OWC Mercury Elite Pro

Name: 500GB OWC Mercury Elite Pro 7200RPM eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2 Storage Solution
SKU: OWCMEAQ7500GB16
Price: 134.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 5.00 (9 reviews)

500GB Quad Interface Storage Solution

Mac / PC / eSATA / FireWire 800 / FireWire 400 / USB 2.0 & 1.1

High Performance, High Reliability, and High Portability are standard for the OWC
Mercury Elite Pro series!

Outstanding Features

High Performance

The high-speed Oxford 944SE bridge chipset combined with the fastest SATA drive mechanisms available allow Mercury Elite Pro Solutions to deliver the fastest single drive transfer rates possible, up to 300 Megabytes Per Second!

High Reliability

A top-notch design and the best components ensure the Mercury Elite Pro Series is built to last. The included three year warranty backs this up!

High Portability

The compact and shock-resistant design has the Mercury Elite Pro Series going places! In addition, the Mercury Elite Pro offers (1) eSATA, (2) FireWire 800(1394B), (1) FireWire 400(1394A), and (1) USB 2.0+1.1 ports for easy Plug and Play on virtually ANY system! Even the cables are included!

Style

Designed to complement any user's system, the Mercury Elite Pro was created in mind with the Mac Pro system as a starting point. As the pictures show, it's a fine storage solution for any computer. Also, a blue activity LED complements the design recessed behind the front grille showing when your drive is being accessed.

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From day one, the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Series has been designed to be everything you would hope for and more!

Includes the Powerful SpeedTools Utility Suite for Mac

The comprehensive Mac utility used by professionals for accurate Mac diagnosis and maintenance. Click the SOFTWARE tab below to learn more »

Includes

OWC Mercury Elite Pro "Quad Interface" Hard Drive
36" High Quality Double Shielded eSATA connecting cable (eSATA - eSATA)
36" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 800 connecting cable (9-9 Pin cable)
36" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 400 connecting cable (6-6 Pin cable)
36" High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0/1.1 connecting cable
External AutoSwitching 100/240v 50/60Hz Power Adapter
Vertical Stand
Mercury Elite Pro Quad Manual (3.7MB PDF)
Backup and Utility software CD

Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™ OEM (For Mac OS 8.6 - X only)
ProSoft Engineering® Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later
NovaStor NovaBACKUP® for Windows 2000 or later
Carbon Copy Cloner© for Mac OS X 10.4 or later

Over 1.5GB of Freeware/Shareware/Public domain software installed
OWC 3 Year Solution Warranty with 48-Hour Turnaround Time
complementary Level 1 Data Recovery

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Product Specifications:

Chipset

Oxford 944SE High-Performance Chipset

Standard Mechanism

500GB HGST Deskstar 7K1000.C Specifications:

Specifications

Form Factor

3.5″ HDD

Interface

SATA 3.0Gb/s

Capacity¹

500GB

Formatted Capacity²

465GiB

Rotational Speed

7,200 RPM

Cache / Data Buffer

16MB

Manufacturer Model Number

HDS721050CLA362

Format

Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)

Physical

Height (max)

26.1mm (1.027″)

Width (max)

101.6mm (4.0″)

Length (max)

147mm (5.787″)

Weight (typical)

680g (1.499 lbs.)

Areal Density

352Gb/in²

Reliability³

Contact Start-Stops

300,000

Nonrecoverable Read Errors

1 per 10¹⁴ bits read

Warranty

3 Year HGST Warranty

Performance

Transfer Rate (Max)

3.0Gb/s

Power

Maximum Start Current, DC

2.0 Amps

Idle Mode

4.4 Watts

Environmental (Operating)

Shock

70 G max at 2ms

Ambient Temperature (°F)

32°F to 140°F

Ambient Temperature (°C)

0°C to 60°C

Vibration

0.67 G (5 to 500 Hz)

Relative Humidity (non-condensing)

8% to 90%

Altitude

-304.8 m to 3,048 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000+ ft)

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Shock

350 G max at 1ms

Ambient Temperature (°F)

-40°F to 158°F

Ambient Temperature (°C)

-40°C to 70°C

Vibration

1.04 G (5 to 500 Hz)

Relative Humidity (non-condensing)

5% to 95%

Altitude

-304.8 m to 12,192 m (-1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)

Acoustics

Idle (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.

