Other World Computing (http://www.macsales.com)
has announced its new OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro
mini
(http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/EliteALmini/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB),
a bus powered portable storage solution line. It
features a “quad interface” of FireWire 800/400,
USB 2.0, and eSATA connectivity in a portable, no
AC adapter required plug and play footprint.
Measuring 3.8 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches, the OWC Mercury
Elite-AL Pro mini offers storage capacity up to
750GB in its fanless, aircraft grade brushed
aluminum enclosure. It sports 2.5-inch SATA hard
drive mechanisms up to 7200RPM and even solid
state drives.The new Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini
line is available in six models offering a
variety of speed and capacity options:
° 320GB 5400RPM 8MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution, US$139.99;
° 500GB 5400RPM 8MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution, $169.99;
° 750GB 5200RPM 8MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution, $249.99;
° 320GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution, $149.99;
° 500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution, $199.99;
° 256GB SSD FW800/400+USB2+eSATA Storage Solution $839.99
The new OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini is
compatible with Mac OS 8.6 and later including
the latest 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”) and Windows 98SE
or later operating systems.
