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OWC Mercury Pro 14X External Quad Interface Blu-ray/DVD/CD Reader&Writer. Blu-ray 14x, DL DVD-/+ R/RW (up to 16X); CD-R/RW(up to 48X) Includes Roxio Toast 11 Titanium, all cables, & OWC Disc Labeling Software Bundle. 1yr OWC Warranty. (OWCMRF8UEBDW14S) Save an extra $10 on Roxio Toast 11 Titanium w/Purchase of any OWC Optical Solution/Enclosure or Internal Optical Drive! Click Here for qualifying items ---- Additional Offer also available: ---- This item qualifies for the ProSoft Drive Genius Special, only $29 - That's 70% off retail! Offer will be shown in basket once this item is added.	Same Day	$304.99 OWC Discounted Price: $195.00
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OWC Mercury Pro

14X External Blu-ray Burner
with Media & Toast 11 HD

Mac / PC / eSATA / FireWire 800 / FireWire 400 / USB 2.0 & 1.1

The next generation of storage technology.

The OWC Mercury Pro Optical Drive Solution is Plug and Play easy. Archive massive amounts of data, and start creating DVDs using your own family and friends as the stars! 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.

Bundled with the OWC Disc Labeling Software Suite

Whether you're labeling your finished discs with adhesive labels, using inkjet-printable discs, or laser burning via LightScribe or LabelFlash; OWC has included the software give your discs a polished, professional, finished look. The suite includes software for creating jewel case inserts and DVD covers as well. A $39.95 value included.
Note: This drive is NOT LightScribe or LabelFlash equipped.

M-DISC - Write Once and Read Forever

Compared to other recordable DVDs on the market today, M-DISC offers superior reliability in data storage that provides the permanent optical data storage solution. Once written, the M-DISC can be read or played on any quality DVD drive that supports the common DVD+R/RW format. M-DISC Media sold separately.

Roxio Toast Titanium 11 with HD Plug-in Included

Toast 11 has been redesigned from the ground up and showcases a new interface that users will find modern and intuitive. More importantly, the overhaul of this long-time Mac standard offers refined workflows along with built-in video tutorials that make it easier for existing Toast users and those new to the program to quickly complete a broad range of media tasks.

Reads and Writes Blu-ray discs

Although commercial Blu-ray movie playback not supported in OS X, Blu-ray discs do mount on the desktop and can be backed up to the computer or played via third party software options.

Get started right away with included media

This OWC Mercury Optical solution includes 2 pieces of 25GB BD-R Write-Once media in slimline cases.

Note: Apple's DVD Player application only works with an internal optical drive or the Apple's external SuperDrive. To play DVDs with your drive, we recommend the free VLC Player, which can be downloaded from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Get ready to be creative, the possibilities are endless with the OWC Mercury Pro!

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Highlights

Read and write Blu-ray formats.
Includes everything you will need to get up and burning with ease!
All connecting cables included!
Get started right away creating and archiving using optical media!
Includes OWC Disc Labeling Software Bundle!
Includes Roxio Toast 11 Titanium with HD Plug-in.
Large Buffer Memory: 4MB
RoHS Compliant
1 Year OWC Warranty

Burn Blu-ray On Your Mac

How-To Article

Includes

OWC Mercury Pro Quad Interface External Blu-ray Drive
110v US Standard Power Cable
UL Listed U.S./International Auto Switching 100 ~ 240v, 50/60Hz input, 12 Volt 2 Amp, 5 Volt 2 Amp output Power Supply (adapter plugs for International use sold separately). For replacement power supply, click here.
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
Roxio Toast Titanium 11
OWC Disk Labeling Software Bundle
- LightScribe System Software
- LightScribe Simple Labeler
- Smile On My Mac: DiskLabel
Two (2) Pieces 25GB BD-R 4x Write-Once Media

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Product Specifications:

Chipset

Oxford 934DSB

Optical Drive Support

5.25" SATA I/II optical drives (all CD & DVD devices and Blu-ray drives 6.7 in(17cm) and shorter)

LED Indicator

Preconfigured solutions only

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

Recommended eSATA Cards

Cards that OWC has tested and qualified for the OWC Mercury Pro
eSATA Extender Cables for Mac Pro

Newer Technology eSATA Extender Cable Adapter for Mac Pro $17.99

PCIe (PCI Express) for Desktops and Towers

Sonnet Technology Tempo SATA E2P Serial ATA Host Adapter Card $48.79

NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 Controller Card $39.99

Firmtek Seritek/2SE2-E PCI Express (PCIe) Serial ATA Adapter $95.00

DAT Optic PCIe 8x 4 Channel eSATA host adapter $157.99

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 & UL Listed U.S./International Auto Switching 100 ~ 240v, 50/60Hz input, 12 Volt 2 Amp, 5 Volt 2 Amp output (adapter plugs for International use sold separately). For replacement power supply, click here.

External Case Dimensions

6.3 in (D) x 11.3 in (W) x 3.1 in (H)
(16.00 cm x 28.70 cm x 7.87 cm)

Enclosure Weight

4.0lbs (1.81kg)

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

View more information about the OWC 1 Year Solution warranty

LG Super Multi Blue Specs:

General

Drive Type

Super Multi Blue Internal SATA 14x 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

WH14NS40

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)

BDXL (Quad 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

14X

BD-RE

BD-R (Dual Layer)

12X

BD-RE (Dual Layer)

BDXL (Quad 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

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.

Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n OWCMRF8UEBDW14S

Software

Roxio Toast 11 Titanium with HD Plug-in for Mac OS X 10.5 or later

Toast 11 Titanium, the best-selling Mac digital media app for over 10 years, makes it easier than ever to capture, burn, convert, copy and share digital media. Use Toast 11 to take videos and music from almost any source, convert them to other popular formats to enjoy on your iPad, iPhone, HDTV, online and more. View detailed software info

OWC Disc Labeling Software Bundle for Mac OS X

All the software you need to start creating your own LightScribe Labels on your Mac! Includes: LightScribe System Software, LightScribe Simple Labeler & Smile On My Mac: DiskLabel Full Version! With DiscLabel you can create, print, & share CD labels, jewel case inserts, and DVD covers that look truly professional.... a $35.95 value!

Reviews

"Simple to setup...this drive works great! No complaints." — Terry White, Terry White's Tech Blog

OWC 14X OWC Mercury Pro Mfr P/N: OWCMRF8UEBDW14S OWC SKU: OWCMRF8UEBDW14S Quad Interface Optical Solution 1 Year Warranty Ships: Same Day only $195.00