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Mercury Elite Pro Quad
8.0TB 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution
Mac / PC / USB 3.1 Gen 2 / RAID Ready
The Preferred Storage Solution
Designed to put the power of choice in your hands, the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad packs an unprecedented combination of USB connectivity, universal drive bays, and advanced SoftRAID capabilities into a whisper-quiet aluminum enclosure. Whatever your workflow needs, the Mercury Elite Pro Quad has the flexibility to take your storage capacity, performance, and data security to a whole new level.
The Flexibility of USB-C
The Mercury Elite Pro Quad's powerful USB-C interface delivers 10Gb/s USB 3.1 Gen 2 bandwidth and works with any USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 equipped Mac or Windows PC. Simply connect the Mercury Elite Pro Quad via the included USB-C cable to experience next-level performance. If your computer doesn't feature USB-C connectivity, the included USB-C to USB-A cable brings backward compatibility for machines with legacy USB ports.
Capacity without Compromise
Compatible with 2.5" and 3.5" drives, the Mercury Elite Pro Quad's four universal drive bays let users pack up to a massive amount of storage. With this level of capacity and drive flexibility, you will not have to compromise when it comes to your storage.
Includes SoftRAID: Easy and Complete Drive Management
Now you can quickly access and robustly protect your data with SoftRAID XT. SoftRAID easy setup makes it a breeze to create RAID volumes by helping you through the entire process. With multiple RAID options, you decide what you’re using your RAID volume for and how much space to allocate to it. It's that simple to create your preference of speed and/or redundancy for your data volume.
Highlights
- Works with all USB systems, Thunderbolt 3 compatible
- Up to 947MB/s
- Includes SoftRAID: robust software for creating, monitoring, and managing advanced RAID sets
- Four universal drive bays for 2.5" and 3.5" drives
- 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
SoftRAID Highlights
- Flexible: create RAID 0 and 1 volumes with SoftRAID Lite XT (Windows and Mac)
- Advanced: create RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 1+0 (10) volumes (RAID 6, 6+ coming in 2020) and get email notifications for drive and RAID volume health with SoftRAID XT (Mac only)
- Verify: volume validation ensures sectors can be read, parity is correct, and any potential volume failure is minimized
- Certified: drives are validated before use to ensure they are safe for data storage
- Vigilant: predictive warnings help protect against unexpected drive failure
- Cross-platform ready: SoftRAID Lite includes built-in MacDrive technology that lets you read/write SoftRAID RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays and use them interchangeably with Windows and macOS computers
- Outperforms: up to 86% faster than AppleRAID
- Thorough: full TRIM support improves internal and external SSD performance in all RAID levels
- Risk-free: 30-day free trial of fully functional application
Designed for Professionals by Professionals
Every detail was considered when designing the Mercury Elite Pro Quad. Built with a heat-dissipating aluminum enclosure, a whisper-quiet fan, and vibration-absorbing feet, the Mercury Elite Pro Quad runs cool and quietly, making it ideal for noise-sensitive environments. Front-facing LEDs provide an instant drive-activity snapshot, while the front panel access lock keeps your drives safe. You can even secure the entire drive with the rear-mounted Kensington compatible lock slot. On top of that, drive-equipped models undergo OWC's multi-hour drive "burn-in" performance certification procedure to ensure that your drive arrives operating properly and ready to perform.
Reliability and Support You Can Count On
Like all OWC drives, the Mercury Elite Pro Quad is built to the highest standards of reliability and performance. Because 100% reliability is always the goal, Mercury Elite Pro Quad is rigorously quality tested, and backed by an OWC 3 year limited warranty and award-winning U.S. based Technical Support.
Product Specifications:
Software Requirements
- Mac OS X 10.6 or later1
- Windows 7 or later2
Hardware Requirements
- Mac or PC featuring a USB Type-A or Type-C port
- For the best performance (10Gbps) a host with a USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C port is required
Interface (Chipset)
- (1) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (VLI VL820)
Max Transfer Rate
- USB 3.1 Gen 2: 10 Gb/s (or 1250 MB/s)
JBOD / RAID Support
- JBOD: Utilize each of the four drives independently
- RAID: Use the included SoftRAID Lite XT software RAID to setup the Mercury Elite Pro Quad for RAID 0 and 1
Initial Configuration
- RAID 0
Standard Mechanism
- 4 x 2.0TB* Seagate BarraCuda Hard Disk Drives**
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*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.
Performance
- Sequential Read/Write (compressible data)
- Read: 702MB/s
- Write: 740MB/s
- Sequential Read/Write (incompressible data)
- Read: 665MB/s
- Write: 678MB/s
Kensington Lock Slot
- Yes
LED
- Yes (Power and disk activity)
Plug and Play
- Yes
Power
- Power Supply
- UL-listed universal auto-switching
- AC input: 100 - 240V, 50/60 Hz
- DC output: 12V, 6.25A
Environmental
- 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: 18.5 cm (7.3 in)
- Length: 24.0 cm (9.4 in)
- Width: 13.5 cm (5.3 in)
Weight
- 3.6 kg (7.9 lbs)
2. Setting up a RAID volume for Windows requires the use of Windows Storage Spaces or the Disk Management application. Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n MEQCTJBT08 UPC#: 812437029130
Gallery
Benchmarks
Click any of the benchmarks below to view the results.
macOS RAID 0 Test Results
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AJA System Test
USB 3.1 Gen 1
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AJA System Test
USB 3.1 Gen 2
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Blackmagic Disk Speed Test
USB 3.1 Gen 1
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Blackmagic Disk Speed Test
USB 3.1 Gen 2
Windows RAID 0 Test Results
- (1) OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad
- (1) SoftRAID Lite XT (Mac and Windows)
- (1) USB-C to USB-C cable
- (1) USB-C to USB-A cable
- (1) External power cable
- (2) Key for front panel
- (1) Quick Start Guide
- Mercury Elite Pro Quad Assembly Manual & User Guide (download only)
- SoftRAID Lite XT Quick Start Guide
Videos
Customer Ratings
OWC
Mercury Elite Pro Quad
8.0TB 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution
Mfr P/N: MEQCTJBT08
OWC SKU: OWCMEQCTJBT08
Featuring SoftRAID Lite XT. USB-C cables included
3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
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$579.00
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