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OWC Mercury Elite-AL Oxford911+ FireWire & USB 2.0/1.1 Enclosure Kit - Supports all 3.5" IDE/ATA/UDMA Hard Drives. Includes Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools, Prosoft Data Backup 3, and NovaStor NovaBackup for Windows. New, 1yr Warranty (OWCMEFW91UAL1KS) Same Day $57.99
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OWC Mercury Elite-AL FireWire 400+USB2 Combo Drive Enclosure
High Performance, High Reliability, High Portability, and Style are standard
for the OWC Mercury Elite -AL Series!

FW800 External Drive
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Outstanding Features:

High Performance: The High-Speed Oxford 911 Plus FW 400 and Prolific 2507 USB 2.0 chipsets can be combined with the fastest drive mechanisms available give Mercury Elite -AL 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 -AL Series is Built to Last.

High Portability: The Compact and Shock Resistant Design has the Mercury Elite Series going places! In addition, the Mercury Elite -AL series offers (2) FireWire 400(1394A) ports and (1) USB 2.0+1.1 Port for Easy Plug and Play on virtually ANY system with a FireWire Port!

Style: Designed to compliment any user's system, the Mercury Elite -AL was created in mind with the Mac Pro as a starting point. As the pictures show, it's a fine storage solution for any computer. Also, a blue activity LED compliments the design recessed behind the front grille showing when your drive is being accessed.


From day one, the OWC Mercury Elite Series has been designed to be
everything you'd hope for and more!

OWC NOTE: This drive enclosure requires an IDE/ATA hard 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 a SATA hard drive, click here.
3.5" ATA Hard Drive
IDE/ATA Hard Drive Connector

All OWC Mercury FireWire hard drives are fully compatible with these systems
Apple OS X 10.1.x and later - including the latest 10.4.x Tiger, Apple Mac OS 8.6 and Later.
Windows ME and Later.

EMC Retrospect & Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools Included

PRoSoft LogoProsoft Engineering® Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later  
Macworld Top ProductMacworld 4.5 miceBackup 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, FREE!

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, FREE!

Intech Speed Tools logoIntech® SpeedTools Utilities™
Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools consists of a suite of utilities managed by an application which controls 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, yet powerful enough to allow you to customize which utility component set you would like to create.
An $89.95 Value, FREE!

 

Product Specifications:
Chipset:
  • FireWire: Custom Oxford 911 Plus FW400(1394A)
  • USB: Prolific PL-2507 USB2.0/1.1
Interfaces Supported:
  • FireWire 400 (1394a)
  • USB 2.0
  • USB 1.1
Port Configuration:
  • FireWire 400 - (2) 6 pin ports
  • USB 2.0/1.1 - (1) 5 pin port
Maximum Data
Transfer Rate:
  • FireWire 400 - 400Mbps (or 50MB/sec)
  • USB 2.0 - 480Mbps (or 60MB/sec)
  • USB 1.1 - 12Mbps (or 1.5MB/sec)
Macintosh System
Requirements:
  • FireWire 400: Macintosh with FireWire 400 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI FireWire 400 card. FireWire 400 requires Mac OS 8.6 or later.
  • USB 2.0: Macintosh with USB 2.0 3rd party PCI FireWire interface card running Mac OS 10.1 or later. USB 2.0 requires Mac OS X 10.1 or later.
  • USB 1.1: Macintosh with USB 1.1 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI USB 1.1 card. USB 1.1 requires Mac OS 8.6 or later.
Windows System
Requirements:
  • FireWire 400: Windows system with FireWire 400 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI FireWire 400 card. FireWire 400 requires Windows ME, 2000 or XP.
  • USB 2.0: Windows system with USB 2.0 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI USB 2.0 card. USB 2.0 requires Windows ME, 2000 or XP.
  • USB 1.1: Windows system with USB 1.1 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI USB 1.1 card. USB 1.1 requires Windows ME, 2000 or XP.
Power Supply:
2A 100-240v 50/60hz US/International Auto Switching
External Case Dimensions:
9.0 x 2.1 x 5.8 in. / 229 x 53 x 147 mm (LxWxH)
Software Included:
Drive Weight
(no accessories):
Approximately 3.0 pounds (1.36kg)
Operating Environment:
Temperature:
Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Relative humidity:
Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Vibration:
Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
MTBF:
Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Warranty:
One Year Warranty

48 Hour Warranty Service

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This OWC Mercury Elite 400 drive enclosure includes:
  • External OWC Mercury Elite-AL FireWire 400+USB2 Drive Enclosure
  • 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
  • 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


“Based on Performance, Ruggedness, and Ease of Use, the Mercury Elite-Al Pro Quad Interface Earned 5 Stars.” Tom Nelson of About.com

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