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8.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 eSATA,FireWire 800+USB 2.0 1U 4-Bay Enterprise SATA Desktop RAID Solution with selectable RAID 0,1,5,10 Hardware RAID Mode, NRAID Span Options. Oxford 936 chipset, 5 Year Warranty. (MEQX2T8.0E)
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OWC Mercury Elite Pro Qx2
8.0TB Quad Interface 4 Bay Enterprise
Class Performance RAID Solution
Mac / PC / eSATA / FireWire 800 / FireWire 400 / USB 2.0 & 1.1
The Ultimate Blend of Professional
Performance and Convenience
Performance and Convenience
Four 3.5" Serial ATA (SATA I/II) hard disk drives in a brushed aluminum enclosure with Hardware RAID setting flexibility and up to 300MB/s data transfer speed for high performance data storage and redundancy.
User Selectable Hardware RAID Settings
Thanks to a front panel selector switch, the Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 enables easy configuration of the Hardware RAID settings - NRAID, 0, 1, 5, 10 - so you can select the best combination of speed, capacity, redundancy, or any combination of the three.
Re-builds without a computer connection!
RAID 1, 5, 10 enables you to keep working even if one drive fails!
NRAID (Span)
Combines capacity of two or more drives of the same size without any RAID data distribution scheme into one logical desktop volume. Will also combine the capacity of varying size drives based on the lowest capacity drive in the set.
RAID 0 (Stripe)
Data is split into blocks over two or more drives at same time for high speed and large capacity. The ideal RAID setting for demanding video production/editing.
RAID 1 (Mirror)
Data is written at same time to two drives only for highest level of data safety and redundancy.
RAID 5 (Stripe with Parity)
Data is Striped (RAID 0) while incorporating redundancy over three or more drives for the best combination of speed, capacity, and redundancy. The "Quad Interface" 4 Bay Enterprise Class Performance RAID Solutions are pre-configured as RAID 5.
RAID 10 (1+0)
Data is Striped (RAID 0) over two Mirrored sets (RAID 1) of drives for fast redundancy.
Includes the Powerful SpeedTools Utility Suite for Mac
The comprehensive Mac utility used by professionals for accurate Mac diagnosis and maintenance.
Click the SOFTWARE tab below to learn more »
From day one, the OWC Mercury Elite Series has been designed to be everything you'd hope for and more!
Includes
- Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 "Quad Interface" 4-Bay RAID Solution
- 39" High Quality Double Shielded eSATA connecting cable
- 72" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 800 connecting cable (9-9 Pin cable)
- 68" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 400 connecting cable (6-6 Pin cable)
- 76" High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0/1.1 connecting cable
- UL listed power cord
- 2 keys for front panel lock
- 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
- OWC Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 Manual (4.7MB PDF)
- Over 1.5GB of Freeware/Shareware/Public domain software installed
- OWC 5 Year Solution Warranty with 48-Hour Turnaround Time
- Complimentary 6 Month Level 1 Data Recovery
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Product Specifications:
Chipset
- Custom Oxford 936 eSATA / FW800 (1394B) / FW400(1394A) and USB 2.0 (1.1 Backwards compatible) Chipset
Interfaces Supported
- eSATA (SATA-II)
- FireWire 800 (1394B)
- FireWire 400 (1394A)
- USB 2.0 (1.1 Backwards compatible)
RAID / JBOD Support
- RAID 0,1,5,10 Hardware RAID Mode, and NRAID Span Options
- Solutions are pre-configured as RAID 5 for optimum speed, protection & capacity
Standard Mechanism
- 4 x 2.0TB* Toshiba MK2002TSKB Hard Disk Drive**
*1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
**OWC reserves the right to replace or upgrade to equivalent or better components.
Drive Rotation Speed
- 7200 RPM
Drive Cache Size
- 64MB per drive, 256MB total for the solution
Port Configuration
- eSATA - 1 eSATA port
- FireWire 800 - (2) 9 pin ports
- FireWire 400 - (1) 6 pin port
- USB 2.0 - (1) "A" port
Format
- Pre-formatted for Mac OSX
View instructions on Windows formatting
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)
Port/Interface Bootability
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Can I use this solution as external startup drive?
