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TGIF (Thank God It’s Falling in price): Elite-AL Pro Qx2

Friday, May 28th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

The OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 is the High-Performance, Redundant, RAID Solution for your high capacity needs of up to 8.0TB. Shipped default with RAID-5 mode enabled, this 4 bay solution allows the user to change/select between the RAID 0,1,5,10 and non-RAID SPAN modes that are fully hardware supported. Regardless of the mode of use selected, the Qx2 is plug & play accessible via its FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB2, or eSATA interfaces as per the best option/interface the user prefers to make use of based on the computer being connected to.

High-Performance, Flexibility, and Redundancy – all at a very competitive cost per gig + with extreme ease of use/plug & play simplicity.

Qx2 Key Features:

  • Solutions Pre-configured & Pre-Tested in RAID-5 Mode (Striped with Data Protection/Redundancy)
  • Multi-Hour Burn-in/Testing performed on Qx2 drive array prior to shipping
  • User Selectable Hardware RAID 0/1/5/10 & Non-RAID modes
  • Sustained Data Rates of up to/over 240MB per Second
  • RAID Mode, Status, and Access Indicator LEDs
  • Drive Status Alarm for drive failure
  • 4 x SATA II 3.5” Drive Bays (Removable)
  • Locking Front Cover
  • Quad-Interface (FW800x2, FW400x1, USB2x1, eSATAx1) Article Continues…