New Mercury Elite Pro Mini Storage USB Drives Come with Bus-Powered Plug-and-Play Connectivity

Press Release Summary:

The Mercury Elite Pro Mini Storage USB Drives are suitable for use in client meetings, studio sessions and on-set downloads. The units are offered in 2.5 in. SATA hard drive or solid state drive designs with heat-dissipating fanless design. They are enclosed in impact resistant brushed aluminum and are Thunderbolt™ 3 compatible. The drives are supported on MACs and PCs and come with (1) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C) and (1) eSATA 6Gb/s port. The drives offer up to 4TB storage and transfer speeds up to 540MB/s.

Original Press Release:

The OWC Mercury Elite Pro Mini Family of Storage Solutions Delivers USB-C Performance in a Portable Package

Bus-powered USB-C drives for professional production workflows where rugged, cool, quiet and blazing fast performance is paramount

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- OWC®, a leading zero emissions Mac and PC technology company, today announced its 2019 family of Mercury Elite Pro Mini storage solutions. Perfect for client meetings, studio sessions and on-set downloads, the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini USB-C with full Thunderbolt™ 3 compatibility is a powerhouse of data transfer and storage.

The new Mercury Elite Pro mini with USB-C is engineered to keep pace with production schedules, from the studio to the office and everywhere in between. With bus-powered plug-and-play connectivity, users can ditch those adapters and grab, share and present works in progress.

"The Mercury Elite Pro family of storage solutions has been a favorite with our music, video and creative professional enthusiasts for many years, and it just keeps getting better," said Larry O'Connor, OWC Founder & CEO. "When data is your livelihood, there's nothing better in life than a rugged, blazing fast hard drive or SSD, and frankly there's just about no other hard drive out there that's better or more versatile than this one."

Choose from either a 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive or a Solid State Drive (SSD) design - both with a heat-dissipating, fanless design – these drives were designed for any professional application where cool, super-quiet operation and blindingly fast performance is required. The Pro mini offers eSATA and USB-C connection options, delivering up to 540MB/s transfer speeds with models offering up to 4TB storage capacity. Enclosed in sleek, impact resistant brushed aluminum, it's lightweight and compact, so it easily goes anywhere.

Key Features

• Up to 4TB storage
• Up to 540MB/s transfer speeds
• Thunderbolt 3 compatible
• Bus-powered
• Supported on Macs and PCs
• No drivers required
• Ports: (1) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C); (1) eSATA 6Gb/s
• 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty

Availability and Pricing
The Mercury Elite Pro mini USB-C is available at MacSales.com:

OWCMEPMTCES $74.99                           OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini USB-C/e-SATA

OWCME6CM5T01 $109.99                        OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini HDD 1TB

OWCME6CM5T02 $149.99                        OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini USB-C HDD 2TB

OWCME6CM5T04 $219.99                       OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini USB-C HDD 4TB

OWCME6CM7500 $124.99                       OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini USB-C HDD 500GB

OWCME6CM7T01 $139.99                       OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini USB-C HDD 1TB

OWCME6CM6EP500 $169.99                  OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini USB-C SSD 500GB

OWCME6CM6EPT01 $299.99                  OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini USB-C SSD 1TB

OWCME6CM6EPT02 $499.99                  OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini USB-C SSD 2TB

About OWC
Other World Computing (OWC), founded by Larry O'Connor when he was 14 years old in 1988, is dedicated to helping tech enthusiasts and industry professionals do more and reach higher. Our trusted storage, connectivity, software and expansion solutions enable creative professionals, producers, educators and government entities to get the most out of their technology investments, protect valuable digital assets and expand their hardware's capabilities to keep up with the demands and evolution of their work. OWC features an award-winning technical support team that is on hand 24/7 as well as an unparalleled library of step-by-step installation and support videos. In everything we do at OWC, we believe in making a better world where technology inspires imagination and everything is possible.

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