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First Price Drop of the Year – Elite-AL Pro “Quad”

Friday, January 14th, 2011 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Wow! With all the holiday specials and new products that we’ve had over the last month or so, we at OWC have been falling behind on our Price Drops. Well, the waiting is over; we’ve got the first Drop of the year for you, and it’s on none other than the award-winning OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro “Quad” Interface storage solutions.

Like all of our storage solutions, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro FireWire 800/400/USB2/eSATA “Quad Interface” offers incredible performance along with great versatility. Key features include:

  • Oxford 924 based performance bridge solution
  • Two 1394B 9 pin FW800 ports, One 1394A 6 pin FW400 port, One USB 2.0 port, One eSATA port
  • Large data buffer up to 32MB
  • Fully bootable, ideal for applications, A/V, Photos, Music, etc.
  • Certified for Audio/Video and Time Machine
  • Attractive & compact shock resistant Aluminum design
  • USB2, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, & eSATA cables ALL INCLUDED!
  • Prosoft DataBackup III (OS X), NovaStor NovaBackup (Windows), Carbon Copy Cloner (OS X), and Intech Speed Tools (8.6-10.6.x) included
  • Fully Mac & PC compatible
  • Industry leading 3 year solution warranty

Of course, you probably knew that already. What’s new about them are these, are these lower prices: Article Continues…

OWC Announces Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini As Industry’s First 2.5″ 1.5TB “Quad Interface” FireWire/USB Bus Powered Portable Storage Solution

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Other World Computing announced today that its OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini 1.5TB model is the highest capacity 2.5 “Quad Interface” bus powered portable storage solution on the market and available for immediate ordering with 12 models priced from $99.97. Featuring a “Quad Interface” of FireWire® 800/400, USB 2.0, and eSATA interface connectivity for data transfer speeds up to 300MB/s, the fanless Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini delivers the highest storage/backup performance available to Mac or PC users in a portable, brushed aluminum, no AC adapter required Plug and Play footprint.

In addition to the new 1.5TB model which offers 500GB more capacity than other competing brand portable drives, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini is available in eleven other “Quad Interface” models offering a variety of speed, capacity, and drive type options: Article Continues…

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OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 High Performance Plug And Play Hardware RAID Data Storage/Backup Solution Now Offers Up To 12TB

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Other World Computing announced today it has expanded the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 desktop hardware RAID storage line storage capacity to 12TB by utilizing four 3TB high performance hard drives in the Qx2’s four hot swappable drive bays. In addition to offering massive storage/backup capacity in a desktop sized footprint, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 features a “Quad Interface” of FireWire® 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0, and eSATA ports and four selectable Hardware RAID settings – 0, 1, 5, 10 – for high speed, highly reliable Plug and Play use with Macs and PCs.

Four Prosumer Models Starting At $479.99

  • 2TB OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 (500GB x 4 w/64MB cache) & three year warranty - $479.99

  • 4TB OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 (1TB x 4 w/128MB cache) & three year warranty –  $579.99

Currently on year end special for Article Continues…

Category: Press Releases

OWC Announces Bus Powered Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual Mini Portable “Quad Interface” Storage Solution With Selectable Hardware RAID

Thursday, December 16th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Other World Computing announced today it has expanded its award-winning storage solution line with the new Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini bus powered portable hardware RAID storage solution. Featuring 14 pre-configured models with hardware RAID-1 “mirrored” redundancy for “live activity” data protection; or RAID-0 “stripe” for maximum data transfer speed, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini contains two 2.5″ hard drives or OWC Mercury SSDs for up to 2.0TB of capacity, a “Quad Interface” of FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0, & eSATA connections for Plug and Play data transfer speeds up to 300MB/s with Mac and PC computers. Article Continues…

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OWC Mercury Rack Pro Four Bay 1U Rackmount RAID Storage Solutions Now Offer Up To 12.0TB Of High Performance Data Storage/Backup Capacity

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Other World Computing today announced that it has expanded the storage capacity of its OWC Mercury Rack Pro rackmount storage solutions to an industry leading maximum of 12.0TB. With four hard drive bays each capable of holding up to 3.0TB each, the OWC Mercury Rack Pro now delivers up to a total of 12.0TB of high performance data storage and backup capacity in a space-saving 1U rackmount design. The Mercury Rack Pro is available in two RAID and interface models: the “Quad Interface” model with FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2, and eSATA ports and Hardware RAID 0/1/5/10/Span modes; and the eSATA port multiplier RAID ready model.

17 Mac and PC Compatible Solutions Up To 12.0TB from $529.99

The Mercury Rack Pro is immediately available in 17 pre-configured solutions, from 2.0TB to 12.0TB, priced starting at $529.99 MSRP from Other World Computing at www.macsales.com. The Mercury Rack Pro is compatible with Apple OS X 10.2 and higher, and Windows Windows XP and later operating systems and comes complete with all interface connecting cables, a $200 retail value disk utility software bundle, and up to a 5 year solution warranty. Article Continues…

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Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini Gets Smaller – in Price That Is.