- eSATA: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info
- FireWire 800: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info
- FireWire 400: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info
- USB 2.0: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info
Recommended eSATA Cards
- Cards that OWC has tested and qualified for the OWC Mercury Elite QX2
- eSATA Extender Cables for Mac ProPCIe (PCI Express) for DesktopsPCI for Desktops and TowersExpressCard/34 for Laptops
Macintosh System Requirements
- Minimum Apple G4 processor, 128MB RAM
- Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, 10.0.x or later and an available USB 1.1 or FireWire 400 port
- Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later including ‘Lion’ 10.7.x and an available USB 2.0/1.1, FireWire 800/400 port, or eSATA port
- Time Machine® Compatible: Mac OS X 10.5 (version introduced) and later.
Windows System Requirements
- Minimum Intel Pentium III CPU 500MHz, 128MB RAM
- Windows XP(64 bit) or later and an available USB 2.0/1.1, FireWire 800/400, or eSATA port.
Linux Requirements
- Linux compatible via supported USB and FireWire interfaces.
Software Included
- Intech® Hard Disk 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
Power Supply
- Internal US/International AutoSwitching (UL, cUL, CE, TUV approved)
- Protection: OCP, OVP, Short
- Input: AC 100-260V, 50Hz/60Hz
- Output: DC +5V/8.4Amp +12V/6Amp (12V peak current 4Amp/10sec)
External Case Dimensions
- 9.65″(D) x 5.31″(W) x 6.96″(H)
- 245.11mm x 134.87mm x 176.78mm
Enclosure Weight (no accessories)
- Approximately 8.6 pounds (3.9kg)
Product Manual
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
- 65G 2mS; (non-operating) 175G 2mS
Vibration
- (operating) 1.0G (5 - 300Hz)
- (non-operating) 5.0G (5 - 500Hz)
Warranty
OWC 5 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.
View more information about the OWC 5 Year Solution warranty
Note: Do not disassemble or otherwise open your OWC solution prior to the conclusion of OWC's 5 year Warranty period. Doing so will void the remainder of the OWC warranty.
Software
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! View detailed software info, or click here to purchase software separately from solution
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!
View detailed software info
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! View detailed software info
Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™
Intech 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! View detailed software info, or click here to purchase software separately from solution
Reviews
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"Fast, Quiet and Nicely Priced."
— The Mac Observer
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"This Thing Screams Quality and Speed!"
— Sven Raferty, SvenOnTech
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"The QX2 ... Operated Flawlessly in All Modes, With Excellent Performance."
— Lloyd Chambers, diglloyd
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"Very Impressed ... It Stood Up to Everything I Threw at It"
— Jim Dalrymple, The Loop
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"Keeps Your Precious Data Completely Safe and Accessible To You At Ridiculously Fast Speeds."
— Eric Yang, Gear Patrol
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"This is the UBER ENCLOSURE."
— Ed Fritz, FritzImages
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"For the Performance, Capacity, and Connectivity, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 Is The One to Beat."
— Daniel M. East, Layers Magazine
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"OWC's Latest Four-Drive Unit Doubles Maximum Data Transfer to a Smokin' 300MB/second."
— Jonathan Barkey, American Photo Magazine
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"State of the Art"
— Marcel Binder, Tom's Hardware
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"A Solid Win for Anyone Looking for Fast External Data Storage..."
— Steve Manke, MacLive.net
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"More Storage Than You Could Possibly Need...A Workhorse Device"
— Zack Stern, MacLife
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"Very Well Made, Very Sturdy, and Built to Last...I Have No Hesitations in Recommending the...Qx2"
— Matt Beardsley, Photo Arts Monthly
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"A pretty cool solution if you have a lot of storage…a reliable system for all your data"
— Mike Flaminio, Insanely Great Mac - Qx2 RAID 5
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"Sturdy and well-designed enclosure ... a large storage array that's simple to use ... a solid option."
— Kevin O'Brien, Storage Review.com - 16.0TB
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"...the Qx2 performed flawlessly..."
— Doug Bardwell, Examiner.com – 16.0TB
Benchmarks
Click any of the benchmarks below to view the results.
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