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OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini 2.5" Bus-Powered Portable FW800&400+ USB2+eSATA Portable SATA 2.5" Drive Enclosure Kit w/ Software Utilities. All interface Cables, Prosoft Data Backup, Intech HD SpeedTools, and 1 Year OWC Warranty included. (MEQM0GBKS)	Same Day	$84.99

OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini

0GB Quad Interface Case Kit

Mac / PC / eSATA / FireWire 800 / FireWire 400 / USB 2.0 & 1.1

High performance and Plug and Play data storage/ backup reliability with a fanless, bus powered design.

The Mercury Elite Pro mini Portable Storage Solution delivers up to 300MB/s data transfer speeds for demanding data storage and backup needs. All that performance resides in an impact resistant, heat dissipating 5.5 in (L) x 3.8 in (W) x 1.1 in (H) brushed aluminum enclosure with super quiet operation.

When you want high style in high performance storage, look no further than the Mercury Elite Pro mini. Install your own 2.5" SATA hard drive into a shock resistant portable aluminum enclosure. The Mercury Elite Pro mini is ready to go wherever you need an A/V, Digital Photography, Professional Music, Graphics, General Data, and Time Machine ready storage solution.

"Quad Interface" FireWire 800/400, USB 2.0, and eSATA for flexible connectivity
Supports bus powering via any interface*
Data transfer speeds up to 300MB/s
Daisy chain multiple FireWire 800 devices
Drive speeds of up to 7200RPM or Solid State
Perfect for A/V, Digital Photography, Professional Music, Graphics, General Data, and Time Machine ready.
Portable size at 5.5in(L) x 3.8in(W) x 1.1in(H)
Brushed aluminum, impact resistant, heat dissipating, super quiet fanless enclosure
Oxford 944SE High-Performance Chipset
One Year Solution Warranty

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Mercury Elite Pro mini.

*When using eSATA connection, the use of a powered FireWire port or optional AC Adapter (not included) is required When using FireWire or USB connection, the Elite Pro mini autoswitches to bus power via FireWire or USB connection.

Includes the Powerful SpeedTools Utility Suite for Mac

The comprehensive Mac utility used by professionals for accurate Mac diagnosis and maintenance. Click the SOFTWARE tab below to learn more »

Includes

OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini "Quad Interface" Case Kit
18″ High Quality eSATA connecting cable (eSATA - eSATA)
15″ High Quality FireWire 800 connecting cable (9-9 Pin cable)
15″ High Quality USB 2.0/1.1 connecting cable
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

Mercury Elite Pro mini Assembly Manual (5MB PDF)
OWC 1 Year Warranty with 48-Hour Turnaround Time

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Product Specifications:

Chipset

Oxford 944SE High-Performance Chipset

Drive Mechanisms Supported

Any 2.5" SATA hard drive or SSD up to 2.2TB in capacity and up to 12.5mm in size.

Drive Cache Size

Dependent on drive mechanism installed

Drive Rotation Speed

Dependent on drive mechanism installed

Drive Interface

SATA (Serial ATA)

Port Configuration

eSATA - 1 port
FireWire 800 - (2) 9 pin ports
USB 2.0/1.1 - (1) 5 pin mini 'b' port

Max Data Transfer Rate

eSATA - 3.0 Gbit/s (or 300 MB/sec)
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

eSATA: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info
FireWire 800: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info
FireWire 400: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info
USB 2.0: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info

Format

Pre-formatted for Mac OSX
View instructions on Windows formatting

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. Including ‘Lion’ 10.7.x and an available USB2.0/1.1, FireWire 800/400 port, or eSATA port.
Time Machine® Compatible: Mac OS X 10.5 (version introduced) and later.

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 2.0/1.1, FireWire 800/400, or eSATA port.

Linux Requirements

Linux compatible via supported USB and FireWire interfaces.

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)

Recommended eSATA Cards

Cards that OWC has tested and qualified for the OWC Mercury Elite Pro
PCIe (PCI Express) for Desktops

NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 Card $45.00

NewerTech MAXPower 6G eSATA RAID card w/ port multiplier. $59.00

External Case Dimensions

3.8 in (W) x 5.5 in (D) x 1.1 in (H)
96.52mm x 139.7mm x 27.94mm

Total Shipping Weight

Approximately .73 pounds (.33kg)

Software Included

Intech® Hard Disk 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

Product Manual

Mercury Elite Pro mini Assembly Manual (5MB PDF)

Operating Environment:

Temperature

(operating) 0°C – 70°C (32°F – 158°F)
(non-operating) –40°C – 85°C (–40°F – 185°F)

Relative Humidity

(operating) 5% - 90% RH (Non-condensing)
(non-operating) 5% - 95% RH (Non-condensing)

Shock

(non-operating) up to 1500G

Load/Unload Cycles

Dependent on drive mechanism installed

MTBF

Dependent on drive mechanism installed

Warranty

OWC 1 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.

View more information about the OWC 1 Year Solution warranty

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Software

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! View detailed software info, or click here to purchase software separately from solution

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!
View detailed software info

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! View detailed software info

Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™

Intech 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! View detailed software info, or click here to purchase software separately from solution