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160GB OWC Mercury On-The-Go Oxford FireWire 800&400+USB2 5400RPM 8MB Cache Portable SATA 2.5" based Storage Solution. All interface Cables, Carrying Case, Prosoft Data Backup, Intech HD SpeedTools, and 3 Year OWC Warranty included. (OWCMS8U5160GB8) Special Offer: Buy Prosoft Drive Genius v2.2.x(Latest) for only $29 with this qualifying storage item, That's 70% Off Retail! Offer will be shown in basket once this item is added.	Same Day	$109.99

OWC Mercury On-The-Go
FireWire 800/400 + USB 2.0 2.5" Portable SATA Storage Solutions:

The OWC Mercury On-The-Go FireWire 800/400 + USB 2.0 Portable Kit packs an incredible punch into a 3"Wx5.5"Lx1"H 11 ounce package!

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 super fast FireWire 800 and USB 2.0, the OWC Mercury On-The-Go has what it takes to truly work cross platform.

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.

The OWC Mercury On-The-Go drive uses the latest Oxford chipset for both FireWire 800/400 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.

Software Included

	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!

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!

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!

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!

Product Specifications:
Bus Interface:	FireWire 1394B (IEE1394A/B/iLink Compliant), 2 9 Pin (powered) ports USB 2.0 / 1.1 Backwards compatible 5 pin mini "B" port.
Chipset:	Oxford FireWire 800 & USB 2.0 chipset
Drive Interface:	SATA (Serial ATA)
Drive Cache Size:	8MB (8,192K)
Drive Rotation Speed:	5400RPM
Max Data Transfer Rate:	800 Mbps (or 80MB/sec) - FireWire 800/1394B 480 Mbps (or 60MB/sec) - USB 2.0
Port/Interface Bootability	Can I use this solution as external startup drive? Boot via FireWire 400: Yes - Click for more info Boot via FireWire 800: Yes - Click for more info Boot via USB2: Yes - Click for more info
Macintosh System Requirements:	FireWire 800: Macintosh with FireWire 800 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI FireWire 800 card. FireWire 800 requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later. FireWire 400: Macintosh with FireWire 400 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI FireWire 400 card. FireWire 400 requires Mac OS 8.6 or later. USB 2.0: Macintosh with USB 2.0 3rd party PCI FireWire interface card running Mac OS 10.1 or later. USB 2.0 requires Mac OS X 10.1 or later. USB 1.1: Macintosh with USB 1.1 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI USB 1.1 card. USB 1.1 requires Mac OS 8.6 or later.
Windows System Requirements:	FireWire 800: Windows system with FireWire 800 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI FireWire 800 card. FireWire 800 requires Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP. FireWire 400: Windows system with FireWire 400 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI FireWire 400 card. FireWire 400 requires Windows ME, 2000 or XP. USB 2.0: Windows system with USB 2.0 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI USB 2.0 card. USB 2.0 requires Windows ME, 2000 or XP. USB 1.1: Windows system with USB 1.1 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI USB 1.1 card. USB 1.1 requires Windows ME, 2000 or XP.
Power Supply	Bus Power via FireWire 800 supported on all models equipped with an available FireWire 800 port either factory stock or via add on FireWire 800 PCI Card 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 all models with USB 2.0 port factory stock, or any system via add-on USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 PCI Card. Power adapter is not required for most hard drives and USB 2.0 operation; power adapter is available as a separate purchase here.
External Case Dimensions:	3.5" (W) x 5.5" (D) x 1" (H)
Total Shipping Weight:	Less than 2.5Lbs
Software Included:	Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools OEM (For Mac OS 8.6 - X only) ProSoft^® Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.3.x or later NovaStor^® NovaBACKUP^®for Windows 2000 or later
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
Vibration:	(operating) 1.0G (5 - 300Hz); (non-operating) 5.0G (5 - 500Hz)
MTBF:	More than 500,000 power on hours
Warranty:	Mechanism and case, 3 years 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
Standard Mechanism:	160GB Toshiba MK1655GSX Hard Drive

Rear View:	Accessory Kit Contents:

Reviews:
“That drive is great ... it's my favorite enclosure ... it looks AWESOME!!” - Leo LaPorte and Andy Ihnatko, MacBreak

Performance Benchmarks

FireWire

FireWire 800 (1394B)

USB

USB 2.0

FireWire 400 (1394A)

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This OWC Mercury On-The-Go Solution includes:

OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro FireWire 800/400 + USB 2.0 SATA storage solution
36" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 800 connecting cable (9-9 Pin cable)
12" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 800 to FireWire 400 Converter Cable (9-6 Pin Cable)
16" High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0 (5 pin mini A - B) certified connecting cable
Carrying Case
Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools OEM (For Mac OS 8.6 - X only)
ProSoft^® Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.3.x or later
NovaStor^® NovaBACKUP^®for Windows 2000 or later

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