500GB* HGST Deskstar™ 7K1000.C**
*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 (Serial ATA)

Drive Cache Size

16 Megabyte (16,384k)

Drive Rotation Speed

7200RPM

Port Configuration

eSATA - 1 port
FireWire 800 - (2) 9 pin ports
FireWire 400 - (1) 6 pin port
USB 2.0/1.1 - (1) 5 pin port

Max Data Transfer Rate

eSATA - 3.0 Gbit/s (or 300 MB/sec)
FireWire 800 - 800Mbps (or 100MB/sec)
FireWire 400 - 400Mbps (or 50MB/sec)
USB 2.0 - 480Mbps (or 60MB/sec)
USB 1.1 - 12Mbps (or 1.5MB/sec)

Port/Interface Bootability

Can I use this solution as an external startup drive?

eSATA: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info
FireWire 800: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info
FireWire 400: 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

Format

Pre-formatted for Mac OSX
View instructions on Windows formatting

Macintosh System Requirements

Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2 and an available USB 1.1 or FireWire 400 port.
Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later. Including ‘Lion’ 10.7.x and an available USB2.0/1.1, FireWire 800/400 port, or eSATA port.
Time Machine® Compatible: Mac OS X 10.5 (version introduced) and later.

Windows System Requirements

Windows 98SE or later and an available FireWire 400 or USB 2.0/1.1 port.
Windows 2000 or later and an available USB 2.0/1.1, FireWire 800/400, or eSATA port.

Linux Requirements

Linux compatible via supported USB and FireWire interfaces.

ProTools Compatible

Yes.

Recommended eSATA Cards

Cards that OWC has tested and qualified for the OWC Mercury Elite Pro
PCIe (PCI Express) for Desktops

NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 Card $39.99

NewerTech MAXPower 6G eSATA RAID card w/ port multiplier. $84.99

Power Supply

3Amp 100-240v 50/60hz US/International Auto Switching - For replacement power supply click here.

External Case Dimensions

1.5 in (W) x 9 in (D) x 4.6 in (H)
38.1mm x 228.6mm x 139.7mm

Total Shipping Weight

Approximately 2.7 pounds (1.2kg)

Software Included

Intech® Hard Disk SpeedTools Utilities™ OEM (For Mac OS 8.6 - X only)
ProSoft Engineering® Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later
NovaStor NovaBACKUP® for Windows 2000 or later
Carbon Copy Cloner® for Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Over 1.5GB of Freeware, Shareware, Public domain software installed

Product Manual

Mercury Elite Pro Quad Manual (3.7MB PDF)

Operating Environment:

Temperature

(operating) 5°C - 55°C (41°F - 131°F)
(non-operating) -40°C - 65°C (-40°F - 149°F)

Relative Humidity

(operating) 8% - 90% RH (Non-condensing)
(non-operating) 5% - 95% RH (Non-condensing)

Shock

65G 2mS; (non-operating) 175G 2mS

Vibration

(operating) 1.0G (5 - 300Hz)
(non-operating) 5.0G (5 - 500Hz)

MTBF (hours)

1,200,000

Load/Unload Cycles

300,000

Warranty

OWC 3 Year Solution Warranty

The best warranty is one you never have to use - but should the need occur - we're proud to provide a superior level of support and service coverage to our customers. OWC and NewerTech storage solutions come fully backed by an Industry-leading 48-hour turnaround time which includes complementary Level 1 data recovery for the first year, plus additional data recovery options available throughout the warranty period, for complete peace of mind ownership confidence.

View more information about the OWC 3 Year Solution warranty

Note: Do not disassemble or otherwise open your OWC solution prior to the conclusion of OWC's 3 year Warranty period. Doing so will void the remainder of the OWC warranty.

Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n MEAQ7500GB16 UPC#: 718122778072

Software

Prosoft Engineering® Data Backup 3 for OS X v10.2.8 or later

Backup Made Easy. Data Backup makes it easy to backup to FireWire and USB drives, network drives, CDs and even DVDs. Make schedules so you don't need to 'think' about backing up... It does it for you.
A $59.00 Value! View detailed software info, or click here to purchase softwareseparately from solution

NovaStor NovaBACKUP® Solution for Windows®

NovaBACKUP has been helping millions of users recover from data loss and disasters for over 18 years. Feature rich, NovaBACKUP provides a powerful backup solution. Built-in support for hundreds of the most popular storage devices and a step-by-step backup and restore wizard makes NovaBACKUP extremely easy to use. Requires Windows 2000 or later.
A $49.95 Value! View detailed software info

Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™

Intech SpeedTools consists of a suite of utilities managed by an application which controls the launching, documentation and version control of each individual component utility, such as Disk Defrag and QuickBack. An easy-to-use installation and removal application is provided to make installation a snap, yet powerful enough to allow you to customize which utility component set you would like to create.
An $89.95 Value! View detailed software info, or click here to purchase software separately from solution

Reviews

Benchmarks

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Customer Ratings

Write a Review 5 / 5 9 out of 9 (100%) reviewers would recommend this product

Verified Buyer

Reviewer: mptanner

Rating: 5/5 The best external I have ever purchased September 15, 2018 I have purchased many of these external drive over the years. Only had 1 fail on me and it was the drive not the case, and OWC replace the drive not problem. Always great staff who know their stuff.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) 1.0TB (1000GB) OWC Mercury Elite Pro 7200RPM eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2 Solution. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: LinkSkywalker Location: Maine Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Great product and installation help August 18, 2017 Great product at a great price. Really appreciate the videos to help with installation. Installation went smoothly and the drive fired right up and is soooo much faster than the SATA that I replaced. Highly recommended .

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) 1.0TB (1000GB) OWC Mercury Elite Pro 7200RPM eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2 Solution. Customer Videos:

Verified Buyer Top 100 Contributor

Reviewer: MPandP Location: Ca Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 Get one November 11, 2016 Dependable ,quiet, durable, low heat,sturdy

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) 1.0TB (1000GB) OWC Mercury Elite Pro 7200RPM eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2 Solution. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Austin Location: Cupertino, CA Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Five years old and still humming... August 7, 2016 This is the proper time for a review of a disk device: five years after it’s been ordered and two years out of warranty.

This Elite Pro has been backing up systems all this time, year after year. It has always spun up and worked perfectly. I only “retired” it as I have moved to a MacPro and the backup disks are now internal. I suppose I could crack it open (an easy task) and add a 4 - 6 GB disk and use it for really big files (the e-SATA port would allow for quick transfer), but I’ll probably end up using it as an extra offsite backup for a safe deposit box.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) 1.0TB (1000GB) OWC Mercury Elite Pro 7200RPM eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2 Solution. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: oregon Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 performed as advertised March 7, 2016 I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) 1.0TB (1000GB) OWC Mercury Elite Pro 7200RPM eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2 Solution.

Verified Buyer Top 100 Contributor

Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Apple Valley, CA Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 Everything you could ask for. February 6, 2016 I have had the OWC Mercury Elite Pro 1.0TB since 2012 and it is still humming along without a hitch. I use it as a backup for all my important information and it has done so dependably. It is fast, quiet and rock solid. Highly recommended!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) 1.0TB (1000GB) OWC Mercury Elite Pro 7200RPM eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2 Solution.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: CA Age: 45-54 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 Rock solid. January 23, 2016 I'm mostly about reliablity, and there are only two types of HD's, those that have failed, and those who are going to.

This one has lasted a very long time, no errors, and is used as a backup. Someday it'll fail, and I'll get a new internal drive to replace it, reusing the case as they are very good.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) 1.0TB (1000GB) OWC Mercury Elite Pro 7200RPM eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2 Solution.

Verified Buyer

Reviewer: theeffort Location: Bethesda MD Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 OWC Merc Elite drives are reliable and stable September 20, 2012 I cannot say anything more commendable. We have at least a dozen of these running backup on our workstations and they have been flawless!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) 1.0TB (1000GB) OWC Mercury Elite Pro 7200RPM eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2 Solution.

Verified Buyer

Reviewer: RD84 Location: Simi Valley, CA Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 Dependability is what counts September 20, 2012 This is my 6th drive of this product from OWC and have had ZERO problems. This is what counts when you have 3TB's of my critical professional photograph restorations.

I ordered this product on a Sunday and it was delivered on Tuesday. Great service.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) 3.0TB (3000GB) OWC Mercury Elite Pro eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2 Solution.

