OWC Mercury Helios+E2
480GB Thunderbolt SSD with eSATA 6Gb/s Storage Expansion
Thunderbolt | eSATA | Mac | PC
OWC SSD Speed + Thunderbolt and eSATA Expansion Ports
Helios+E2 is the ultimate all-in-one drive. Experience hyper-fast SSD speeds with Thunderbolt enabled Macs. Connect multiple Thunderbolt devices. And add up to 32TB of external storage with two high-speed eSATA expansion ports. Three performance options in one!
From portables to desktop to rackmounts, connect ANY eSATA external drive to Helios+E2
Tap into OWC SSD Power
Inside the Helios lives the pure power of an OWC Accelsior_E2 SSD. Its breathtaking speeds, large capacities, and rugged durability put it in a class of its own. Plus, two eSATA expansion ports let you add more storage as needed.
Go faster than any internal drive can take you with up to 639MB/s and 100,000 IOPS. Helios+E2 is the perfect performance upgrade to any Thunderbolt enabled Mac.
Boost Your Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Avid Pro Tools Workflow.
Stop waiting on I/O intensive apps to render, capture or process. With up to 100,000 IOPS, business critical production apps are given an instant boost in speed, giving you more time to explore, experiment, and finish your projects.
Start working faster with near instantaneous boots and app launches. And save your work faster than ever before.
Outstanding Features
Connect up to six Thunderbolt devices plus one display.
Cool: Ventilated cooling with a variable speed fan.
Mac Friendly: Accelsior_E2 is the only Mac bootable and Mac supported PCIe SSD available with eSATA ports.
Rugged: Go anywhere life takes you with the durable lightweight aluminum enclosure and OWC SSD durability.
Empowered:
- Automatically powers on/off with the Thunderbolt connected computer.
- Hot-pluggable... connect and disconnect while the unit is on.*
- Bus-power one Thunderbolt device.**
Make That 240GB a 960GB
High capacity OWC Mercury SSD Blades for Accelsior let you upgrade as your storage needs grow – extending the useful life of your Helios+Accelsior_E2 investment.
Just need Helios for PCIe card expansion and flexibility? Add any half-length PCIe card to upgrade your workstation's capabilities. Here's but a sampling of the types of PCIe cards you can use with Helios: