Traditional spinning hard drives have been seeing increasingly larger storage capactities available in phsyical designs that are phsyically decreasing. Coupled with the growth/shrinkage is also the substantial reduction in price. I remember that as little as 1-2 years ago, a poratable hard drive in the 250GB range was upwards of $250. Now you can get the same capacity and phsyical size for much less, try around $100. Portable size is great, however one problem arises, the speeds at which most of these powertable drives operate – 5400 RPM’s. That is where OWC’s Mercury On-The-Go Pro picks up the ball and runs.
While other mobile users are chugging along with their portable hard drives at a painstakingly slow 5400 RPM, with Mercury’s latest drive you can now enjoy the benefits of AC cord free, bus powered mobility coupled with the higher 7200 RPM speed that is common on desktops and larger, less portable hard drives. Looking to knock out two birds (peta safe version: two humans) with one stone, the On-The-Go Pro also claims the title largest “high speed” portable, bus powered drive on the market weighing in at a hefty 500GB worth of 1′s and 0′s. Features of the Mercury On-The-Go Pro:
- 2.5″ Serial ATA
- 7200 RPM operation speed
- No AC Power cable needed!
- 500GB of storage
- 16MB Hard drive cache
- Data transfer speeds up to 100MB/s
- Super quiet fanless operation
- All interface connection cables included in the box
- Industry leading warranty: Three years complete solution
- Compact size: 3.5″(W) x 5.5″(D) x 1″(H)
- Lightweight: 11 ounces empty case, 2.5 lbs with drive.
- Mac and PC compatible
An added extra bonus compliments of Mercury comes by way of an included $200 software bundle that features:
- Carbon Copy Cloner, ProSoft Engineering® Data Backup 3, NovaStor NovaBACKUP®, and Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™.
Pricing:
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro USB 2.0:$189.99
- Features JMicron 20339 chipset, USB 2.0 Mini-B port, USB 2.0 Mini-B connecting cable, carrying case, $200 retail value disk utility bundle, and a three year warranty.
“Combo Interface” (FireWire 400 + USB 2.0): $219.99
- Features Oxford 934 chipset, FireWire 400 port, USB 2.0 Mini-B port, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 connecting cables, carrying case, $200 retail value disk utility bundle, and a three year warranty.
“Triple Interface” (FireWire 400/800 + USB 2.0): $239.99
- Features Oxford 934 chipset, two FireWire 800 ports, USB 2.0 Mini-B port, FireWire 800/FireWire 800 to 400 and USB 2.0 connecting cables, carrying case, $200 retail value disk utility bundle, and a three year warranty.
The amount of included hardware and software that you get combined with the large size and desktop like speed make even the Triple Interface a bargin. If you’re in the market for a new portable hard drive, you might just want to give OWC’s Mercury Pro a good look.
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