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OWC Mercury On-The-Go
USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) Bus-Powered Portable External Storage Enclosure for 2.5-inch SATA Drives
Mfr P/N: MOTGSU3 OWC SKU: OWCMOTGSU3
The OWC Mercury On-The-Go packs an incredible punch into a 3.5" W x 5.5" L x 1.0" H, 11 ounce package!
- Sleek, impact-resistant acrylic enclosure
- Bus-powered, no AC adapter needed
- Quiet, fanless operation
- An aluminum heatsink and passthrough cooling vents keep your drive cool
- Small enough to fit in your pocket
- 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Includes
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- (1) OWC Mercury On-The-Go External Storage Enclosure
- (1) High Quality Double-Shielded USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) Micro-B to USB-A Cable
- (1) Carrying Case
- (1) Assembly Manual & User Guide for OWC Mercury On-The-Go
- 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Need an additional power supply? Secondary/replacement power supplies are also available.
Specs
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Drive Bays
- 1 bay supporting: 2.5-inch SATA drives
- Supports drives up to 12.5mm in height. Use of 12.5mm size drives requires Installation Support Kit.
Storage Interface
- SATA
Device Ports
- (1) USB 3.0 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)
Chipset / Controller
- Fujitsu USB 3.0
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 interface
Other Requirements
- Time Machine Compatible
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/Activity LED
- Yes
Housing Color
- Clear
Housing Material
- Acrylic
Dimensions
- Height: 2.5 cm (1.0 in)
- Length: 14.0 cm (5.5 in)
- Width: 8.9 cm (3.5 in)
Weight
- 290.0 g (0.64 lbs)
Altitude
- Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Noise
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Customer Reviews
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Having ripped out many a hard drive from all sorts of computers and also having set up plenty of portable bare hard drives I found this kit to be disappointing and difficult. The instructions are split into two separate documents neither of which fully cover the installation process. Normally this wouldn't be a problem because this kind of installation should be straightforward. However, the SSD hold down screw was too long such that it wouldn't firmly hold the SSD in place and the other screws were too short to hold the bridge card in. Luckily it seems to fit in quite snugly without any screws. But if the ultimate test is does it work? - Well yes. Is it blazingly fast? - No not really. With an OWC 500GB SSD in there it certainly doesn't achieve the 500MB/sec max speeds claimed for USB3.0 nor the 200MB/sec for the SSD. I transferred 150GB using USB3.0 in 31 minutes (which by my calculations is about 80 MB/sec). I did exactly the same test onto another brand's USB3.0 5400RPM SATA 2.5" HD and it took 46 minutes. Did the same onm a USB2.0 5400RPM SATA 2.5" HD and it took 66 minutes. So I guess there are speed advantages but in the order of two times and no more.
Verified Purchase.- From:Perth WA
- Age:35-44
- Experience:Power User
- Owned Product:less than a month
This product was meant as a temporary solution to getting some use from the removed Apple drive on your 2010-2011 MacBook Air while a more customized solution was in development. The Mercury Aura Pro Envoy is that customized solution: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MAU3ENVOY/ The second instruction booklet is to show what is different for installation of the MacBook Air SSD as opposed to a 2.5" hard drive that the On-The-Go line was designed for: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/on-the-go Transfer speeds will vary depending on your setup, our marketing simply states the fastest theoretical speeds of the interfaces. The top speed limitation is always the lowest common denominator. For example, while USB 3.0 has a maximum speed to 500MB/s - the fastest MacBook Air stock SSD we've seen has a maximum speed of 200MB/s (some models were slower), so right off the bat, the top speed can only hit 200MB/s if you have the fastest SSD. Now, let's say you're plugging the device into a USB 2.0 port as found on the 2010-2011 MacBook Air models that the drive would be removed from and the theoretical maximum speed is then reduced to 60MB/s. The data itself can also be a determining factor on real world speeds. One large file transfers faster than a bunch of smaller files. It is kinda like driving - you can have a car that has a top speed of 200 mph, but if you're only driving a few feet at a time you're not reaching that full speed with each individual transfer.
I would recommend this product to a friend!
- From:Hong kong
- Age:25-34
- Experience:Home User
- Owned Product:over 6 months
