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Name: 500GB OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Portable SSD Storage Solution
Brand: OWC
SKU: OWCME6CM6EP500
Price: 149 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.50 (2 reviews)

Mercury Elite Pro Mini
500GB SSD Bus-Powered, Multi-Interface Storage Solution

Mac / PC / Chrome OS / USB 3.1 Gen 2 / eSATA

Your portable, plug-and-play powerhouse

Flexible connections. Quiet operation.

Perfect for a day in the studio, on-set and everywhere in between, the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini with USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 compatibility is a powerhouse for data transfer and storage.

The Mercury Elite Pro mini with USB-C fits a single 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive or Solid-State Drive (SSD). The Mercury Elite Pro mini features a heat-dissipating, fanless design for cool, super-quiet operation.

Rocket power. Pocket size.

Made for fast-transfer and secure storage, it’s ideal for photo and video shoots, editing, motion graphics, audio, Time Machine backups, and all your other data needs. And in a lightweight, impact-resistant brushed aluminum enclosure, it easily goes where you go.

Highlights

Brushed aluminum, impact resistant, heat dissipating enclosure
Bus powered
Perfect for digital photography, professional music, graphics, general data, and Time Machine
Fully compatible with USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 Macs and PCs as well as iOS, Android, and Chrome OS devices

SPECS
GALLERY
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COMPATIBILITY
INCLUDES
RATINGS

Product Specifications:

Standard Mechanism

480GB Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD Specifications:

Specifications

Controller

Phison PS3112-S12 with 7% over-provisioning

NAND

Synchronous Triple-Level Cell (TLC) 3D NAND Flash

Form Factor

2.5-inch 7mm

Interface

SATA 6.0 Gb/s

Capacity

480GB useable capacity
Total Flash Memory Components – 512GB
32GB allocated to real-time data redundancy & error correction

Formatted Capacity

447GiB

RAID Support

Yes

SMART Attributes

Standard attributes supported

Native Command Queuing

up to 32 commands

Manufacturer Model Number

S3D7P6G480

RoHS Compliant

Yes

Format

Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)

Physical

Height (max)

0.7 cm (0.3 in)

OWC 7mm – 9.5mm Adapter

1 included (buy additional)

Width (max)

7.0 cm (2.8 in)

Length (max)

10.0 cm (3.9 in)

Weight

77.0 g (0.17 lbs)

Reliability

Data Reliability

Built-in BCH ECC: Up to 66 bits correctable per 1024 bytes

Nonrecoverable Read Errors

Less than 1 sector per 10¹⁶ bits read

Performance

Sequential Reads (Max)

Up to 550 MB/s

Sequential Writes (Max)

Up to 530 MB/s

Sequential 4K Read

Up to 100,000 IOPS

Sequential 4K Write

Up to 90,000 IOPS

Power

Active

Write: 2000mW (2.0W) Maximum draw

Environmental (Operating)

Altitude

-304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft)

Temperature (°F)

32°F to 158°F

Temperature (°C)

0°C to 70°C

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Altitude

304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)

Temperature (°F)

-40°F to 185°F

Temperature (°C)

-40°C to 85°C

Acoustics

Idle (Typical)

0.0 bels

Seek (Typical)

0.0 bels

1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
In terms of standard gigabytes, 1GiB ≈ 1.074GB and refers to the actual formatted capacity of shown under Mac OS 10.5 or earlier and Microsoft Windows OS.

500GB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD**
*1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.

**OWC reserves the right to replace or upgrade to equivalent or better components.

Drive Interface

SATA 6.0Gb/s

Mac OS Compatibility

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
OS X 10.9 Mavericks
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
OS X 10.11 El Capitan
macOS 10.12 Sierra
macOS 10.13 High Sierra
macOS 10.14 Mojave

PC OS Compatibility

Windows 7
Windows Home Server 2011
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2012
Windows 10
Windows Server 2016

Chipset

(1) USB 3.1 Gen 2 Bridge: ASMedia ASM235CM
(1) ASMedia ASM1456B

Certifications

Number of Bays

Data Transfer Rates

USB 3.1 gen 2: 10Gb/s (or 1250 MB/s)
eSATA: 600MB/s

Bus Powered

Yes, optional external power adapter

Ports

(1) USB 3.1 Gen 2 Port
(1) eSATA 6 GB/s Port

Housing Color

Silver

Housing Material

Aluminum

Noise

Idle (Typical): 2.2 bels
Seek (Typical): 2.3 bels

MTBF

600,000 hours

Ambient Temperature

Operating: 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)
Non-Operating: -4°F to 158°F (-20°C to 70°C)

Dimensions

Height: 2.5 cm (1.0 in)
Length: 14.0 cm (5.5 in)
Width: 9.8 cm (3.9 in)

