Other World Computing announced today it has enhanced its award-winning, high-performance Mercury Elite Pro desktop storage solution line with the USB 3.0 ‘SuperSpeed’ interface. Complemented by two FireWire 800 ports as well as an eSATA port, the new USB 3.0 model – which is fully USB 2.0 backwards compatible – delivers data transfer speeds up to 300MB/s. All of that speed resides in a brushed aluminum housing offering up to 4.0TB of Plug and Play storage and/or backup capacity.
High Performance for Professional Use
The Mercury Elite Pro is ideal for demanding A/V, digital photography, professional music, graphics, Time Machine backups, as well as general data uses requiring up to 4.0TB of reliable, high performance storage. With multiple interfaces, all connection cables included, and a $100 retail value disk utility software bundle, the Mercury Elite Pro offers Plug and Play ease of use with any Mac, PC, or Linux-based computer with a FireWire or USB interface.
Mercury Elite Pro Key Features
- USB 3.0/2.0, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and/or eSATA ports
- Data transfer speeds up to 300MB/s
- Next-generation high-speed Oxford chipset
- Compact size at 9″ (D) x 1.5″ (W) x 4.6″ (H)
- Brushed aluminum, impact-resistant, heat-dissipating enclosure
- Whisper quiet fanless operation
- All interface cables included
- UL-Listed 3Amp 100-240v 50/60hz US/International auto-switching power supply
Pricing, Availability
The new Mercury Elite Pro model with USB 3.0 capability is available immediately from Other World Computing, as well as select retailers, in five different capacity configurations from 500GB to 4.0TB starting from $169.99 MSRP. Offering connection flexibility to owners of legacy machines, the Mercury Elite Pro is also available with FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interfaces starting at $114.99.
“The Mercury Elite Pro solidifies the foundation of a high-performance desktop workspace,” said Larry O’Connor, Founder and CEO, Other World Computing. “Adding USB 3.0 ‘SuperSpeed’ capabilities to this award-winning drive was a natural evolution to meet the workflow needs of professional users.”
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When is the Qx2 going to have USB3?
I want 16TB FW800, USB3.
Hey – why not chuck in Thunderbolt if you are upgrading USB anyways??
8 bay might be good at some stage, but the upgrade to your current truly exceptional, reasonably priced products would be appreciated.
Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt, thunderbolt, thunderbolt, thunderbolt. Thunderbolt? Thunderbolt! Thunderbolt?! THUNDERBOLT!
:-)
p.s. thunderbolt
Hi Jim:
CES, CES, CES, etc.
Jan 8-11 at Booth 5812 North ;-)
But, we do have our Helios PCIe Thunderbolt equipped expansion chassis ready now along with other products:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/Thunderbolt/
Keep watching that link as we may bring products on earlier than CES, CES, CES :-)
(said like this guy: http://blog.macsales.com/3695-mr-sunday-sunday-sunday-passes-away )
Great. Please, bring also the 2 x Thunderbolt + USB 3. Thanks.
The article says, “delivers data transfer speeds up to 300MB/s.” But the specifications for the drive enclosure say, “USB 3.0 – Up to 500MB/sec.”
Which statement is correct?
We’re correcting that spec right now…. the USB 3 chipset used at the moment goes to up 300MB/s
Well, some product pages still read: 500MB/s via USB 3.0.
Is that 2nd generation USB 3?
Hi Max…the Elite pages have all been corrected to read 300MB/s.
Other OWC and NewerTech products use different USB 3 chipsets which can offer a theoretical maximum speed of 500MB/s.
keep in mind that if these storage solutions are hard drive based, the interface, regardless of chipset, is maxing out the speed of the drive anyways.
Sure, nice to know you’ve got the power under the hood….if drives evolve to take advantage of such.