Other World Computing has expanded its Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini portable hardware-RAID storage product line with two new 3.0TB models, available as 3.0TB RAID-1 (for robust data protection) or 3.0TB RAID-0 (for maximum performance).
What it does: This bus-powered (no AC adapter is required) unit stores a tremendous amount of data safely using RAID technology, or even more data with super-fast access. Featuring hardware RAID-1 (mirrored) redundancy for data protection or RAID-0 (striped) for maximum throughput, the Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini contains two 2.5″ hard drives or OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSDs for up to 3.0TB of capacity. A “quad interface” of FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0, and eSATA connections delivers data transfer speeds of up to 300MB/s with Mac and PC computers.
Why it’s cool: It’s the ultimate portable storage solution for professional users. Lightweight, bus-powered, and impact-resistant, in a 5.6 in (D) x 6.1 in (W) x 1.1 in (H) brushed aluminum enclosure with near silent, fanless operation, the Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini fits easily into laptop, photography, and other gear bags because of its side-by-side drive orientation. Fast, hardware-RAID technology is ideal for demanding data storage and backup needs, and can be configured with either high-performance hard disks or SSDs.
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Is it possible for this enclosure to verify the RAID1 setup from time to time for consistency since there is no software to control it with?
There is no built-in RAID verification on this unit. If an issue is detected with one of the drives the status lights will alert you to an issue.
Yes, Thunderbolt – now that would *really* be something.
I plugged in two of the enclosures to my Mac via FireWire – not enough juice to power more then one. The manual should make that more clear;
otherwise great enclosures;
Yes, however you will need to use the optional AC power adapter to power the Mercury Elite Pro Dual Mini.
Question: Could I use this as storage off an Airport Extreme?
Thanks in advance.
The upgrade that’ll really make a difference is USB 3.0 (or Thunderbolt). Lets use the speed of two SSDs in RAID-0 to full potential…
(I’m not complaining. I know that’s not a simple thing for you guys to do.)