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OWC On-The-Go Pro
120GB 5400RPM Combo Interface FW400/USB 2.0 & 1.1 Storage Solution
   
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The OWC Mercury On-The-Go FireWire 400 + USB 2.0 Storage Solution provides maximum storage in an ultra-portable, totally bus powered design!
Stylishly engineered in a sleek, impact-resistant acrylic enclosure, the Mercury On-The-Go Pro incorporates shock-isolation technology to give maximum protection for your precious data inside. The Mercury On-The-Go Pro is a true must-have for users like you who are seeking High-Performance and Highly Reliable storage weighing less than 11 ounces and that is small enough to fit in your shirt pocket.
Outstanding Features:
Compact and Versatile: If you're looking for one of the most compatible mass storage solutions made, look no further! The OWC Mercury On-The-Go drive is all you'll need! Packing a one-two punch of FireWire 400 and USB 2.0, the OWC Mercury On-The-Go has what it takes to truly work cross platform. The Mercury On-The-Go Pro is bus-powered, so it doesn’t require an AC adapter!
Cool and Silent: The OWC Mercury On-The-Go keeps everything running silent while still keeping your drive cool with a built in aluminum heatsink underneath the hard drive, and passthrough cooling vents on the top of the case.
Fast and Reliable: The OWC Mercury On-The-Go drive uses the latest Oxford chipset for both FireWire 400 and USB 2.0. Designed to work with SATA hard drives, this chipset is the latest evolution of the best performing FireWire chipsets on the market.
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Time Machine ready means that our external hard drives keep an up-to-date
copy of all of your files and documents under OS X Leopard™. Go back in time to
recover anything with ease. |
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| In today's modern mobile work force, the Mercury On-The-Go Pro is the reliable bus powered solution that's as mobile as you are! |
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| This OWC On-The-Go Pro Portable Storage Solution includes: |
- OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro FireWire 400 + USB 2.0 storage solution
- 6" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire connecting cable (6-6 Pin cable)
- 16" High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0 certified connecting cable
- Carrying Case
- 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
- Over 1.5GB of Freeware/Shareware/Public domain software installed
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| Rear View: |
Bottom Heatsink View: |
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| Product Specifications: |
| Bus Interface: |
- FireWire 1394A
- USB 2.0 / 1.1 Backwards compatible
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| Chipset: |
- Oxford FireWire/USB chipset
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| Standard Mechanism: |
120GB Western Digital Scorpio Blue |
| Drive Interface: |
SATA (Serial ATA) |
| Drive Cache Size: |
8 Megabyte (8,192k) |
| Drive Rotation Speed: |
5400RPM |
| Port Configuration: |
- FireWire 400 - (1) 6 pin powered ports
- USB 2.0/1.1 - (1) 5 pin mini B port
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| Max Data Transfer Rate: |
- FireWire 400 - 400Mbps (or 50MB/sec)
- USB 2.0 - 480Mbps (or 60MB/sec)
- USB 1.1 - 12Mbps (or 1.5MB/sec)
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| Port/Interface Bootability |
Can I use this solution as external startup drive?
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| Format: |
Pre-formatted for Mac OSX
For instructions on Windows formatting click here. |
Macintosh System
Requirements: |
- Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, Mac OS X 10.0.x or later and an available USB 1.1 or FireWire 400 port.
- Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later and an available USB2.0/1.1 or FireWire 400 port.
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Windows System
Requirements: |
- Windows 98SE or later and an available FireWire 400 or USB 2.0/1.1 port.
- Windows 2000 or later and an available USB 2.0/1. or FireWire 400 port.
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| Power Supply |
- Bus Power via FireWire 400 on all models made in 2001 or later via Factory ports or any model with add on FireWire 400 PCI Card.
- Bus Power via USB on most computers with USB 2.0 port factory stock.
- Optional AC Adapter* (available as a separate purchase here)
* AC adapter not required for most applications provided computer bus supplies appropriate power needs.
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| External Case Dimensions: |
3.5" (W) x 5.5" (D) x 1" (H) |
| Total Shipping Weight: |
Less than 2.5Lbs (1.1kg) |
| Software Included: |
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| 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) 70G 2mS; (non-operating) 175G 2mS |
| Vibration: |
(operating) 1.0G (5 - 300Hz)
(non-operating) 5.0G (5 - 500Hz) |
| MTBF: |
More than 300,000 power-on hours |
| Load/Unload Cycles: |
600,000 |
| Warranty: |
OWC 3 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.
For more information about the OWC 3 Year Solution warranty, click here.
Note: Do not disassemble or otherwise open your OWC solution prior to the conclusion of OWC's 3 year Warranty period. Doing so will void the remainder of the OWC warranty.
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| Software Included |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™
Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools consists of a suite of utilities managed by an application which administers 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, Intech SpeedTools is powerful enough to allow you to customize which utility component set you would like to create.
An $89.95 Value! |
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| Use a custom drive icon |

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Every OWC drive ships with a custom drive icon to help differentiate it from your other Firewire and USB devices.
Get all the custom icons for OWC and NewerTech drive solutions here, as well as some original Time Machine icons. |
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| OWC On-The-Go Pro Reviews & Awards |
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| Performance Benchmarks |
FireWire

FireWire 400 (1394A)
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USB

USB 2.0
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