{"id":8295,"date":"2010-12-16T13:53:42","date_gmt":"2010-12-16T18:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=8295"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:35:27","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:35:27","slug":"owc-announces-bus-powered-mercury-elite-al-pro-dual-mini-portable-quad-interface-storage-solution-with-selectable-hardware-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/8295-owc-announces-bus-powered-mercury-elite-al-pro-dual-mini-portable-quad-interface-storage-solution-with-selectable-hardware-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC Announces Bus Powered Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual Mini Portable \u201cQuad Interface\u201d Storage Solution With Selectable Hardware RAID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8296\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/PR_OWCdualmini.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/PR_OWCdualmini.jpg 350w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/PR_OWCdualmini-202x120.jpg 202w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/PR_OWCdualmini-284x169.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/PR_OWCdualmini-190x113.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Other World Computing\u00a0announced today it has expanded its award-winning storage solution line with the new <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/firewire\/EliteALmini\/RAID\/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB\">Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini <\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/firewire\/EliteALmini\/RAID\/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB\">bus powered portable<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/firewire\/EliteALmini\/RAID\/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB\"> hardware RAID storage solution<\/a>. Featuring 14 pre-configured models with <strong>hardware RAID-1 \u201cmirrored\u201d redundancy for \u201clive activity\u201d data protection; or RAID-0 \u201cstripe\u201d for maximum data transfer speed<\/strong>, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini contains two 2.5&#8243; hard drives or OWC Mercury SSDs for <strong>up to 2.0TB of capacity<\/strong>, a \u201cQuad Interface\u201d of FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0, &amp; eSATA connections for Plug and Play data transfer <strong>speeds up to 300MB\/s<\/strong> with Mac and PC computers.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Big Capacity In Easy To Transport Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Measuring the approximate size of a portable CD player &#8211; 5.6&#8243; (D) x 6.1&#8243; (W) x 1.1&#8243; (H) &#8211; the bus powered <strong>(no AC adapter needed)<\/strong> Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini\u2019s <strong>unique flat side by side two drive design<\/strong> enables it to fit into laptop, photography, and other gear carrying bags easily and without adding any bulk. With 14 models offering two 2.5&#8243; SATA hard drives with up to 2.0TB of capacity or two award-winning OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSDs with up to 800GB of capacity, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini delivers big storage performance in <strong>an under two pound, fanless solution<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Convenient Yet Flexible Hardware RAID Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini comes conveniently factory set for Plug and Play use in one of two RAID levels: <strong>RAID-1 for<\/strong> <strong>writing the same information<\/strong> <strong>in real-time <\/strong>to two matched 2.5&#8243; SATA drives up to 1.0TB for \u201clive activity\u201d data redundancy; or <strong>RAID-0 for \u201cstriping\u201d data up to 2.0TB<\/strong> across both drives for the <strong>highest speed backup<\/strong>. Users that desire a change to either RAID level setting, including the SPAN option, can do easily via switch selectors.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Compatible With New And Legacy Macs And PCs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With a \u201cQuad Interface\u201d of two FireWire 800, one FireWire 400, one USB 2.0, and one eSATA ports and high quality connecting cables included, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini doesn\u2019t require any complicated set-up and is ready for Plug and Play use <strong>with legacy Macs, the latest 2010 Mac models, and PCs.<\/strong> It provides <strong>data transfer speeds up to 300MB\/s<\/strong> and can be moved between different systems utilizing its supported interfaces with complete interoperability <strong>for maximum data backup performance and flexibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini is<strong> available immediately <\/strong>from OWC in<strong> 14 pre-configured hard drive and Solid State Drive (SSD) models with up to 2.0TB of storage capacity starting at $179.99 MSRP <\/strong>and are compatible with Apple OS 8.6 and later including all versions of Apple OS X and Windows 98SE or later operating systems. 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