Weight

318.0 g (0.70 lbs)

Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n ME6CM6EP500 UPC#: 810586031639

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Mac Pro Rack (Early 2020)

(January 2020)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

3.5GHz 8-Core

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(January 2020)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

3.3GHz 12-Core

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Mac Pro Rack (Early 2020)

(January 2020)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

3.2GHz 16-Core

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Mac Pro Rack (Early 2020)

(January 2020)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

2.7GHz 24-Core

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Mac Pro Rack (Early 2020)

(January 2020)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

2.5GHz 28-Core

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Mac Pro (Late 2019)

(December 2019)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

3.5GHz 8-Core

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Mac Pro (Late 2019)

(December 2019)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

3.3GHz 12-Core

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Mac Pro (Late 2019)

(December 2019)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

3.2GHz 16-Core

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Mac Pro (Late 2019)

(December 2019)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

2.7GHz 24-Core

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Mac Pro (Late 2019)

(December 2019)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

2.5GHz 28-Core

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MacBook Pro (13-inch Touch Mid 2020)

(May, 2020)

Model ID: MacBookPro16,3

1.4GHz i5, 1.7GHz i7

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MacBook Pro (13-inch Touch Mid 2020)

(May, 2020)

Model ID: MacBookPro16,2

2.0GHz i5, 2.3GHz i7

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MacBook Pro (16-inch Touch Mid 2019)

(November, 2019)

Model ID: MacBookPro16,1

2.6GHz i7, 2.3GHz i9, 2.4GHz i9

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MacBook Pro (15-inch Touch Mid 2019)

(May, 2019)

Model ID: MacBookPro15,1; MacBookPro15,3

2.6GHz i7, 2.3GHz i9, 2.4GHz i9

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MacBook Pro (13-inch Touch Mid 2019)

(July, 2019)

Model ID: MacBookPro15,4

1.4GHz i5, 1.7GHz i7

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MacBook Pro (13-inch Touch Mid 2019)

(May, 2019)

Model ID: MacBookPro15,2

2.4GHz i5, 2.8GHz i7

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MacBook Pro (15-inch Touch Mid 2018)

(July, 2018)

Model ID: MacBookPro15,1

2.2GHz i7, 2.6GHz i7, 2.9GHz i9

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MacBook Pro (13-inch Touch Mid 2018)

(July, 2018)

Model ID: MacBookPro15,2

2.3GHz i5, 2.7GHz i7

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MacBook Pro (15-inch Touch Mid 2017)

(June, 2017)

Model ID: MacBookPro14,3

2.8GHz i7, 2.9GHz i7, 3.1GHz i7

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MacBook Pro (13-inch Touch Mid 2017)

(June, 2017)

Model ID: MacBookPro14,2

3.1GHz i5, 3.3GHz i5, 3.5GHz i7

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MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina display Mid 2017)

(June, 2017)

Model ID: MacBookPro14,1

2.3GHz i5, 2.5GHz i7

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MacBook (12-inch Retina Display 2017)

(June, 2017)

Model ID: MacBook10,1

1.2GHz Core m3, 1.3GHz i5, 1.4GHz i7

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MacBook Pro (15-inch Touch Late 2016)

(October, 2016)

Model ID: MacBookPro13,3

2.6GHz, 2.7GHz, 2.9GHz

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MacBook Pro (13-inch Touch Late 2016)

(October, 2016)

Model ID: MacBookPro13,2

2.9GHz, 3.1GHz, 3.3GHz

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MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina display Late 2016)

(October, 2016)

Model ID: MacBookPro13,1

2.0GHz, 2.4GHz

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MacBook (12-inch Retina Display 2016)

(April, 2016)

Model ID: MacBook9,1

1.1GHz Core m3, 1.2GHz Core m5, 1.3GHz Core m7

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MacBook (12-inch Retina Display 2015)

(April, 2015)

Model ID: MacBook8,1

1.1GHz Core M, 1.2GHz Core M, 1.3GHz Core M

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MacBook Air (13-inch Late 2018)

(November 2018)

Model ID: MacBookAir8.1

1.6GHz i5

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MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2019)

(July 2019)

Model ID: MacBookAir8,2

1.6GHz i5

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MacBook Air (13-inch Early 2020)

(March 2020)

Model ID: MacBookAir9,1

1.1GHz i3, 1.1GHz i5, 1.2GHz i7

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Mac mini (Late 2018)

(November, 2018)

Model ID: Macmini8,1

3.6GHz i3, 3.0GHz i5, 3.2GHz i7

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iMac Pro
(27-inch Late 2017)

(December 2017)

Model ID: iMacPro1,1

3.2GHz 8-core, 3.0GHz 10-core, 2.3GHz 14-core, 2.5GHz 18-core

Detailed specs

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iMac w/Retina 5K display
(27-inch Mid 2020)

