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

    Mac / PC / Chrome / USB 3.1 Gen 2 / Thunderbolt 3 Compatibility / 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 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive or Solid State Drives (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.
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    Highlights
    • Brushed aluminum, impact resistant, heat dissipating enclosure
    • Bus powered
    • Perfect for digital photography, professional music, graphics, general data, and Time Machine

    Product Specifications:

    Standard Mechanism

      Release Candidate (RC) firmware set

      There are two kinds of firmware for SSDs Mass Production (MP) and Release Candidate (RC). Prior to an MP firmware release, there are beta firmware releases and an RC firmware release. Often, the RC is the same as the MP release, however there can be small changes and bug fixes made between the two. OWC has evaluated the RC for the 6Gb/s SandForce 2281 Processor and found it to be stable with no issues reported during our testing. However, as with any evolutionary product, issues may surface as different usages and configurations are employed and it is important to understand that there will be further updates and revisions.

      Since no firmware update is currently offered for the OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD, no update page exists. To see the typical steps involved with a self performed field firmware update, please visit our 3Gb/s product update page at: http://eshop.macsales.com/Customized_Pages/Framework.cfm?page=sf_firmware.html

      It is important to note that the current firmware update tool requires the use of Windows XP/Vista/7. OWC is currently working on a Mac OS based update tool, but we do not have an exact availability date.

      480GB Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD Specifications:

      Specifications

      Controller
      Silicon Motion SM2246EN Series with 7% Over Provisioning firmware set
      NAND
      Tier 1 3D NAND
      Form Factor
      Standard 7mm 2.5"
      Interface
      SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s & 1.5Gb/s supported, SATA 3.0 Compliant
      Capacity1
      480GB useable capacity
      Total Flash Memory Components – 512GB
      32GB allocated to real-time data redundancy & error correction
      Formatted Capacity2
      447GiB
      RAID Support
      Yes
      SMART Attributes
      Standard5
      Native Command Queuing
      up to 32 commands
      Manufacturer Model Number
      OWCSSD7P6G480
      RoHS Compliant
      Yes
      Format
      Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)

      Physical

      Height (max)
      7mm (0.276″)
      OWC 7mm – 9.5mm Adapter
      1 included (buy additional)
      Width (max)
      70.06mm (2.758″)
      Length (max)
      100.12mm (3.941″)
      Weight
      77 grams +/- 2 grams
      0.170 lbs +/- 2.71 oz

      Reliability3

      Data Reliability
      Built-in BCH ECC: Up to 66 bits correctable per 1024 bytes
      Security
      Chip Based Data Encryption: 256-bit AES-compliant
      TRIM Support
      OS Dependent
      Nonrecoverable Read Errors
      Less than 1 sector per 1016 bits read

      Performance

      Sequential Reads (Max)
      537 MB/s
      Sequential Writes (Max)
      443 MB/s

      Power

      Active
      Read: 3000mW (3.0W) Maximum draw
      Write: 4500mW (4.5W) Maximum draw
      Idle
      Less than 1000mW (1.0W)

      Environmental (Operating)

      Temperature (°F)
      32°F to 158°F
      Temperature (°C)
      0°C to 70°C

      Environmental (Non-Operating)

      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
      1. 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. 
      2. 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.
      3. Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability.
      4. Specifications provided by SandForce.
      5. Temperature reporting is currently an unsupported feature because due to the operating characteristics of SSDs, it is highly unlikely one would ever exceed an OWC Mercury SSD's stated operating temperature ceiling of 158F/70C. However, we are looking into supporting this feature in the future via a firmware update. Firmware updates can be found here: http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/OWC/SSD.
    • 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

    • CE
    • FCC

    Number of Bays

    • One

    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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    Includes

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

    Customer Ratings

    Write a Review 4 / 5 1 out of 1 (100%) reviewers would recommend this product
    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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