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1.0TB OWC Mercury Elite 7200RPM Combo FireWire 400/USB 2.0 Oxford 934SSA Solution W/ 16MB Cache. FireWire Cable, USB Cable, Prosoft Data Backup 3 (Mac), NovaStor NovaBACKUP (PC) and Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools Included. 3yr Warranty. (OWCME2SW7H10TB)

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OWC Mercury Elite Pro "Classic"
1.0TB Dual Interface FW400/USB 2.0 & 1.1 Storage Solution

High Performance, High Reliability, and High Portability are standard for the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Series!

Outstanding Features:

High Performance: Our High-Speed Oxford Bridge Solution combined with the fastest drive mechanisms available give Mercury Elite Pro "Classic" Solutions some of the fastest single drive transfer rates possible, even exceeding 40 Megabytes Per Second!

High Reliability: A Top-Notch Design and the Best Components ensure the Mercury Elite Series is Built to Last. The included Three Year Warranty backs this up!

High Portability: The Compact and Shock Resistant Design has the Mercury Elite Series going places! In addition, the Mercury Elite Pro "Classic" offers (2) FireWire 400(1394A), and (1) USB 2.0+1.1 ports for Easy Plug and Play on virtually ANY system with a FireWire or USB port! Even the cables are included!

 

Elite Classic Side View
Time Machine Ready Time Machine ready means that our external hard drives keep an up-to-date copy of all of your files and documents under OS X Leopard™. Go back in time to recover anything with ease. 10.6 Snow Leopard Compatible
From day one, the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Series has been designed to be everything you would hope for and more!
 
This OWC Mercury Elite Pro "Classic" enclosure kit includes:
  • OWC Mercury Elite Pro Classic "Dual Interface" Hard Drive
  • 36" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 400 connecting cable (6-6 Pin cable)
  • 36" High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0/1.1 connecting cable
  • External AutoSwitching 100/240v 50/60Hz Power Adapter
  • 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
  • Over 1.5GB of Freeware/Shareware/Public domain software installed
 
Rear View:

Product Specifications:
Chipset: Oxford 934SSA
Standard Mechanism: 1.0TB Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B
Drive Interface:

SATA (Serial ATA)

Drive Cache Size:

16 Megabyte (16,384k)

Drive Rotation Speed:

7200RPM

Port Configuration:
  • FireWire 400 - (2) 6 pin ports
  • USB 2.0/1.1 - (1) 5 pin port
Max Data Transfer Rate:
  • FireWire 400 - 400Mbps (or 50MB/sec)
  • USB 2.0 - 480Mbps (or 60MB/sec)
  • USB 1.1 - 12Mbps (or 1.5MB/sec)
Port/Interface Bootability

Can I use this solution as external startup drive?

Format:

Pre-formatted for Mac OSX
For instructions on Windows formatting click here.

Macintosh System
Requirements:
  • Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, Mac OS X 10.0.x or later and an available USB 1.1 or FireWire 400 port.
  • Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later and an available USB2.0/1.1 or FireWire 400 port.
Windows System
Requirements:
  • Windows 98SE or later and an available FireWire 400 or USB 2.0/1.1 port.
  • Windows 2000 or later and an available USB 2.0/1.1, FireWire 800/400, or eSATA port.
Power Supply

2A 100-240v 50/60hz US/International Auto Switching - For replacement power supply click here.

External Case Dimensions: 1.5 in (W) x 9 in (D) x 5.5 in (H)
Total Shipping Weight: Approximately 2.7 pounds (1.2kg)
Software Included:
Operating Environment:
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) 70G 2mS; (non-operating) 175G 2mS
Vibration: (operating) 1.0G (5 - 300Hz)
(non-operating) 5.0G (5 - 500Hz)
Warranty: OWC 3 Year Solution Warranty

The best warranty is one you never have to use, but should the need occur – OWC is proud to provide a superior level of support and warranty coverage to our customers. Even when not used, we understand the peace of mind afforded by a longer warranty period. OWC's industry leading coverage is a testament to our confidence in the reliability of the solutions that we offer. OWC solutions are engineered to demanding quality standards in order to deliver the most reliable, highest performance available on the market in each storage category.

For more information about the OWC 3 Year Solution warranty, click here.
Note: Do not disassemble or otherwise open your OWC solution prior to the conclusion of OWC's 3 year Warranty period. Doing so will void the remainder of the OWC warranty.

48 Hour Warranty Service

 
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't need 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 or 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!
 
Use a custom drive icon

Classic Icon

Every OWC drive ships with a custom drive icon to help differentiate it from your other Firewire and USB devices.

Get all the custom icons for OWC and NewerTech drive solutions here, as well as some original Time Machine icons.

Carry and protect your Mercury Elite drive in style with an OWC carrying case!
OWC HD Carry CaseIts the perfect choice to tote your OWC Mercury Elite around in!

Black Cordura Nylon for the ultimate in durability
Side pouch for your power supply / FireWire/USB Cables!

Only $19.99!!!
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OWC Mercury Elite Pro "Classic" Reviews & Awards

MacWorld
“High Capacity, High Performance”
Macworld Magazine

5 of 5 Mice!
“Works Perfectly”
MyMac.com
MacSofa 5 out of 5 rating!
“You Couldn’t Ask for a Better Drive”
MacSofa
 
Performance Benchmarks

FireWire

fw400 benchmark results
FireWire 400 (1394A)

USB

USB 2.0 benchmark results
USB 2.0

Click benchmark images
for larger view

 


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