OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual USB3.0 / eSATA 4TB

OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual USB3.0 / eSATA (4TB)

The Mercury Elite Pro Dual USB3.0 / eSATA  is the best dual-drive hardware RAID solution for creative workflows, archiving of projects and system back-ups where reliability and versatile performance are important. Simply mount two fast hard drives, which are easily configurable in several RAID modes with emphasis on the easily accessible switch, connect the Mercury Elite Pro Dual seamlessly to every work environment.

Reliable hardware RAID maximizes the full potential of two 3.5” 7200RPM hard drives in the Mercury Elite Pro Dual USB3.0 / eSATA and comes configured in high-speed RAID 0 mode for maximum supported transfer speeds of your devices. With speeds up to 390MB/s, the Mercury Elite Pro Dual USB3.0 / eSATA is fast enough for HD video workflows. Configure the Mercury Elite Pro Dual to RAID 1 for extra security of mirrored data.

The Mercury Elite Pro Dual delivers both superfast USB3.0 as well as an eSATA port and offers much connectivity and versatility for your equipment because of it. A second generation, easily accessible and sandblasted aluminum chassis with fast fans, provides quiet power. You can also, because of the integrated LEDs, instantaneously see the status of your RAID, and intelligent power management will save energy and reduce wearing by automatically powering down the hard drives when inactive.

Specifications

Software Requirements

• OS
  • USB 3.1 Gen 1
  • OS X 10.6.8 or later
  • Windows XP or later
• eSATA
  • OS X 10.6.8 or later
  • Windows XP or later
• Driver
  • Driver not required for OS X
  • Driver not required for Windows

Hardware Requirements

• Minimum
  • Mac or PC featuring USB 2.0 interface
  • Recommended (Best Performance)
  • Mac or PC with a USB 3.1 Gen 1 interface
  • Mac or PC with an eSATA 6G interface

Bootability

• Any Mac that supports booting via USB
• Any Mac that supports booting via eSATA

UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) Compliant

• Yes

Interface (Chipset)

• (1) USB 3.1 Gen 1 (JMicron JMS562)
• (1) eSATA (JMicron JMS562)
• Interface Controller: ASMedia ASM1456B

Drive(s) Supported

• (2) 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s drives
• SATA revision 3.0 (6Gb/s) compliant
• Compatible with SATA revisions 2.0 (3Gb/s) and 1.0 (1.5Gb/s)

Performance

• USB 3.1 Gen 1
  • 401 MB/s Read
  • 407 MB/s Write
• eSATA
  • 412 MB/s Read
  • 407 MB/s Write

RAID Modes Supported

• Hardware
• RAID 0, 1, SPAN, and Independent drive mode

Initial Configuration

• Empty

Power

• Power Supply
  • External UL-listed universal auto-switching
  • AC input: 100 ~ 240V, 50/60Hz
  • DC output:, 12V @ 4A
  • Replacement power supply sold separately
  • Adapter plugs for international use sold separately

Environment

• Environmental (Operating)
  • Temperature (°F) 41° — 107°
  • Temperature (°C) 5° — 42°
• Environmental (Non-Operating)
  • Temperature (°F) &min;40° — 149°
  • Temperature (°C) &min;40° — 65°

Height

• 135 mm (5.3 in)

Width

• 72 mm (2.8 in)

Length

• 226 mm (8.9 in

Weight (without drives)

• 3 kg (2.5 lbs.)