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OWC Mercury Pro 12X External Quad Interface Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Reader & Writer with LightScribe. Blu-ray 12x, DL DVD-/+ R/RW (up to 16X); CD-R/RW(up to 48X) Includes all cables, NTI DragonBurn & OWC LightScribe Software Bundle. 1yr OWC Warranty. (OWCMRF8UEBDW12) Special Offer: Buy Prosoft Drive Genius v3 for only $35 with this qualifying storage item, That's 60% Off Retail! Offer will be shown in basket once this item is added.	Same Day	$199.95 $175.00 You Save $24.95

The OWC Mercury Pro Optical Drive Solution is Plug and Play easy. The quad interface design allows you record up to 50GB of files, photos, or business documents onto a single dual layer BD-R blu-ray disc via eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, or USB 2.0 & 1.1.

Supports the burning of up to 50GB of data or high definition video per Blu-ray disc, or up to 8.5GB using low-cost Dual Layer DVDs. SATA interface technology allows for easier integration and ultimately faster performance while LightScribe gives you the added feature of etching customized labels onto a special coated LightScribe disc (sold separately).

Read and write Blu-ray formats.
Supports direct disc labeling. Just burn, flip and burn!
Includes everything you will need to get up and burning DVDs with ease!*
Includes NTI DragonBurn and the OWC LightScribe Software Bundle!
All connecting cable included!
Get started right away creating and archiving using optical media!
Large Buffer Memory: 4MB
RoHS Compliant

* Blu-Ray burning requires Blu-Ray authoring software such as Toast 11 Pro (available separately).

Package Includes

OWC Mercury Pro Quad Interface External Blu-ray Drive
110v US Standard Power Cable
110/240v Auto Switching International Power Supply
FireWire 800 (1394b) 9 pin - 9 pin Connecting Cable
FireWire 400 (1394a) 6 pin - 6 pin Connecting Cable
eSATA connecting cable
USB A-B Connecting Cable
NTI DragonBurn Software
OWC LightScribe Software Bundle
- LightScribe System Software
- LightScribe Simple Labeler
- Smile On My Mac: DiskLabel

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Specifications

Chipset

Oxford 934DSB

Solution Material

ABS Plastic

Port Configuration

eSATA - 1 Port
FireWire 800 (1394b) - 2 Ports
FireWire 400 (1394a) - 1 Port
USB 2.0 (1.1 Backwards Compatible) - 1 Port

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)

Cooling

Fan Cooled

Macintosh System Requirements

FireWire Interface and OS X 10.3 or above
USB 2.0 Interface and OS X (any version)

Windows System Requirements

FireWire Interface and Windows XP SP2 or later.
USB 2.0 Interface and Windows XP SP2 or later.

Power Supply

110v US Standard Power Cable & 110/240v Auto Switching International Power Supply

External Case Dimensions

6.3 in (W) x 11.3 in (D) x 3.1 in (H)

Enclosure Weight

4 lbs

OWC has tested and qualified the following cards for use with the eSATA interface port on your OWC Mercury Pro Optical Solution:

eSATA Extender Cables for Mac Pro
	Newer Technology eSATA Extender Cable Adapter for Mac Pro (NWTMPQXES2)	PRICE: $19.00 SHIPS: Same Day

PCIe (PCI Express) for Desktops and Towers
	Sonnet Technology Tempo SATA E2P Serial ATA Host Adapter Card (STITSATAIIE2P)	PRICE: $48.79 SHIPS: Same Day
	NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 Controller Card (NWTMXPCIE6GS2)	PRICE: $45.00 SHIPS: Same Day
	Firmtek Seritek/2SE2-E PCI Express (PCIe) Serial ATA Adapter (FTKSATA2SE2E)	PRICE: $95.00 SHIPS: Same Day
	DAT Optic PCIe 8x 4 Channel eSATA host adapter (DOIESATAPCIE8)	PRICE: $157.99 SHIPS: Same Day

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) 65G 2mS
(non-operating) 175G 2mS

Warranty

OWC 1 Year Solution Warranty

OWC Notes

Requires disabling of hard disk sleep in Mac Pro Systems to prevent drive from disappearing during sleep.
To disable hard disk sleep go to the Apple --->System Preferences ---> Energy Saver and uncheck "Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible."
Drive is Plug & Play Natively supported by Apple iLife, Apple iDVD, etc with Apple OS X 10.4.3 and later Apple OS Versions. If you are using Apple OS X 10.4.2, the latest version 10.4.11 is a free update we recommend installing. if you are using Apple OS 10.3.x 'panther', click (here) for PatchBurn version for 10.3.x support, if you are using Apple OS 10.2.8, click (here) for Pathburn version for 10.2.8 support.
This drive is not supported under Mac OS 9 or earlier.
Linux compatible via supported USB and FireWire interfaces.

