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\"MercuryThe OWC Mercury Pro is the ideal way to bring optical media back to your workflow. With a sleek, durable aluminum chassis, and high-speed USB 3.0 interface, Mercury Pro delivers reliable performance that matches its newly updated design.<\/p>\n

The Mercury Pro is plug-and-play compatible with Macs and PCs, and is even compatible with M-DISC technology that offers archival-quality storage that protects your data from degradation and loss for 1,000 years or more.<\/p>\n

Related:<\/strong>\u00a0Quick Tip: Eight Ways to Force Eject a Disc from Your Mac<\/a><\/p>\n

Recently, Randy Yagi at Examiner.com took the Mercury Pro for a spin and came away highly impressed. Yagi highlights the functionality and build of the Mercury Pro in his review, awarding the Mercury Pro a perfect score.<\/p>\n

\u201cOWC\u2019s Mercury Pro can easily be described as a better\u00a0\u201cSuperDrive\u201d, with its Blu-ray capabilities, excellent performance\u00a0and quality workmanship. To that end, the Mercury Pro gets a perfect five star rating for this review.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cThank goodness for Other World Computing (OWC) and thank goodness for its OWC Mercury Pro external optical drive.\u00a0\u2026 As with other OWC products, setup was a breeze and took just seconds to get up and running.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

For more on the OWC Mercury Pro and how it can help bring optical back to your workflow, visit: eshop.macsales.com\/item\/OWC\/MR3UBDRW16\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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