{"id":8487,"date":"2011-01-04T14:02:48","date_gmt":"2011-01-04T19:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=8487"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:35:08","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:35:08","slug":"owc-announces-mercury-elite-al-pro-mini-as-industrys-first-2-5-1-5tb-quad-interface-firewireusb-bus-powered-portable-storage-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/8487-owc-announces-mercury-elite-al-pro-mini-as-industrys-first-2-5-1-5tb-quad-interface-firewireusb-bus-powered-portable-storage-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC Announces Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini As Industry\u2019s First 2.5&#8243; 1.5TB \u201cQuad Interface\u201d FireWire\/USB Bus Powered Portable Storage Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4308\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OWC_almini-productshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OWC_almini-productshot.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OWC_almini-productshot-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OWC_almini-productshot-284x213.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OWC_almini-productshot-190x143.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Other World Computing\u00a0announced today<strong> <\/strong>that<strong> <\/strong>its<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/firewire\/EliteALmini\/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB\">OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/firewire\/EliteALmini\/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB\">\u2122<\/a><\/sup> 1.5TB model is <strong>the highest capacity 2.5<\/strong><strong>&#8220;<\/strong><strong> \u201cQuad Interface\u201d bus powered portable storage solution on the market<\/strong> and available for immediate ordering with 12 models priced from $99.97. 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