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Review Summary
2017-03-01T10:31:03
I have bought several variations on this drive over the years, and I've always been impressed. This time, I wanted a fast, reliable, large-capacity work-horse to serve as a redundant back-up drive. I didn't have to think twice about what I would order. This is a great drive.
WARREN H.
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UL Listed U.S./International Auto Switching 100-240v Input, 50/60Hz Input, 12 Volt 3 Amp Output Power Supply (Adapter Plugs for International Use)
Vertical Stand
Mercury Elite Pro Manual (1.2MB PDF)
Oxford 944 and Oxford 3100 eSATA/FireWire/USB chipset
4.0TB HGST Deskstar 7K4000 Hard Disk Drive
SATA (Serial ATA)
64MB (65,536k)
7200 RPM
Pre-formatted for the Mac OS X operating system
The drive will require a re-format if you want to use it with Windows
USB 3.0 - (1) B Standard-B port
FireWire 800 - (2) 9 pin ports
eSATA - 1 port
USB 3.0 - Up to 300MB/sec
USB 2.0 - Up to 60MB/sec
USB 1.1 - Up to 1.5MB/sec
FireWire 800 - Up to 100MB/sec
FireWire 400 - Up to 50MB/sec
eSATA - Up to 300 MB/sec
eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 3.0
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2 compatible, OS X 10.1.x and later. Including 'Mavericks' 10.9.x (10.2 or later required for FW800 and USB 2.0)
USB 3.0: Macintosh with USB 3.0 interface, either built in or via USB 3.0 expander card
USB 2.0: Macintosh with USB 2.0 interface, either built in or via USB 2.0 expander card
FireWire 800: Macintosh with FireWire 800 interface, either built in or via FireWire 800 expander card
FireWire 400: Macintosh with FireWire 400 interface, either built in or via FireWire 400 expander card
eSATA: Macintosh with eSATA interface, either built in or via eSATA expander card
Time Machine Compatible: Mac OS X 10.5 (version introduced) and later
USB 3.0: Windows XP and later with USB 3.0 interface, either built in or via USB 3.0 expander card
USB 2.0: Windows 2000 and later with USB 2.0 interface, either built in or via USB 2.0 expander card
FireWire 800: Windows 2000 and later with FireWire 800 interface, either built in or via FireWire 800 expander card
FireWire 400: Windows 2000 and late with FireWire 400 interface, either built in or via FireWire 400 expander card
eSATA: Windows 2000 and later with eSATA interface, either built in or via eSATA expander card
Linux compatible via supported USB and FireWire interfaces
UL Listed U.S./International Auto Switching 100-240v input, 50/60Hz input, 12 Volt 3 Amp output Power Supply (adapter plugs for International use)
Operating: 5deg.C-55deg.C (41deg.F-131deg.F)
Non-operating: -40deg.C-65deg.C (-40deg.F-149deg.F)
Operating: 8%-90% RH (Non-condensing)
Non-operating: 5%-95% RH (Non-condensing)
65G 2mS; (non-operating) 175G 2mS
Operating: 1.0G (5-300Hz)
Non-operating: 5.0G (5-500Hz)
1,200,000
300,000
External Case: 1.5 x 9 x 4.6" / 38.1 x 228.6 x 116.84mm
794504765625
Steady and Reliable -- and not expensive!
By WARREN H.
I have bought several variations on this drive over the years, and I've always been impressed. This time, I wanted a fast, reliable, large-capacity work-horse to serve as a redundant back-up drive. I didn't have to think twice about what I would order. This is a great drive.
The OWC / Other World Computing Mercury Elite Pro 4TB External Hard Drive features a compact and shock-resistant design to ensure it stays functional and keeps your data safe. Inside its enclosure is a 3.5" SATA hard drive with a rotational speed of 7200 RPM and a capacity of 4TB, so you'll have plenty of space to save your favorite music, photos and movies.
The Mercury Elite Pro contains a USB 3.0 port (which is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1), an eSATA port and two 9-pin FireWire 800 ports (backwards compatible with FireWire 400, a separately sold adapter is required). The drive also comes out of the box pre-formatted for a Mac computer, but it can easily be re-formatted to work with a PC as well.