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Reviewer: 2ndpatriot Location: Connecticut Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 As advertised August 4, 2012 I've only had this drive one week. Performs as advertised. Transfer speeds are also confirmed to perform as listed using firewire 800. But I believe transfer rate a bit slower using Superduper! for some reason. I don't believe it's the drive that's the problem. Smart Backup with 360gb on my 1TB drive takes only 10 minutes, so I'm not too concerned about it. The ordering/shipping process was backed up with informative emails providing status and tracking information without having to request anything. Just as customer service should be. I ordered on a Monday night, received drive on Saturday with free shipping.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from 2.0TB (2000GB) OWC Mercury Elite Pro eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2 Solution.

Verified Buyer

Reviewer: loneleepiner Location: orlando Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 The sweetest, most reliable drive you'd want. Does what it's supposed to do--"files your files" and doesn't cough. May 23, 2012 The drive is excellent--the sweetest, most reliable firewire drive you'd want. Does what it's supposed to do--"files your files" and doesn't cough. In additiona to those fact, the online ordering process at OWC is a breeze.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

Verified Buyer

Reviewer: RogerThatWizard Location: USA

Rating: 5/5 Greatest external hard drive in the universe April 18, 2012 The OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad external hard drive is all set to go when it arrives at your door. A solid superior quality product that you will be proud to own and display! As a bonus, the box includes a bundle of various connecting cable types (eSATA Firewire 800 Firewire 400 USB) so that you can start using it right away with your computer. Someone is thinking ahead at OWC!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from 2.0TB (2000GB) OWC Mercury Elite Pro eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2 Solution.

Verified Buyer

Reviewer: Photowizard Location: Los Angeles Age: 55-65 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 2 TB External Drive February 24, 2012 After installing the new ram in my IMAC 24" I plugged in the firewire 800 cord to the new drive and it fired right up. There was really nothing else to do, it was running right away. I used my firewire 800/400 to connect the new drive to my 750 Mercury Elite and it also fired up right away. So far the new drive is running well and used for system back up and external storage. It came with a nice selection of cables as well so no added purchase was needed.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from 2.0TB (2000GB) OWC Mercury Elite Pro eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2 Solution.

Verified Buyer

Reviewer: Stephen Location: Santa Fe Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 Fast, quiet, great support July 31, 2011 Product is excellent, as all reviewers attest. Service is out of this world, too. No fuss; they just fix any problem you may have.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from 2.0TB (2000GB) OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad Interface eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2 Solution.

Reviewer: BenM Location: Fox River Grove, IL Age: 18-24 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 3-4 months

Rating: 5/5 Quick and Pretty April 23, 2011 I've had my Mercury Elite-AL Pro for about 3 months now and absolutely love it! This 2TB model replaced an aging 750gb backup drive. The FireWire 800 connection provides quick and seamless Time Machine backups. My favorite part of this drive is the aluminum finish, it looks perfect next to my 27" iMac!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from 2.0TB (2000GB) OWC Mercury Elite Pro eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2 Solution.

Reviewer: Alan Location: Woodstock, IL Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 A work horse April 6, 2011 I was an OWC customer before I was an employee and a long time Mac user. When I started to run out of room on my trusty OWC Neptune drive, I decided to try one of our aluminum enclosures. I opted for the 1TB for back up and to store a growing movie library. I purchased this in Sept. of 2009, and leave it on 24/7. I use CCC to make weekly back-ups of my iMac. Silent, cool running. It just works!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) 1.0TB (1000GB) OWC Mercury Elite Pro 7200RPM eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2 Solution.

OWC 500GB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Mfr P/N: MEAQ7500GB16 OWC SKU: OWCMEAQ7500GB16 Quad Interface Storage Solution 3 Year Warranty

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OWC Mercury Elite Pro

500GB Quad Interface Storage Solution

Includes

Gallery

Product Specifications:

Chipset

Standard Mechanism

500GB HGST Deskstar 7K1000.C Specifications:

Specifications

Physical

Reliability3

Performance

Power

Environmental (Operating)

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Acoustics

Drive Interface

Drive Cache Size

Drive Rotation Speed

Port Configuration

Max Data Transfer Rate

Port/Interface Bootability

Format

Macintosh System Requirements

Windows System Requirements

Linux Requirements

ProTools Compatible

Recommended eSATA Cards

Power Supply

External Case Dimensions

Total Shipping Weight

Software Included

Product Manual

Operating Environment:

Temperature

Relative Humidity

Shock

Vibration

MTBF (hours)

Load/Unload Cycles

Warranty

Software

Reviews

Benchmarks

Customer Ratings

Reliability³