Friday, October 22nd, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed
It’s Friday and that means we’ve got another round of price drops just for you. This week we’re featuring the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini – A smaller, portable, bus-powered version of our best selling and award winning Mercury Elite-AL Pro line of desktop solutions. Designed for High-Performance, Flexibility, and Reliability + Ultimate Portability – this FireWire 800/400+USB2+eSATA measures in at only 5.5″ x 3.8″ x 1.1″ and provides up to 1.0TB of High-Performance Portable Capacity!

Key features of the OWC Mercury Elite-AL FireWire 400 + USB2 Solutions include:

  • Performance Oxford-based bridge solution
  • Two 1394B 9 Pin, One USB 2.0, and One eSATA Interface ports
  • Large Data Buffer up to 32MB
  • Fully bootable, ideal for applications, A/V, Backup (TimeMachine, Etc), Photos, Music, etc.
  • Single Cable Bus-Powerable via FireWire or USB2
  • Bus-Power via FireWire (or AC Adapter) for High-Performance eSATA Interface use.
  • Attractive & Compact shock resistant Aluminum design
  • FireWire 800, USB 2.0, and eSATA Flex Cables ALL Included!
  • Fully Mac & PC Compatible
  • Industry Leading Comprehensive 3 Year Solution Warranty Article Continues…

Double the Elite-AL Price Drops

Friday, October 15th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Wow… this is getting embarrassing. Two weeks ago, we had a nice “Two-fer” price drop on the OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro. Then, last week, we saw a second pair of drops on the Mercury Elite-AL Pro RAID solutions (along with an extra drop for the NewerTech Guardian MAXimus). With all these reductions recently, there’s no way that we could have another pair of drops for you…

Apparently, though, there is a way, because we’ve got price drops on both the Firewire/USB and “Quad” Interface versions of the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro storage solution.

Like all of our storage solutions, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro series offers incredible performance along with great versatility. Key features include:

  • Oxford 924 based performance bridge solution
  • Two 1394B 9 pin FW800 ports, One 1394A 6 pin FW400 port, One USB 2.0 port, One eSATA port (“Quad” Interface Model Only)
  • Two 1394A Pin 6 Pin FW400 Ports, One USB 2.0 Port (FW/USB version only)
  • Large data buffer up to 32MB
  • Fully bootable, ideal for applications, A/V, Photos, Music, etc.
  • Certified for Audio/Video and Time Machine
  • Attractive & compact shock resistant Aluminum design
  • Connection cables for all interfaces included.
  • Prosoft DataBackup III (OS X), NovaStor NovaBackup (Windows), Carbon Copy Cloner (OS X), and Intech Speed Tools (8.6-10.6.x) included
  • Fully Mac & PC compatible
  • Industry leading comprehensive 3 year solution warranty

That’s a lot of value packed into a single storage solution. But we’re going to make them an even better value with these new prices. Article Continues…

OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro “Quad” Prices Falling Like Rain

Friday, August 6th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Over the last few weeks or so, the Chicagoland area has seen more than its fair share of precipitation, even resulting in flash flooding in some suburbs.

Fortunately, we in Woodstock didn’t seem to get hit quite as hard by the storms. But, while the rain isn’t falling as heavily around here, prices on OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro “Quad” Interface storage solutions are falling enough to make up the slack – except with these drops, it’s a little more like sunshine!

Like all of our storage solutions, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro FireWire 800/400/USB2/eSATA “Quad Interface” offers incredible performance along with great versatility. Key features include:

  • Oxford 924 based performance bridge solution
  • Two 1394B 9 pin FW800 ports, One 1394A 6 pin FW400 port, One USB 2.0 port, One eSATA port
  • Large data buffer up to 32MB
  • Fully bootable, ideal for applications, A/V, Photos, Music, etc.
  • Certified for Audio/Video and Time Machine
  • Attractive & compact shock resistant Aluminum design
  • USB2, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, & eSATA cables ALL INCLUDED!
  • Prosoft DataBackup III (OS X), NovaStor NovaBackup (Windows), Carbon Copy Cloner (OS X), and Intech Speed Tools (8.6-10.6.x) included
  • Fully Mac & PC compatible
  • Industry leading 3 year solution warranty

What makes them really great values, though, are these new, lower prices:

Prosoft Drive Genius 3 Bundle Offer

Purchasing Prosoft Drive Genius 3 along with an OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro (or any OWC or NewerTech external storage solution) can save you $60 off the retail price of the program. Check our Web site for more details.