{"id":13681,"date":"2012-04-16T11:18:03","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T16:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=13681"},"modified":"2016-02-11T12:48:36","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T18:48:36","slug":"owc-announces-mercury-accelsior-as-industrys-first-fully-macintosh-and-pc-supported-bootable-pcie-ssd-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/13681-owc-announces-mercury-accelsior-as-industrys-first-fully-macintosh-and-pc-supported-bootable-pcie-ssd-card\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC Announces First Mac, PC Supported Bootable PCIe SSD Card"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Other World Computing today introduced the OWC Mercury Accelsior,<\/a> the industry\u2019s first both Mac-bootable and PC-bootable, fully supported PCIe SSD card. By utilizing the fastest data interface available in a Mac Pro or PC\u2014the PCIe slot\u2014the Mercury Accelsior offers nearly 3x the performance vs. an SSD in a SATA 2.0 3Gb\/s drive bay with well beyond even 6Gb\/s speeds of up to 780MB\/s. Now owners of PCs and Apple Mac Pros can stop waiting for I\/O-intensive apps like Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, or Avid Pro Tools to render, capture or process; and can experience near instantaneous booting and application launches. The Mercury Accelsior will be highlighted along with other OWC storage solutions in booth #SL14110 during the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show being held this week in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Fully Bootable, No Drivers Needed<\/strong><\/p>\n

The OWC Mercury Accelsior PCIe SSD\u00a0card is AHCI compliant, so no drivers are required for a truly Plug and Play solution. Besides turning a computer into a speed demon, this high-performance SSD is bootable on PCs and is the only Mac-bootable, Mac supported PCIe SSD available.<\/p>\n

A More Efficient and Reliable Computing Experience<\/h2>\n

Massively boosting data transfer rates is only one of the benefits to the Mercury Accelsior. With its custom SandForce\u00a0Driven Accelsior SSD blades, the Mercury Accelsior card enables Mac and PC users to enjoy a more responsive and productive computing experience along with cooler, quieter, and more energy efficient operation compared to standard hard drives. Those benefits don\u2019t come at the expense of reliability, however, as SandForce RAISE technology provides RAID-like data redundancy protection and reliability.<\/p>\n

Boosts Entry Level Server Applications and Gaming Too<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to video-editing and multimedia creation \/ management deployment, the Mercury Accelsior takes entry level servers and even gaming to entirely new levels of performance. With up to 100,000 IOPS, business-critical applications like online transaction processing databases are given an instant boost. For gamers, the\u00a0Mercury Accelsior’s extreme performance speed\u00a0dramatically reduces\u00a0game level-loading, object streaming, and save times for more play time and less waiting.<\/p>\n

User-Friendly, Professionally Robust<\/h2>\n

As easy to install as a memory module, yet robust enough to handle the rigors of professional multimedia production environments, the half-height Mercury Accelsior PCIe SSD card is the clear choice for pro audio and video studios producing HD-quality work. This game-changing, high-performance upgrade is designed and built in the U.S. from domestic and imported parts and backed by a three-year warranty.<\/p>\n

Upgrade as Your Capacity Needs Grow<\/strong><\/p>\n

With OWC factory configurations from 120GB (2 x 60GB) up to 960GB (2 x 480GB) and the ability to upgrade to larger Mercury Accelsior SSD blades in the future, the Mercury Accelsior is future-ready for growing capacity needs.<\/p>\n

Pricing, Availability<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mercury Accelsior PCIe SSD card is available for immediate ordering in the following dual Mercury Accelsior blade SSD capacity configurations:<\/p>\n