500GB OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro
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Maximum Storage in an Ultra-Portable Bus-Powered Design
- Sleek, impact-resistant acrylic enclosure
- Bus-powered, no AC adapter needed
- Quiet, fanless operation
- An aluminum heatsink and passthrough cooling vents keep your drive cool
- Small enough to fit in your pocket
- 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
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$89.99
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Stylishly engineered in a sleek, impact-resistant acrylic enclosure, the Mercury On-The-Go Pro incorporates shock-isolation technology to give maximum protection for your precious data inside. The Mercury On-The-Go Pro is a true must-have for users like you who are seeking high-performance and highly reliable storage weighing less than 11 ounces and that is small enough to fit in your pocket.
Compact and Versatile
If you're looking for one of the most compatible mass storage solutions made, look no further! The OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro drive is all you'll need! The OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro has what it takes to truly work cross platform. The Mercury On-The-Go Pro is bus-powered, so it doesn't require an AC adapter!
Cool and Silent
The OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro's fanless design offers near silent operation while still keeping your drive cool. The built-in aluminum heatsink underneath the drive and passthrough cooling vents on the top of the case work in tandem to provide optimum results.
SuperSpeed Ready, Yet Backward Compatible
The OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro can be used with any Macintosh or PC with a USB 3.0 & 2.0 port. Now you can have SuperSpeed performance up to 500MB/s and compatibility with legacy machines!
Ready to go. Right out of the box.
OWC products are loved around the world for It Just Works™ ease-of-use and reliability. To provide the highest performance, reliability, and ready-to-run convenience available, your solution comes formatted in the native APFS macOS and iPadOS file system. With OWC, you don’t have to worry about reformatting hassles or confusion like other solutions — just plug your drive into your Mac or iPad and you’re good to go.
- (1) OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro External Storage Solution
- (1) High Quality Double-Shielded USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) Micro-B to USB-A Cable
- (1) Carrying Case
- 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Total Capacity
- 500GB Useable Capacity
- Total Capacity: 512GB
- 12GB Allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction
Drive Mechanism
- (1) 500GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G 2.5-inch 7mm SATA 6.0Gb/s Solid-State Drive
- *OWC reserves the right to replace or upgrade to equivalent or better components.
Device Ports
- (1) USB 3.2 Gen 1 Micro-B Port
Data Transfer Rate (Maximum)
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 : Up to 5Gb/s (or 625MB/s)
- USB 2.0 : Up to 480Mb/s (or 60MB/s)
- USB 1.1 : Up to 12Mb/s (or 1.5MB/s)
Mac OS Compatibility
- Mac OS 8.6
- Mac OS 9.0
- Mac OS 9.1
- Mac OS 9.2
- Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah
- Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
- Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
- Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
- Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
- Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
- 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
- macOS 10.15 Catalina
- macOS 11.x Big Sur
- macOS 12.x Monterey
- macOS 13.x Ventura
- macOS 14.x Sonoma
- macOS 15.x Sequoia
PC OS Compatibility
- Windows 98 SE
- Windows 2000
- Windows ME
- Windows XP
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7 32-bit Edition
- Windows 7 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition
- Windows 10 32-bit Edition
- Windows 10 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows 11
Other OS Compatibility
- Linux supported via USB interface
Dimensions
- Height: 2.5 cm (1.0 in)
- Length: 14.0 cm (5.5 in)
- Width: 8.9 cm (3.5 in)
Altitude
- Operating: -304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft)
- Non-Operating: -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
Humidity
- Operating: 8% to 90% non-condensing
- Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing
There are many attributes that define “The OWC Difference.” By listing real-world performance tests of OWC solutions, we’re confident you’ll be completely satisfied with your technology investment.
