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DIY Bundle: Mercury On-The-Go Pro + 500GB HGST 7200RPM HDD
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro USB 3.0 & 2.0, 500GB HGST Travelstar 7200RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive & OWC 5 Piece Toolkit
DIY Bundle: Mercury On-The-Go Pro + 500GB HGST 7200RPM HDD
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro USB 3.0 & 2.0, 500GB HGST Travelstar 7200RPM 9.5mm Hard Drive & OWC 5 Piece Toolkit
Everything you need in one package, immediately ready to assemble.
Backup and store your data with style
and confidence
and confidence
- Upgrade, transfer & use original drive as external.
- Take your data with you - small enough to keep
in a pocket! - Easily add additional laptop storage with
no AC adapter required.
Examples of how this bus-powered On-The-Go
bundle can be used in real world situations:
Power Users / Travelers
Power Users / Travelers
Relocate your "home folder" to your On-The-Go Pro and have your files with you at home, at work or on the road without the need to synchronize your machines.
Laptop Owners
Clone your current internal SATA hard drive in your laptop to the new drive. Then install the new, larger drive in your laptop and keep the smaller drive in your On-The-Go for additional storage space.
iTunes Aficionados
Keep a copy of your iTunes library on your external drive to play on multiple machines.
Gamers
Add additional storage to your XBox 360 or PS3 game console to store music, media, and other downloads. PS3 even includes a backup utility to protect your internal drive's data.
For Everyone
Have the peace of mind of a complete backup plan. Create a bootable clone of your hard drive at regular intervals so if your computer goes down, your productivity doesn't go down with it. Boot to another computer and keep on working!
Includes:
- OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro
- 500GB HGST 7200RPM HDD
- 18" USB 3.0 Connecting Cable
- Carrying Case
- OWC 5 Piece Toolkit
Includes
- OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro USB 3.0 storage solution for SATA 2.5" Hard Drives
- 500GB HGST Travelstar™ Z7K500
- OWC 5-Piece Mini Toolkit
- Nylon Spudger
- Phillips #00
- Straight Blade 1.8mm
- Torx T8
- Torx T6
- High Quality Double Shielded USB 3.0 certified connecting cable
- Carrying Case
- Assembly Manual & User Guide
Gallery
500GB HGST Travelstar™ Z7K500 Specifications:
Specifications
Form Factor
2.5″ HDD
Interface
SATA 6.0Gb/s
Capacity1
500GB
Formatted Capacity2
465GiB
Rotational Speed
7,200 RPM
Cache / Data Buffer
32MB
Manufacturer Model Number
HTS725050A7E630
Format
Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)
Physical
Height (max)
7mm (0.275″)
Width (max)
69.85mm (2.750″)
Length (max)
100.35mm (3.951″)
Weight (typical)
95g (0.209 lbs.)
Bytes per Sector
512
Areal Density
630Gb/in2
Reliability3
Contact Start-Stops
600,000
Warranty
3 Year HGST Warranty
Performance
Transfer Rate (Max)
600MB/s
Track-to-track Seek
1.0ms
Average Seek Time
13.0ms
Average Latency
4.2ms
Power
Maximum Start Current, DC
5.5 Watts
Seek Power
2.1 Watts
Read Power
1.8 Watts
Write Power
1.8 Watts
Idle Mode
1.7 Watts
Idle Mode, Active
1.0 Watts
Idle Mode, Low Power
0.8 Watts
Standby Mode
0.2 Watts
Sleep Mode
0.1 Watts
Environmental (Operating)
Shock
400 G max at 2ms
Ambient Temperature (°F)
32°F to 140°F
Ambient Temperature (°C)
0°C to 60°C
Altitude
-304.8 m to 3,048 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000+ ft)
Environmental (Non-Operating)
Shock
1000 G max at 1ms
Ambient Temperature (°F)
-40°F to 149°F
Ambient Temperature (°C)
-40°C to 65°C
Altitude
-304.8 m to 12,192 m (-1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)
Acoustics
Idle (Typical)
2.3 bels
Seek (Typical)
2.4 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.
- Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability rates.
OWC On-The-Go Pro Specifications:
Bus Interface
- USB 3.0 / 2.0 & 1.1 Backwards compatible port.
Chipset
- ASMedia 1051e USB 3.0 chipset
Drive Mechanisms Supported
- Any 2.5" SATA hard drive or SSD up to 2.2TB in capacity and up to 12.5mm in size. Use of 12.5mm size drives requires Installation Support Kit.
Max Data Transfer Rate
- USB 3.0 - 500MB/s
- USB 2.0 - 60MB/s
UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) Compliant
- Yes
Port/Interface Bootability
- Can I use this solution as an external startup drive?
