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200GB OWC Mercury On-The-Go eSATA / USB 2.0 2.5" 7200RPM 16MB Cache Portable Storage Solution. Power Supply, Cables, Carrying Case, Prosoft Data Backup, Intech SpeedTools, NovaStor NovaBACKUP incl! 1yr OWC Warranty. $30 Hitachi Rebate! (OWCMSEU27200G16) Same Day $179.99
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OWC Mercury On-The-Go SATA
eSATA / USB 2.0/1.1 Storage Solutions:

The OWC Mercury On-The-Go SATA eSATA / USB 2.0 Portable Kit packs quite a 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 SATA drive is all you'll need! The OWC Mercury On-The-Go SATA has what it takes to truly work cross platform.

Utilizing a JMicron eSATA/USB 2.0 Chipset, the OWC Mercury On-The-Go can be used with any Macintosh or PC with a USB port. Or, for the highest possible speeds, it can connect to an eSATA port to get the maximum out of your drive mechanism.

Time Machine Ready Logo

Time Machine ready means that our external hard drives keep an up-to-date copy of all of your files and document under OS X Leopard™. Go back in time to recover anything with ease.
EMC Retrospect & Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools Included
PRoSoft LogoProsoft Engineering® Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later  
Macworld Top ProductMacworld 4.5 miceBackup 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, FREE!

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 and later. A $49.95 Value, FREE!
Intech Speed Tools logo Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™
Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools consists of a suite of utilities managed by an application which controls 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, yet powerful enough to allow you to customize which utility component set you would like to create.
An $89.95 Value, FREE!

Product Specifications:
Bus Interface:

USB 2.0, one mini 5 pin port

eSATA, one 7 pin port.

Chipset:

JMicron 20316

Max Data Transfer Rate:

Serial ATA up to 1.5Gbps (150MB/sec)
USB 2.0 up to 480Mbps (60MB/s)
USB 1.1 up to 12Mbps (1.5MB/s)

Port/Interface Bootability

Can I use this solution as external startup drive?

Drive Interface SATA (Serial ATA)
Drive Speed 7200RPM
Drive Cache Size 16MB (16,384k)
Macintosh System
Requirements:
  • eSATA: Macintosh with eSATA PCI Interface card. eSATA requires Mac OS X 10.2 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:
  • eSATA: Windows system with eSATA PCI Interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI eSATA card. eSATA requires Windows 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 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.
  • AC Adapter included for use when using the eSATA port, as eSATA does not provide power.
External Case Dimensions: 3.5" (W) x 5.5" (D) x 1" (H)
Total Shipping Weight: Less than 2.5Lbs
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) 65G 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
Warranty: Mechanism and case, 1 year-In addition to OWC's Warranty, the hard drive mechanism inside this solution has an additional 2 years warranty direct with the manufacturer.

Note: Do not disassemble or otherwise open your OWC solution prior to the conclusion OWC's 1 year Warranty period. Doing so will void the remainder of the OWC warranty.

Standard Mechanism: Hitachi DeskStar 7K200

eSATA Performance Benchmarks:
Tested using a Dual 1.25 GHz Power Mac G4 (FW800) with eSATA card running Mac OS X 10.4.9
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Performance Benchmarks:
Tested using a 1.83 GHz Core Duo MacBook Pro running
Mac OS X 10.4.9 and Windows XP (SP2)

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Rear View:
Accessory Kit Contents:
On The Go SATA USB Rear View

This OWC Mercury On-The-Go SATA USB 2.0 drive includes:
  • OWC Mercury On-The-Go SATA eSATA / USB 2.0 storage solution
  • High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0 (5 pin mini A - B) certified connecting cable
  • High Quality Double Shielded eSATA - eSATA connecting cable - 1 meter
  • Carrying Case
  • 110-240v AC Power Adapter, 5V 2A output
  • 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
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