macOS Test Results
Blackmagic Disk Speed Test
USB 3.1 Gen 1
iMac Pro (Late 2017; iMacPro1,1) with 3.2GHz processor and 32GB RAM
AJA System Test
USB 3.1 Gen 1
iMac Pro (Late 2017; iMacPro1,1) with 3.2GHz processor and 32GB RAM
Windows Test Results
CrystalDiskMark
USB 3.1 Gen 1
Gigabyte (GA-Z170X-UD5 TH) with 2.70GHz i5-6400 processor and 16GB RAM
AJA System Test
USB 3.1 Gen 1
Gigabyte (GA-Z170X-UD5 TH) with 2.70GHz i5-6400 processor and 16GB RAM
MacBook Pro (16-inch, Late 2024)
Late 2024
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac16.5
Apple M4 Max
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MacBook Pro (14-inch, Late 2024)
Late 2024
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac16,8
Apple M4 Pro
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MacBook Pro (16-inch, Late 2024)
Late 2024
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac16,7
Apple M4 Pro
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MacBook Pro (14-inch, Late 2024)
Late 2024
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac16,6 & Mac16,1
Apple M4 Max & Apple M4
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MacBook Pro (16-inch, Late 2023)
Late 2023
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac15,9
Apple M3 Max
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MacBook Pro (14-inch, Late 2023)
Late 2023
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac15,8
Apple M3 Max
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MacBook Pro (16-inch, Late 2023)
Late 2023
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac15,7
Apple M3 Pro
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MacBook Pro (14-inch, Late 2023)
Late 2023
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac15,6 & Mac15,3
Apple M3 Pro & Apple M3
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MacBook Pro (16-inch, Late 2023)
Late 2023
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac15,11
Apple M3 Max
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MacBook Pro (14-inch, Late 2023)
Late 2023
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac15,10
Apple M3 Max
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MacBook Pro (14-inch, Early 2023)
Early 2023
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac14,9
Apple M2 Pro
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MacBook Pro (16-inch, Early 2023)
Early 2023
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac14,6
Apple M2 Max
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MacBook Pro (14-inch, Early 2023)
Early 2023
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac14,5
Apple M2 Max
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MacBook Pro (16-inch, Early 2023)
Early 2023
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac14,10
Apple M2 Pro
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MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2022)
Mid 2022
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac14,7
Apple M2
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MacBook Pro (14-inch, Late 2021)
Late 2021
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: MacBookPro18,4 & MacBookPro18,3
Apple M1 Max & Apple M1 Pro
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MacBook Pro (16-inch, Late 2021)
Late 2021
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: MacBookPro18,2 & MacBookPro18,1
Apple M1 Max & Apple M1 Pro
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MacBook Pro (Touch, 13-inch, Late 2020)
Late 2020
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: MacBookPro17,1
Apple M1
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MacBook Pro (Touch, 13-inch, Mid 2020)
Mid 2020
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: MacBookPro16,3 & MacBookPro16,2
1.4GHz & 1.7GHz & 2.0GHz Core i5 & 2.3GHz Core i7
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MacBook Pro (Touch, 16-inch, Mid 2019)
Late 2019
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: MacBookPro16,4 & MacBookPro16,1
2.6GHz Core i7 & 2.4GHz & 2.3GHz Core i9
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MacBook Pro (Touch, 15-inch, Mid 2019)
Mid 2019
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: MacBookPro15,1
2.6GHz Core i7 & 2.4GHz & 2.3GHz Core i9
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MacBook Pro (Touch, 15-inch, Mid 2018)
Mid 2018
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: MacBookPro15,1
2.6GHz & 2.2GHz Core i7 & 2.9GHz Core i9
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MacBook Pro (Touch, 13-inch, Mid 2017)
Mid 2017
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: MacBookPro14,2
3.3GHz & 3.1GHz Core i5 & 3.5GHz Core i7
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MacBook Pro (Retina, Touch Bar, 15-inch, Late 2016)
Late 2016
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: MacBookPro13,3
2.9GHz & 2.7GHz & 2.6GHz Core i7
