OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual USB3.0 / Firewire 800 16TB

OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual USB3.0 / FireWire 800 (16TB)

The Mercury Elite Pro Dual USB3.0 / FireWire 800 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 / FireWire 800 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 / FireWire 800 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 two FireWire 800 ports 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
    • Linux Kernel v. 2.6.31 or later
  • FireWire 800
    • OS X 10.2 or later
    • Windows XP or later
    • Linux Kernel v. 2.6.31 or later
  • Driver
    • Driver not required for OS X
    • Driver not required for Windows

Hardware Requirements

• Minimum
  • Mac or PC featuring USB 2.0 or FireWire 800 interface
• Recommended (Best Performance)
  • Mac or PC featuring USB 3.1 Gen 1 interface

Bootability

• USB 3.1 Gen 1 / 2.0: Any Mac that supports booting via USB
• Any Mac that supports booting via FireWire 800
• Boot Camp volumes on this device cannot be used as OS X Startup Disks.

Interface (Chipset)

• (1) USB 3.1 Gen 1 (JMicron JMS562)
• (2) FireWire 800 (JMicron JMB355)

Standard Mechanism

• 2 x 12.0TB Seagate Enterprise Capacity SED (Helium) Hard Disk Drives

RAID Modes Supported

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

Initial Configuration

• RAID 0
• Included Drive Guide software will format the drive for either OS X or Windows

UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) Compliant

• Yes

Power

• Power Supply
  • External UL-listed universal auto-switching
  • AC input: 100 ~ 240V, 50/60Hz
  • DC output:, 12V @ 5A
  • 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°

Dimensions

• Height: 5.3 in (13.5 cm)
• Width: 2.8 in (7.1 cm)
• Length: 8.9 in (22.7 cm)
• Weight (without drives)
  • 4 lb. (1.0 kg)