{"id":4306,"date":"2010-03-09T08:03:06","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T14:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=4306"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:38:24","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:38:24","slug":"mercury-elite-al-pro-mini-1-0tb-is-an-industry-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/4306-mercury-elite-al-pro-mini-1-0tb-is-an-industry-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini 1.0TB is an Industry first."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Today, we are happy to announce that the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini<\/a> is\u00a0the first 2.5″<\/strong> 1TB \u201cQuad Interface\u201d bus powered portable storage solution on the market<\/strong> and available for immediate ordering with 10 models priced from $119.99. Featuring a \u201cQuad Interface\u201d of FireWire<\/strong>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong> 800\/400, USB 2.0, and eSATA <\/strong>interface <\/strong>connectivity <\/strong>for data transfer speeds up to 300MB\/s, <\/strong>the fanless<\/strong> Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini delivers high performance storage\/backup to Mac or PC users <\/strong>in a portable, brushed aluminum, no AC adapter required Plug and Play footprint.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very pleased to have our renowned Mercury storage line achieve another industry first,\u201d <\/em>said Larry O\u2019Connor, CEO, Other World Computing. \u201cWith the highest capacity and most interfaces in a portable design, our \u2018mini\u2019 delivers massive, professional grade data storage\/backup to the modern mobile computing society.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Portable & Bus Powered For Mobile Lifestyles<\/h3>\n

Measuring\u00a0a compact\u00a03.8″ W x 5.5″ L x 1.1″ H, the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini offers storage capacity up to 1TB \u2013 enough space for up to\u00a01,000,000 JPEG photos, 500 DVD movies, 76 hours of digital video, or 350,000 MP3 songs\u00a0\u2013 in its\u00a0fanless, aircraft grade brushed aluminum enclosure.\u00a0Because it\u2019s bus-powered, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini\u00a0doesn\u2019t require an AC adapter, which makes it ideal for\u00a0in-the-field business professionals, creative\/entertainment professionals, students,\u00a0and anyone else needing to back up data,\u00a0transport large files between computers, gain additional storage capacity, and even perform\u00a0video editing and live music recording.<\/p>\n

Built For Performance & Flexibility<\/h3>\n

Designed to emulate the award winning history of the larger desktop sized Mercury Elite-AL Pro, the new Elite-AL Pro mini portable storage solution features\u00a0the fastest\u00a02.5" SATA hard drive mechanisms\u00a0up to 7200RPM as well as OWC\u2019s Mercury Extreme Enterprise SSD for demanding A\/V, digital photography, professional music, graphics, general data, and Time Machine ready storage needs. With\u00a0two FireWire 800 ports, users can\u00a0\u201cdaisy chain\u201d multiple devices, connect legacy FireWire 400 devices\u00a0via the included 800 to 400 connecting cable, and can even\u00a0utilize the fastest data transfer interface, eSATA, while bus powering via FireWire. The Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini can also be\u00a0used with storage capable digital cameras and camcorders\u00a0with FireWire and\/or USB data ports\u00a0for fast, on-location backups of images and video.<\/p>\n

Available Now!<\/h3>\n

In addition to the new 1TB model, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini is available in nine other \u201cQuad Interface\u201d models offering a variety of speed, capacity, and drive type options:<\/p>\n

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5200\/5400RPM<\/strong><\/p>\n