OWC Introduces Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini As Industry's First 2.5" 1.5TB "Quad Interface"

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

12 models starting at $99.97 offer FireWire 800/400, USB 2.0, eSATA interface for up to 300MB/s high performance Plug & Play fanless storage with no AC adapter needed

Other World Computing (OWC®), a leading zero emissions Mac® and PC technology company, 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:

5400RPM

250GB 5400RPM 8MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $99.97

320GB 5400RPM 8MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $109.99

500GB 5400RPM 8MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $119.99

640GB 5400RPM 8MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $144.00

1.0TB 5400RPM 8MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $179.99

NEW 1.5TB 5400RPM 8MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $279.99

7200RPM

320GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $109.99

500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $134.99

750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $179.99

Solid State Drive featuring the OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD

60GB SSD FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $219.99

120GB SSD FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $329.99

240GB SSD FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $599.99

All OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini models, including the new 1.5TB model, are available for immediate ordering from Other World Computing and are compatible with Apple OS 8.6 and later, including all versions of Apple OS X, and Windows 98SE or later operating systems. Solutions come ready for Plug and Play ease of use with all interface connecting cables, an over $100 retail value disk utility software bundle, and a three year complete solution warranty.

Portable & Bus Powered For Mobile Lifestyles

Measuring a compact 3.8" W x 5.5" L x 1.1" H, the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini offers storage capacity up to 1.5TB - enough space for up to 1.5 million JPEG photos, 750 DVD movies, 115 hours of digital video, or 526,000 MP3 songs - in its fanless, aircraft grade brushed aluminum enclosure. Because it's bus-powered, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini doesn't require an AC adapter, which makes it ideal for in-the-field business professionals, creative/entertainment professionals, students, and anyone else needing to back up data, transport large files between computers, gain additional storage capacity, and even perform video editing and live music recording.

Built For Performance & Flexibility

Designed to emulate the award winning history of the larger desktop sized Mercury Elite-AL Pro, the Elite-AL Pro mini portable storage solution line features the fastest 2.5" SATA hard drive

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