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OWC / Other World Computing 4TB Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 4-Bay Hard Drive Specifications

  • Chipset

    Oxford 936 eSATA / FW800 / FW400 / USB 2.0 Chipset

  • Interfaces

    eSATA, FireWire 800, Firewire 400, USB 2.0

  • RAID

    RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 Hardware RAID Mode and NRAID Span Options
    Solutions are pre-configured as RAID 5 for optimum speed, protection and capacity

  • Drive Speed

    7200rpm

  • Cache

    15MB

  • Ports

    1x eSATA
    1x FireWire 400
    2x FireWire 800
    1x USB 2.0

  • Format

    Pre-formatted for Mac OS X

  • Data Transfer Rate

    eSATA: 3.0Gb/s
    FireWire 800: 800Mb/s
    FireWire 400: 400Mb/s
    USB 2.0: 480Mb/s
    USB 1.1: 12Mb/s

  • System Requirements

    Macintosh:
    - Minimum G4 processor, 128MB RAM
    - Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, 10.0.x or later and an available USB or FireWire 400 port
    - Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later and an available USB 2.0 port, FireWire 800/400 port or eSATA port
    Windows:
    - Minimum Intel Pentium III CPU 500MHz, 128MB RAM
    - Windows 98SE or later and an available FireWire 400 or USB port
    - Windows 2000 or later and an available USB 2.0 port, FireWire 800/400 port or eSATA port

  • Temperature

    Operating: 41-131Deg.F (5-55Deg.C)
    Non-Operating: -40-149Deg.F (-40-65Deg.C)

  • Humidity

    Operating: 8-90% RH (Non-condensing)
    Non-Operating: 5-95% RH (Non-condensing)

  • Shock

    Operating: 65G 2mS
    Non-Operating: 175G 2mS

  • Vibration

    Operating: 1.0G (5-300Hz)
    Non-Operating: 5.0G (5-500Hz)

  • Power Supply

    100-260VAC, 50 / 60Hz

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)

    6.96 x 5.31 x 9.65" (176.78 x 134.87 x 245.11 mm)

  • Weight

    8.6 lb (3.9 kg)

About OWC / Other World Computing 4TB Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 4-Bay Hard Drive

The 4TB Mercury Elite-AL Pro QX2 4-Bay RAID Solution from OWC / Other World Computing is an excellent option for high performance data storage and redundancy needs. Thanks to a front panel selector switch, this brushed aluminum RAID solution enables easy initialization of the RAID hardware settings, whether that be NRAID, 0, 1, 5, or 10. Configured with four accessible 3.5" Serial ATA bays, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB 2.0 and eSATA connectivity, this RAID Solution is the ultimate in performance and convenience.

OWC / Other World Computing 4TB Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 4-Bay Hard Drive Features

  • NRAID: Combines capacity of two or more drives of the same size without any RAID data distribution scheme into one logical desktop volume. Will also combine the capacity of varying size drives based on the lowest capacity drive in the set
  • RAID 0: Data is split into block over two or more drives at the same time for high speed and large capacity
  • RAID 1: Data is written at the same time to two drives for the highest level of data safety and redundancy
  • RAID 5:Data is Striped (RAID 0) while incorporating redundancy over three or more drives for the best combination of speed, capacity and redundancy
  • RAID 10: Data is Striped (RAID 0) over two Mirrored sets (RAID 1) of drives for fast redundancy

Key Features

  • Will also combine the capacity of varying size drives based on the lowest capacity drive in the set
  • RAID 0: Data is split into block over two or more drives at the same time
  • RAID 1: Data is written at the same time to two drives
  • RAID 5:Data is Striped (RAID 0) while incorporating redundancy over three or more drives
  • RAID 10: Data is Striped (RAID 0) over two Mirrored sets (RAID 1) of drives

What's in the box:

  • OWC / Other World Computing 4TB Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 4-Bay Hard Drive
  • 39" Double Shielded eSATA Cable
  • 72" Double Shielded FireWire 800 Cable
  • 68" Double Shielded FireWire 400 Cable
  • 76" Double Shielded USB 2.0 / 1.1 Cable
  • Power Cord
  • 2 x Front Panel Lock Key
  • Backup Software CD
  • OWC / Other World Computing Warranty