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OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini
USB3 + eSATA Bus-Powered Enclosure Solution
Mfr P/N: OWCSSDAPEPMU3E OWC SKU: OWCSSDAPEPMU3E
High performance and Plug and Play data storage/ backupreliability with a fanless, bus powered design.
- 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
High performance and Plug and Play data storage/ backup reliability with a fanless, bus powered design.
The Mercury Elite Pro mini Portable Storage Solution delivers up to 600MB/s data transfer speeds for demanding data storage and backup needs. All that performance resides in an impact resistant, heat dissipating brushed aluminum enclosure with super quiet operation.
After making your 2010-2011 MacBook Air better than new with an OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express SSD, "re-task" the replaced Apple factory SSD with the OWC External Enclosure Kit Solution. It's a unique and easy DIY solution that comes ready for you to simply "plug in" your factory SSD for immediate use as a high performance, bus powered external drive.
- *IMPORTANT NOTE: The OWC Mercury On-The-Go enclosure has been specifically designed for use ONLY with the factory SSD found installed in Apple MacBook Air 2010 and 2011 models. Do NOT attempt to install or use the OWC Aura SSD in the Envoy as you can damage the Aura drive, the Envoy enclosure or both and such damage is not covered under warranty. To transfer data from the Apple SSD in the Envoy to the Aura SSD in the computer, please visit this link (http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/format2011/)"
Includes
- (1) OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini "Dual Interface" Case Kit
- (1) High-quality eSATA connecting cable
- (1) High-quality USB 3.0 connecting cable
- (1) High-quality DC to USB connector
- (1) Mercury Elite Pro mini Manual
- (1) Special SATA Adapter
- (1) Plastic Riser
- 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Need an additional power supply? Secondary/replacement power supplies are also available.
Specs
Drive Bays
- 1 bay
- Supports Apple OEM SSD/Flash Drives from Apple MacBook Air 2010 and later models only.
Storage Interface
- SATA
Device Ports
- (1) USB 3.0 Port
- (1) eSATA 6 Gb/s Port
Data Transfer Rate (Maximum)
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 : Up to 5Gb/s (or 625MB/s)
- USB 2.0 : Up to 480Mb/s (or 60MB/s)
- USB 1.1 : Up to 12Mb/s (or 1.5MB/s)
- eSATA Rev 3.x : Up to 6Gb/s (or 750MB/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)
Chipset / Controller
- Asmedia 1051E / Asmedia 1456
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 98 SE
- 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 supported via USB and FireWire interfaces
Other Requirements
- Mac OS X 10.2 or later required for USB 3.0
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
Replacement Adapter Part Number
- OWCMOTGPWR (sold separately)
Security Slot
- No
Power Button
- Yes
Power/Activity LED
- Yes
Housing Color
- Aluminum
Housing Material
- Aluminum
Dimensions
- Height: 2.8 cm (1.1 in)
- Length: 14.0 cm (5.5 in)
- Width: 9.7 cm (3.8 in)
Weight
- 330.0 g (0.73 lbs)
Reach Certification
- Yes
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