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320GB 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. (OWCMS8U5320HB8)

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OWC On-The-Go Pro
320GB 5400RPM Triple Interface FW800/FW400/USB 2.0 & 1.1 Storage Solution

The OWC Mercury On-The-Go FireWire 800/400 + 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 super fast FireWire 800 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 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.

 


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Time Machine Ready 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. 10.6 Snow Leopard Compatible
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!
 
This OWC On-The-Go Pro Portable Storage Solution includes:
  • OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro FireWire 800/400 + USB 2.0 storage solution
  • 18" 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 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
 
Rear View: Bottom Heatsink View:

Product Specifications:
Bus Interface:
  • FireWire 1394B (IEE1394A/B/iLink Compliant)
  • USB 2.0 / 1.1 Backwards compatible
Chipset:
  • Oxford FireWire/USB chipset
Standard Mechanism: 320GB Hitachi Travelstar™ 5K320
Drive Interface:

SATA (Serial ATA)

Drive Cache Size:

8 Megabyte (8,192k)

Drive Rotation Speed:

5400RPM

Port Configuration:
  • FireWire 800 - (2) 9 pin powered ports
  • USB 2.0/1.1 - (1) 5 pin mini B port
Max Data Transfer Rate:
  • 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)
Port/Interface Bootability

Can I use this solution as external startup drive?

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 800/400 port.
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 800/400 port.
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 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.
External Case Dimensions: 5.5"(D) x 3.5"(W) x 1"(H)
Total Shipping Weight: Less than 2.5 lbs with drive, 7.0 oz. bare enclosure
Software Included:
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)
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.

48 Hour Warranty Service

 
Software Included
PRoSoft Logo 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!
Intech Speed Tools logoIntech Speed Tools logo
Carbon Copy Cloner logo 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 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 Speed Tools logo 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!
 
Use a custom drive icon

OTG Icon

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

MacWorld
“...performs at some of the fastest speeds we've seen in a portable drive.”
Macworld Magazine

Mac Observer
“The Best of Both Worlds: Performance and Portability.”
The Mac Observer
Photoshop User 5 out of 5
“Small, Lightweight, Very Rugged and Priced Right”
- Scott Kelby, Photoshop User
CreativeMacLogo
“A Little Powerhouse In Your Pocket.”
- Ko Maruyama, Creative Mac
Tom's Guide
“The Powerhouse of Storage Systems”
- Linsey Knerl, Tom's Guide

“That drive is great ... it's my favorite enclosure ... it looks AWESOME!!”
- Leo LaPorte and Andy Ihnatko, MacBreak
Blast Mag Logo
“An Ideal Storage Upgrade Situation.”
- John Guilfoil, BlastMagazine.com
Maclife Awesome
“Blazing Transfer Speeds”
- Roberto Baldwin, Maclife
 
 
Performance Benchmarks

FireWire

fw800 benchmark results
FireWire 800 (1394B)

USB

USB 2.0 benchmark results
USB 2.0

fw400 benchmark results
FireWire 400 (1394A)
Click benchmark images
for larger view

 

 


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