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MacBook Pro (Retina, Touch Bar, 13-inch, Late 2016)
Late 2016
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: MacBookPro13,2
2.9GHz & 3.1GHz Core i5 & 3.3GHz Core i7
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MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
Mid 2015
Model ID: MacBookPro11,5 & MacBookPro11,4
2.5GHz & 2.8GHz & 2.2GHz Core i7
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MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
Early 2015
Model ID: MacBookPro12,1
2.7GHz & 2.9GHz Core i5 & 3.1GHz Core i7
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MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
Mid 2014
Model ID: MacBookPro11,3 & MacBookPro11,2
2.5GHz & 2.8GHz & 2.2GHz Core i7
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MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)
Mid 2014
Model ID: MacBookPro11,1
2.6GHz & 2.8GHz Core i5 & 3.0GHz Core i7
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MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)
Late 2013
Model ID: MacBookPro11,3 & MacBookPro11,2
2.3GHz & 2.6GHz & 2.0GHz Core i7
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MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
Late 2013
Model ID: MacBookPro11,1
2.4GHz & 2.6GHz Core i5 & 2.8GHz Core i7
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: MacBookPro6,2
2.4GHz & 2.5GHz Core i5 & 2.7GHz & 2.8GHz Core i7
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009)
Mid 2009
Model ID: MacBookPro5,4 & MacBookPro5,3
2.5GHz & 2.7GHz & 2.8GHz & 3.1GHz Core 2 Duo
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2006)
Early 2006
Model ID: MacBookPro1,1
1.7GHz Core Duo & 1.8GHz Core Duo & 2.0GHz Core Duo & 2.2GHz Core Duo
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MacBook Air (15-inch, Early 2024)
Early 2024
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac15,13
Apple M3
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MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2024)
Early 2024
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac15,12
Apple M3
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MacBook Air (15-inch, Mid 2023)
Mid 2023
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac14,15
Apple M2
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MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2022)
Mid 2022
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac14,2
Apple M2
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MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2020)
Late 2020
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: MacBookAir10,1
Apple M1
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MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2020)
Early 2020
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: MacBookAir9,1
1.1GHz Core i3 & 1.1GHz Core i5 & 1.2GHz Core i7
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MacBook (12-inch, Mid 2017)
Mid 2017
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: MacBook10,1
1.2GHz Core m3 & 1.3GHz Core i5 & 1.4GHz Core i7
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MacBook (12-inch, Early 2016)
Early 2016
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: MacBook9,1
1.3GHz Core m7 & 1.2GHz Core m5 & 1.1GHz Core m3
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MacBook (12-inch, Early 2015)
Early 2015
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: MacBook8,1
1.3GHz Core M & 1.2GHz Core M & 1.1GHz Core M
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iMac (Retina 4.5K, 24-inch, Late 2024)
Late 2024
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac16,3 & Mac16,2
Apple M4
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iMac (Retina 4.5K, 24-inch, Late 2023)
Late 2023
Model ID: Mac15,5
Apple M3
iMac (Retina 4.5K, 24-inch, Late 2023)
Late 2023
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac15,4
Apple M3
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iMac (Retina 4.5K, 24-inch, Mid 2021)
Mid 2021
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: iMac21,2 & iMac21,1
Apple M1
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iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2020)
Mid 2020
Model ID: iMac20,2 & iMac20,1
3.8GHz Core i7 & 3.6GHz & 3.7GHz Core i9 & 3.1GHz & 3.3GHz Core i5
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iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Early 2019)
Early 2019
Model ID: iMac19,2
3.6GHz Core i3 & 3.0GHz Core i5 & 3.2GHz Core i7 & 3.1GHz Core i9
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iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Early 2019)
Early 2019
Model ID: iMac19,1
3.0GHz & 3.1GHz & 3.7GHz Core i5 & 3.6GHz Core i9
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iMac Pro (27-inch, Late 2017)
Late 2017
Model ID: iMacPro1,1
2.5GHz Xeon W & 2.3GHz Xeon W & 3.0GHz Xeon W & 3.2GHz Xeon W