LG Super-MultiDrive Specs

LG Super Multi Blue Specs:

General

Drive Type

Super Multi Blue Internal SATA 12x Blu-ray Disc Rewriter

Form Factor

5.25" Desktop

Interface

SATA

Loading Mechanism

Tray

Bezel Color

Black

Buffer Memory

4MB

Mounting Orientation

Horizontal / Vertical

Manufacturer Model Number

WH12LS39

RoHS Compliant

Yes

Physical

Height (max)

41.3mm (1.6")

Width (max)

146.0mm (5.7")

Length (max)

172mm (6.8")

Weight (typical)

0.8kg (1.8lbs.)

Maximum Read Speeds

BD-ROM

10X

BD-R

10X

BD-RE

BD-ROM (Dual Layer)

BD-R (Dual Layer)

BD-RE (Dual Layer)

DVD-RAM

12X

DVD-R

16X

DVD+R

16X

DVD-R (Dual Layer)

12X

DVD+R (Dual Layer)

12X

DVD-RW

12X

DVD+RW

12X

DVD-ROM

16X

DVD-ROM (Dual Layer)

12X

CD-ROM

48X

CD-R

48X

CD-RW

40X

Maximum Write Speeds

BD-R

12X

BD-RE

BD-R (Dual Layer)

12X

BD-RE (Dual Layer)

M-DISC/+M

DVD-RAM

12X

DVD-R

16X

DVD+R

16X

DVD-R (Dual Layer)

DVD+R (Dual Layer)

DVD-RW

DVD+RW

CD-R

48X

CD-RW

24X

Capacity

Data Capacity

50GB : Blu-ray Double Layer
25GB : Blu-ray
8.5GB : DVD General Use Double Layer
4.6GB : DVD General Use
700MB : 79 minute CD
650MB : 74 minute CD
550MB : 63 minute CD

Disk Labeling

Disc Labeling

Yes

Disc Label Type

Lightscribe

Pixel Resolution

600 DPI

Track Resolution

860 TPI

Linear Velocity

0.325 m/sec

Laser Power

40 mW

Label Colors Available

mono, single color

Performance

Access Time

BD-ROM: 180ms typ.
DVD-ROM: 160ms typ.
DVD-RAM: 180ms typ.
CD-ROM: 150ms typ.

Supported Formats

BD-ROM (SL/DL), BD-RE (SL/DL), BD-R (SL/DL), DVD-ROM (SL/DL), DVD-R (SL/DL), DVD-RW, DVD+R (SL/DL), DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, CD-ROM, XA-Ready, CD-I, Photo-CD (Single & Multi-Session), Video-CD, CD-Audio Disc, Mixed Mode, CD-ROM (Data and Audio), CD-R, CD-RW

Reliability

Warranty

1 Year LG Warranty

System Requirements

Mac

Mac OS X 10.5 or higher
Available 5.25" drive bay and SATA connection
Burning software that supports Blu-ray, such as Toast.
At this time Commercial Blue-ray movie playback not supported in OS X.
Minimum of 1 GB of RAM
30GB or more available hard drive space (60GB for Blu-ray Disc authoring)

Environment

Operating Temperature

5° C to 45° C

Non-Operating Temperature

-30° C to 60° C

Operating Humidity

15% to 80% R.H.

Non-Operating Humidity

10% to 90 % R.H.

OWC Notes:

M-DISC DVD engraving / burning requires M-DISC specific media.

Reviews

"OWC Mercury Blu-ray External
While hard drives are cheap these days, serious shooters often back up image files to recordable DVDs because they're less vulnerable to physical damage and can be easily stored in multiple locations. The capacity of these disks is limited to 8GB, however. Enter the Blu-ray format, which squeezes up to six times the data on the same size disc. Blu-ray disks are relatively expensive -- about $17 for a 25GB single-layer and $35 for 50GB dual-layer -- but prices are likely to fall when the new format's high-density rival, High-Definition DVD (HD DVD), offers writable disks. (HD DVD is currently limited to read-only movies.)

Even 2X Blu-ray writers like the OWC Mercury, an external drive, are cheaper than their 1X predecessors. This one uses a Panasonic mechanism that allows recording of 25GB in about 45 minutes, a rate of 9MB/second. The one we tested came with Roxio Toast 8 Titanium, which we needed because the Mac OS X we used doesn't offer native support for Blu-ray burning. The Mercury's rugged plastic case has a cooling fan along with three data ports, two Firewire and one USB 2.0."
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