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OWC Mercury On-The-Go Oxford equipped 2.5" Portable FireWire 800 + USB2 interface Hard Drive Enclosure Kit for SATA Hard Drives including Solid State Drives (SSD). Carrying Case, FW800 & USB2 Connecting Cables, and Software Utilities Included! (MSTG800U2)

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OWC Mercury On-The-Go
FireWire 800 + USB 2.0 2.5" Portable Case Kit for SATA 2.5" Hard Drives:


Hard Drive Not Included

Install any 2.5" SATA hard drive, or upgrade the drive in your MacBook, MacBook Pro, or Mac mini Intel and use your old drive in this case!

The OWC Mercury On-The-Go FireWire 800 / USB 2.0 Portable Kit packs an incredible punch into a 3"Wx5.5"Lx1"H 11 ounce package!

If you're looking for one of the most compatible mass storage solutions made, look no further! The OWC Mercury On-The-Go drive is all you'll need! Packing a one-two punch of super fast FireWire 800 and USB 2.0, the OWC Mercury On-The-Go has what it takes to truly work cross platform.

The OWC Mercury On-The-Go features the latest in performance with an Oxford combination FireWire and USB chipset creating one perfectly integrated storage solution.

The OWC Mercury On-The-Go keeps everything running silent while still keeping your drive cool with a built in aluminum heatsink underneath the hard drive, and passthrough cooling vents on the top of the case.

The On-The-Go External FireWire Case kit is ready to accept your own 2.5" SATA Hard Drive! Why not upgrade your PowerBook's internal drive and put your old drive in an external case? This solution will give you an excellent transportable storage device, or a backup option that you may have not had!

OWC NOTE: This drive enclosure requires a 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) drive mechanism. Most computers produced since 2006 use Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives. Please make sure that the drive you wish to use with this enclosure is compatible. If you need an enclosure for an ATA/IDE hard drive, click here.
2.5" SATA Hard Drive
2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Drive Connector

Software Included
PRoSoft Logo Prosoft Engineering® Data Backup 3
for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later

Backup Made Easy. Data Backup makes it easy to backup to FireWire and USB drives, network drives, CDs and even DVDs. Make schedules so you don'tneed to 'think' about backing up... It does it for you. A $59.00 Value!
Intech Speed Tools logoIntech Speed Tools logo
Carbon Copy Cloner logo Carbon Copy Cloner® for Mac OS X 10.4 or later
CCC 3 features an interface designed to make the cloning and backup procedure very intuitive. In addition to general backup, CCC can also clone one hard drive to another, copying every single block or file to create an exact replica of your source hard drive. CCC's block-level copy offers the absolute best fidelity in the industry!
NovaStor NovaStor NovaBACKUP® Solution
for Windows®

NovaBACKUP has been helping millions of users recover from data loss and disasters for over 18 years. Feature rich, NovaBACKUP provides a powerful backup solution. Built-in support for hundreds of the most popular storage devices and a step-by-step backup and restore wizard makes NovaBACKUP extremely easy to use. Requires Windows 2000 and later. A $49.95 Value!
 
Intech Speed Tools logo Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™
Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools consists of a suite of utilities managed by an application which administers the launching, documentation and version control of each individual component utility, such as Disk Defrag and QuickBack. An easy-to-use installation and removal application is provided to make installation a snap, Intech SpeedTools is powerful enough to allow you to customize which utility component set you would like to create.
An $89.95 Value!
Product Specifications:
Bus Interface:
  • FireWire 1394B (IEE1394A/B/iLink Compliant), 2 9 Pin (powered) ports
  • USB 2.0 / 1.1 Backwards compatible 5 pin mini "A" port.
Chipset:
  • Oxford FireWire 800 & USB 2.0 chipset
Drive Mechanisms Supported:
  • Any 2.5" SATA hard drive or SSD up to 2.2TB in capacity and up to 12.5mm in size.
    Use of 12.5mm size drives requires Installation Support Kit.
Max Data Transfer Rate:
  • 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)
System Requirements:

FireWire:

  • Macintosh: Macintosh with FireWire Interface and OS 8.6 and above.
  • PC: PC with FireWire interface and Windows 98 or other OS with FireWire Support.
  • Linux: Linux with FireWire interface Support.

USB 2.0:

  • Macintosh: Macintosh with USB interface, either built in or via 3rd party card. USB 2.0 drivers required for use with Mac OS X, USB 2.0 not supported on any other Macintosh OS. Mac OS 8.6 and above for use with USB 1.1. USB 2.0 is fully backwards compatible with USB 1.1.
  • PC: PC with USB interface and Windows 98 or other OS with USB support. USB 2.0 drivers required for USB 2.0 use. Check with your OS manufacturer for the availabilty of USB 2.0 drivers for your system, and if your USB card supports USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is fully backwards compatible with USB 1.1.
  • Linux: Linux with USB interface with USB support.
Power Supply
  • Bus Power via FireWire 800 supported on all models equipped with an available FireWire 800 port either factory stock or via add on FireWire 800 PCI Card
  • Bus Power via USB on all models with USB 2.0 port factory stock, or any system via add-on USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 PCI Card.
  • Power adapter is not required for most hard drives and USB 2.0 operation; power adapter is available as a separate purchase here.
Software Included:
External Case Dimensions: 3.5" (W) x 5.5" (D) x 1" (H)
88.9mm x 139.7mm x 25.4mm
Total Shipping Weight: 7.0 oz. (.2kg) bare enclosure
Operating Environment:
Temperature: Dependant on mechanism installed
Relative humidity: Dependant on mechanism installed
Vibration: Dependant on mechanism installed
MTBF: Dependant on mechanism installed
Warranty: 1 Year OWC Warranty

48 Hour Warranty Service


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Reviews:

“That drive is great ... it's my favorite enclosure ... it looks AWESOME!!”
- Leo LaPorte and Andy Ihnatko, MacBreak


“Plenty of Oomph”
- Macsimum News, Dennis Sellers

This OWC Mercury On-The-Go FireWire Case Kit Includes:
  • OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro FireWire 800 / USB 2.0 storage solution for SATA 2.5" Hard Drives
  • 12" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 800 connecting cable (9-9 Pin cable)
  • 18" High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0 (5 pin mini A - B) certified connecting cable
  • Carrying Case
  • Backup and Utility software CD
    • Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™ OEM (For Mac OS 8.6 - X only)
    • Prosoft Engineering® Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later
    • NovaStor NovaBACKUP® for Windows 2000 or later
    • Carbon Copy Cloner® for Mac OS X 10.4 or later

Assembly Instructions:

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