- USB 3.0: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info
- USB 2.0: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info
System Requirements
- Macintosh: Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, OS X 10.2.x or later including ‘Lion’ 10.7.x, and an available USB 3.0 port. Time Machine® Compatible: Mac OS X 10.5 (version introduced) and later.
- PC: Windows Vista, XP, 2000, NT, 98, and an available USB 3.0 port.
- Linux: Linux compatible via supported the USB interface.
Power Supply
- Bus Power via USB on most computers with USB 3.0 port factory stock.
- Optional AC Adapter* (available as a separate purchase here)
* AC adapter not required for most applications provided computer bus supplies appropriate power needs.
External Case Dimensions
- 3.5" (W) x 5.5" (D) x 1" (H)
- 88.9mm x 139.7mm x 25.4mm
Total Shipping Weight
- 6.8 oz. (.19kg) bare enclosure
Product Manual
Operating Environment:
Temperature
- Dependent on mechanism installed
Relative Humidity
- Dependent on mechanism installed
Vibration
- Dependent on mechanism installed
MTBF (hours)
- Dependent on mechanism installed
Reviews/Awards
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"The specific unit reviewed is a 1TB drive and it's a great addition to anyone's hardware setup, particularly if you're a road warrior."
— Dave Taylor, Ask Dave Taylor
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"OWC has created an upgradable enclosure solution with their Mercury On-The-Go Pro that is Mac and PC compatible and it can handle drives with terabytes of storage or a fast SSD."
— Chris Rauschnot, MacTrast
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"This versatility and size make it a great accessory for laptop or desktop computers."
— Tom Piper, AppleJAC
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"Performance is generally very good... clocks in at well over 40MB/s... "
— Christopher Phin, Mac Format
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"Performed very well... topped the chart among pocket-size portable external hard drives"
— CNET, Rating: Very good
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"The Best of Both Worlds: Performance and Portability."
— The Mac Observer
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"Small, Lightweight, Very Rugged and Priced Right"
— Scott Kelby, Photoshop User
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"A Little Powerhouse In Your Pocket"
— Ko Maruyama, Creative Mac
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"Highly Recommended."
"Faster Than Most Pocket-Size Drives." — PC Magazine -
"Nice Package... Solid Components in a Great Looking Acrylic Case... I Carry This With Me All the Time"
— PC Magazine
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"Among The Fastest External Drives We've Tested" — Macworld
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"The Powerhouse of Storage Systems" — Linsey Knerl, Tom's Guide
"That drive is great... it's my favorite enclosure... it looks AWESOME!!"
— Leo LaPorte, Andy Ihnatko, MacBreak
"Very Fast - Faster Than My Fastest Hard Disk." — Marshall Clow, MacNN
"An Ideal Storage Upgrade Situation."
— John Guilfoil, BlastMagazine.com-
"Blazing Transfer Speeds"
— Roberto Baldwin, MacLife -
"Plenty of Oomph"
— Dennis Sellers, Macsimum News -
"I Am Very Satisfied With this Enclosure...I Like the See-Through Case...The Ports Are Laid Out Nicely."
— Bryan Sherman, The Gadgeteer -
"This Enclosure Has Never Failed Me" — Terry White, Terry White's Tech Blog -
"MyMac recommends all OWC On-The-Go external bus-powered drives… conversation pieces and workhorses for eleven years. That's an impressive lifespan for an external hard drive." — John Nemerovski, MyMac.com - On-The-Go Pro 240GB SSD Triple Interface & On-The-Go Pro 500GB SSD Triple Interface
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"...fast ...speed cuts down working time and waiting time. ...it's hard to find any fault..." — Marshall Rosenthal, GadgetReview
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"...converting my old internal drive as an external one with the Mercury On-The-Go-Pro was a snap"
— Michael Grothaus, The Unofficial Apple Weblog -
"... performance of the drive is among the best in its class ... this latest product among a line of consistently quality products from Other World Computing, receives a solid five stars."
— Randy Yagi, Examiner.com
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"This is 1.5TB, which is huge, it can have full length feature films on it."
— Amy Scalia, "Queen of Chic", Fox 28 News
Customer Ratings
DIY Bundle
500GB
2.5" HGST 7200RPM 9.5mm HDD, OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro USB 3.0 & 2.0 Kit and OWC 5 Piece Tool Kit
Mfr P/N: OWCYMO3H500G72
OWC SKU: OWCYMO3H500G72
Upgrade, transfer and use original drive as external!
On-The-Go: 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Drive: 3 Year Warranty
Drive: 3 Year Warranty
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