecting cable (9-9 Pin cable)
  • High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 400 (1394a) connecting cable (6-6 Pin cable)
  • High Quality eSATA connecting cable
  • USB 2.0 Certified A-B connecting cable
  • 110v US Standard Power Cable & 110/240v Auto Switching International Power Supply
 
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Specifications  
Chipset
  • Oxford 934DSB
Optical Drive Support
  • 5.25" SATA I/II optical drives (all CD & DVD devices and Blu-ray drives 6.7" (17cm) and shorter)
LED Indicator
  • Preconfigured solutions only
Solution Material
  • ABS Plastic
Port Configuration
  • eSATA - 1 Port
  • FireWire 800 (1394b) - 2 Ports
  • FireWire 400 (1394a) - 1 Port
  • USB 2.0 (1.1 Backwards Compatible) - 1 Port
Max Data Transfer Rate
  • eSATA - 3.0 Gbit/s (or 300 MB/sec)
  • FireWire 800 - 800Mbps (or 100MB/sec)
  • FireWire 400 - 400Mbps (or 50MB/sec)
  • USB 2.0 - 480Mbps (or 60MB/sec)
  • USB 1.1 - 12Mbps (or 1.5MB/sec)
Recommended eSATA Cards
Cooling
  • Fan Cooled
Macintosh System Requirements
  • FireWire Interface and OS X 10.3 or above
  • USB 2.0 Interface and OS X (any version)
Windows System Requirements
  • FireWire Interface and Windows XP SP2 or later.
  • USB 2.0 Interface and Windows XP SP2 or later.
Power Supply
  • 110v US Standard Power Cable & 110/240v Auto Switching International Power Supply
Vibration
  • Varies with drive mechanism installed
MTBF
  • Varies with drive mechanism installed
OWC Notes
  • Apple software currently does not support Blu-ray drives, but the DVD and CD burning/reading portions of the OS do function.
    • It is expected a future release of the OS will add Blu-ray support and the ability to display HD Blu-ray video.
Warranty 1 Year OWC Warranty
Physical  
Temperature (operating) 5°C - 55°C (41°F - 131°F)
(non-operating) -40°C - 65°C (-40°F - 149°F)
Relative Humidity (operating) 8% - 90% RH (Non-condensing)
(non-operating) 5% - 95% RH (Non-condensing)
Shock (operating) 65G 2mS
(non-operating) 175G 2mS
External Case Dimensions 6.3 in (D) x 11.3 in (W) x 3.1 in (H)
(16.00 cm x 28.70 cm x 7.87 cm)
Total Shipping Weight Less than 4.0Lbs/1.8kgs
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