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80GB OWC Mercury On-The-Go SATA USB 2.0 2.5" 5400RPM 8MB Cache Portable Storage Solution. USB Cable, Carrying Case, Prosoft Data Backup, Intech SpeedTools and NovaStor NovaBACKUP included! New with 1yr Warranty. (OWCMSU25080GB8) Same Day $85.99
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OWC Mercury On-The-Go SATA
USB 2.0/1.1 Storage Solutions:

The OWC Mercury On-The-Go SATA 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 USB 2.0 Chipset, the OWC Mercury On-The-Go can be used with any Macintosh or PC with a USB port.

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 port.
Chipsets:

JMicron 20339 USB 2.0
Max Data Transfer Rate:

480 Mbps (or 60MB/sec) - USB 2.0
Port/Interface Bootability

Can I use this solution as external startup drive?
Drive Interface: SATA (Serial ATA)
Drive Speed 5400RPM
Drive Cache Size 8MB (8192K)
Macintosh System
Requirements:
  • 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:
  • 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* (available separately here) - not required for most applications

    * Use of AC Adapter is optional, units are designed for Bus Power and do not require the use of external power source.
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: Toshiba MK8032GSX

Performance Benchmarks:
Tested using a 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac running Mac OS X 10.4.9
and 1.83 GHz Core Duo MacBook Pro running Windows XP (SP2)
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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 USB 2.0 storage solution
  • High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0 (5 pin mini A - B) certified connecting cable
  • Carrying Case
  • 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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