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 Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:11 pm Post subject: OWC Intros Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini Hard Drive |
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OWC Intros Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini Hard Drive
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Posted by: Kenan
OWC today announced the release of their Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini Hard Drive. With your choice of a 2.5" SATA hard drive or solid-state drive, the latest Oxford 934DSB chipset, and a "Quad Interface" of FireWire 800/400/USB 2.0/eSATA connectivity, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini Hard Drive offers up to 300MB/s data transfer speeds in a stackable brushed aluminum enclosure. It also includes all connecting cables and a pretty impressive software bundle. Pricing for the Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini Hard Drive starts at $139.99. OWC also offers barebone kits starting at $89.99.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Nice looking enclosure, but a tad pricey. |
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| Yeah, I like this one. Can't believe how small the Magic Mouse looks in comparison though. That thing is flat. |
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| aquaman wrote: | | Nice looking enclosure, but a tad pricey. |
Just what I thought! Very universal in connections though... My MiniStack of 3 years old is end of life (Spotlight is indexing on/off/on/off) When I start my mini, I do eventual backups to the discs and then I disconnect de drive on the desktop. In that case the hub still works, but I'm looking for a replacement. Something with a hub would be nice though... 
Oh, wait a minute, it's a 2.5" drive.... 
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| James T Kirk wrote: | | Something with a hub would be nice though... |
At least you can daisy-chain with FW800. I'm not sure if the FreeAgent Go for Mac drives offer two ports. I have the USB one and it's pretty nice though. I just like 2.5" externals for the noise levels. I can't even hear this one running. I'm not giving up much storage at 500GB either. |
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| devo wrote: | | James T Kirk wrote: | | Something with a hub would be nice though... |
At least you can daisy-chain with FW800. I'm not sure if the FreeAgent Go for Mac drives offer two ports. I have the USB one and it's pretty nice though. I just like 2.5" externals for the noise levels. I can't even hear this one running. I'm not giving up much storage at 500GB either. |
I own a 2.5" external, but that's more for travelling. Anyway, my 2007 Mini doesn't have FW800. When buying new casing/drive, FW 800 connecting would be wise to consider though... I like the G-Drives best, but they never come without HD. Seems they have least problems, is that true?
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Nice!
Expensive!!
I own a P-ATA/IDE drive!!!
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Good price, probably not free shipping to Europe... Not the most pretty drives I've ever seen though...  I just made a bid on a reasonable looking casing with FW and USB, see if that works...
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