(August 2020)

Model ID: iMac20,1; iMac20,2

3.1GHz i5, 3.3GHz i5, 3.8GHz i7, 3.6GHz i9

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iMac w/Retina 5K display
(27-inch Early 2019)

(March 2019)

Model ID: iMac19,1

3.0GHz i5, 3.1GHz i5, 3.7GHz i5, 3.6GHz i9

Detailed specs

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iMac w/Retina 4K display
(21.5-inch Early 2019)

(March 2019)

Model ID:iMac19,2

3.6GHz i3, 3.0GHz i5, 3.2GHz i7

Detailed specs

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iMac w/Retina 5K display
(27-inch Mid 2017)

(June 2017)

Model ID:iMac18,3

3.4GHz i5, 3.5GHz i5, 3.8GHz i5, 4.2GHz i7

Detailed specs

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iMac w/Retina 4K display
(21.5-inch Mid 2017)

(June 2017)

Model ID:iMac18,2

3.0GHz i5, 3.4GHz i5, 3.6GHz i7

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iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017)

(June 2017)

Model ID:iMac18,1

2.3GHz i5

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iPad Pro (12.9-inch, WiFi only)

(October 2018)

Model ID: iPad8,1; iPad8,2

64GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1.0TB

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iPad Pro (12.9-inch, WiFi/Cellular)

(October 2018)

Model ID: iPad8,3; iPad8,4

64GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1.0TB

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iPad Pro (11-inch, WiFi only)

(October 2018)

Model ID: iPad8,5; iPad8,6

64GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1.0TB

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iPad Pro (11-inch, WiFi/Cellular)

(October 2018)

Model ID: iPad8,7; iPad8,8

64GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1.0TB

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PC Laptops

Compatible with Windows/Chrome OS/Linux based PCs with USB Type-C ports. Will ONLY charge laptops which require up to 60W of power. All other functionality is still available even if the computer requires more than 60W and doesn't charge via the USB-C Dock.

Benchmarks

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macOS Test Results

Windows Test Results

Includes

(1) OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini
(1) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C to Type-C) cable
(1) USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type-C to Type-A) cable
(1) eSATA cable
(1) DC to USB Type-A connector
(1) User Guide

Customer Ratings

Write a Review 4.5 / 5 2 out of 2 (100%) reviewers would recommend this product

Verified Buyer

Reviewer: Dueruote Location: Spartanburg, SC Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Practical and easy September 5, 2020 Perfect for my application when transferring big video files to another Mac

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from 2TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Portable Storage Solution. Customer Videos:

Verified Buyer

Reviewer: rjtiedeman Location: Stamford, CT Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 3-4 months

Rating: 5/5 Purchased to replace older Firewire/USB Pro Mini January 24, 2020 My 3+ year old OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini had a bad USB Micro-B jack failed due to everyday use while traveling. After calling support it was determined that preparing was not an option and it was out of warranty. Used it with the firewire for several months then purchased the NEW USB-C case. Inserted my old 2 TB drive and it works great. Way faster than my other drives. It was also the only case I could find that fit my 14.5mm high 2TB HD. Happy with the new disappointed that the old one could not be repaired.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Portable External Storage Enclosure. Customer Videos:

Reviewer: N8QQW Location: Cincinnati, OH Age: 55-65 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 4/5 Nice, solid case with quality cables June 28, 2019 I’ve tried a number of enclosures, and this one is the best I’ve found so far to house an SSD. Easy to install the drive, very solid case. I would have gone 5 stars, but one of the closure screws was stripped, so down a star for that. The back plate still secured fine, so not a big deal.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Portable External Storage Enclosure. Customer Videos:

OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini 500GB SSD Bus-Powered, Multi-Interface Storage Solution Mfr P/N: ME6CM6EP500 OWC SKU: OWCME6CM6EP500 Bus-powered storage solution with USB-C and eSATA interfaces. Includes connection cables. 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty Ships: Same Day

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Mercury Elite Pro Mini 500GB SSD Bus-Powered, Multi-Interface Storage Solution

Product Specifications:

Standard Mechanism

Release Candidate (RC) firmware set

480GB Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD Specifications:

Specifications

Physical

Reliability

Performance

Power

Environmental (Operating)

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Acoustics

Drive Interface

Mac OS Compatibility

PC OS Compatibility

Chipset

Certifications

Number of Bays

Data Transfer Rates

Bus Powered

Ports

Housing Color

Housing Material

Noise

MTBF

Ambient Temperature

Dimensions

Weight

Gallery

Benchmarks

Includes

Customer Ratings

Mercury Elite Pro Mini
500GB SSD Bus-Powered, Multi-Interface Storage Solution