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iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2017)
Mid 2017
Model ID: iMac18,3
3.4GHz & 3.5GHz & 3.8GHz Core i5 & 4.2GHz Core i7
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iMac (21.5-inch, Early 2013)
Early 2013
Model ID: iMac13,3
3.3GHz Core i3
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iMac G5 (17-inch, Late 2005)
Late 2005
Model ID: PowerMac12,1
1.9GHz PowerPC G5
Detailed Specs
iMac G5 (20-inch, Late 2005)
Late 2005
Model ID: PowerMac12,1
2.1GHz PowerPC G5
Detailed Specs
iMac G4 (20-inch, Late 2003)
Late 2003
Model ID: PowerMac6,3
1.2GHz PowerPC G4
Detailed Specs
iMac G4 (15-inch, Late 2003)
Late 2003
Model ID: PowerMac6,1
1.0GHz PowerPC G4
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iMac G4 (17-inch, Late 2003)
Late 2003
Model ID: PowerMac6,1
1.2GHz PowerPC G4
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PowerBook G4 Aluminim 12-inch
Early 2005
Model ID: PowerBook6,8
1.5GHz PowerPC G4
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PowerBook G4 Aluminim 12-inch
Early 2004
Model ID: PowerBook6,4
1.3GHz PowerPC G4
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PowerBook G4 Aluminim 12-inch
Late 2003
Model ID: PowerBook6,2
1.0GHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (12-inch, Mid 2005)
Mid 2005
Model ID: PowerBook6,7
1.3GHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (14-inch, Mid 2005)
Mid 2005
Model ID: PowerBook6,7
1.4GHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (12-inch, Late 2004)
Late 2004
Model ID: PowerBook6,5
1.2GHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (14-inch, Late 2004)
Late 2004
Model ID: PowerBook6,5
1.3GHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (12-inch, Early 2004)
Early 2004
Model ID: PowerBook6,5
1.0GHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (14-inch, Early 2004)
Early 2004
Model ID: PowerBook6,5
1.0GHz PowerPC G4 & 1.2GHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (14-inch, Late 2003)
Late 2003
Model ID: PowerBook6,3
1.0GHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (12-inch, Late 2003)
Late 2003
Model ID: PowerBook6,3
800MHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (14-inch, Late 2003)
Late 2003
Model ID: PowerBook6,3
933MHz PowerPC G4
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Mac Pro (Mid 2023)
Mid 2023
Model ID: Mac14,8
Apple M2 Ultra
Mac Pro Rack (Mid 2023)
Mid 2023
Model ID: Mac14,8
Apple M2 Ultra
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
Late 2013
Model ID: MacPro6,1
3.7GHz 4-Core Xeon & 3.5GHz & 3.7GHz 6-Core Xeon & 3.0GHz 8-Core Xeon & 3.0GHz 10-Core Xeon & 2.7GHz 12-Core Xeon
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Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
Mid 2012
Model ID: MacPro5,1
3.2GHz 4-Core Xeon & 3.3GHz 6-Core Xeon & 2.4GHz & 2.7GHz & 3.1GHz 12-Core Xeon
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Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: MacPro5,1
2.8GHz & 3.2GHz 4-Core Xeon & 2.7GHz & 2.9GHz & 3.3GHz & 3.5GHz 6-Core Xeon & 2.4GHz 8-Core Xeon & 2.7GHz & 2.9GHz & 3.1GHz & 3.3GHz & 3.5GHz 12-Core Xeon
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Mac Pro (Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: MacPro4,1
2.7GHz & 2.9GHz & 3.3GHz 4-Core Xeon & 2.3GHz & 2.7GHz & 2.9GHz & 3.3GHz 8-Core Xeon
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Mac Pro (Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: MacPro3,1
2.8GHz 4-Core Xeon & 2.8GHz & 3.0GHz & 3.2GHz 8-Core Xeon
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Mac Studio (Mid 2023)
Mid 2023
Model ID: Mac14,14 & Mac14,13
Apple M2 Ultra & Apple M2 Max
Mac Studio (Early 2022)
Early 2022
Model ID: Mac13,2 & Mac13,1
Apple M1 Ultra & Apple M1 Max
Mac mini (Late 2024)
Late 2024
Requires USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter
Model ID: Mac16,11 & Mac16,10
Apple M4 Pro & Apple M4
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Mac mini (Early 2023)
Early 2023
Model ID: Mac14,3 & Mac14,12
Apple M2 & Apple M2 Pro
Mac mini (Late 2020)
Late 2020
Model ID: Macmini9,1
Apple M1
Xserve Xeon (Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: Xserve3,1
2.3GHz Xeon E5520 & 2.7GHz Xeon X5550 & 2.9GHz Xeon X5570
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Xserve Xeon (Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: Xserve2,1
2.8GHz Xeon E5462 & 3.0GHz Xeon E5472
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Xserve Xeon (Late 2006)
Late 2006
Model ID: Xserve1,1
2.0GHz Xeon 5130 & 2.7GHz Xeon 5150 & 3.0GHz Xeon 5160
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Xserve G5 (Early 2005)
Early 2005
Model ID: RackMac3,1
2.3GHz PowerPC G5
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Xserve G5 (Early 2004)
Early 2004
Model ID: RackMac3,1
2.0GHz PowerPC G5
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