Back up your company's most essential data with the OWC Mercury Pro LTO-7 Tape Storage Drive with 1TB Onboard SSD. Designed to fit conveniently in your workstation setup, this tape drive makes long-term storage quick and easy, ideal for businesses of all sizes.

Equipped with a single LTO-7 drive bay, you can archive information onto a single LTO-7 or 6 tape, ensuring your data remains in one piece for on- and off-site preservation. You get data transfer speeds up to 300 and 750 MB/s with native and compressed files, respectively. An internal 1TB SSD enables you to save data directly to this unit, giving you additional storage for your projects. Dual Thunderbolt 3 ports allow you to connect multiple devices to the Mercury Pro, allowing you to move data quickly, connect a compatible display, or daisy-chain multiple Mercury Pro units together for a truly massive storage solution. The Mercury Pro is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.

1 x 1TB SSD    1 x LTO-7 Tape Drive    Thunderbolt 3 Interface    Supports LTO-7, 6, & 5 Tapes    Up to 300 MB/s Native LTO Speeds    Up to 750 MB/s Compressed LTO Speeds    DisplayPort 1.4 Port    LTO-7 6TB Cartridge Included    1 x Cooling Fan    Compatible with Windows, Mac & Linux

Dual Thunderbolt 3 ports enable you to quickly transfer data, charge your notebooks, and use daisy-chaining to link multiple compatible devices together, saving you space and setup time. One of the Thunderbolt 3 ports provides you with 85W Power Delivery, charging your notebook while you are managing your data. You can also connect compatible displays, achieving native 5K resolution at 60 Hz refresh rate.

A single DisplayPort 1.4 video output enables you to connect a display to the Mercury Pro, turning it into an essential part of your desktop setup. This port supports resolutions up 8K at 60 Hz refresh rate or 4K resolution at 120 Hz for a clean and smooth picture.

Store your information right out of the box with the included LTO-7 6TB cartridge. You can store up to 6TB of information in native format or up to 15TB when compressed, allowing you to properly archive a large volume of information easily.

The Mercury Pro supports LTO-7 and 6 tapes with read and write capabilities. LTO-5 tapes are also supported in a read-only format, giving you the capability to still access data so you can convert it to a newer format when needed.

The aluminum housing includes a single fan designed to reduce thermal build-up, keeping your internal components cool which is essential when migrating large files.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does this work on an OS 10.6 Apple?

A: It's an enclosure the OS that you use it with won't matter.

Q: 2. Does this drive work in a Laptop other than Mac as well?

A: Yes, this SSD works in a Mac and PC.

Q: 3. Is this the OWC mercury electra pro The one compatible with Atomos Ninja 5?

A: This is the 2.0TB OWC Mercury Electra 6G not the Pro. But it is compatible with the Atomos Ninja 5.

Q: 4. What is the TBW rating for the 120GB and 250GB?

A: The manufacturer has not specified an TBW for neither the OWC 120GB Mercury Electra 6G 2.5" Internal SSD nor the 250GB model, however both have an MTBF of 1,500,000 hours.

Q: 5. Does it support SATA III?

A: It will support the connection, but as it has a USB interface it will be limited to USB 3.0 speeds.

Q: 6. does it come with a cable?

A: Yes, the OWC / Other World Computing 2TB Mercury Elite Pro External Hard Drive B&H # OWMEAL2 includes in the box: OWC Mercury Elite Pro External Drive eSATA cable FireWire 800 cable USB 3.0 Cable Power Supply. Vertical Stand

Q: 7. What brand u.2 drives are pre-populated

A: The OWC Mercury Pro U.2 Dual with SoftRAID & 2 x 4TB NVMe U.2 SSDs uses OWC drives prepopulated in the slots.

Q: 8. Is it possible for Macbook Pro 15inch , Mid2010 (2.4 ghz i5) ?

A: Yes it will work with that version of Macbook Pro.

Q: 9. I can’t seem to find a FireWire host connection. .??

A: The OWC 16TB Mercury Elite Pro External Hard Drive has 2 Firewire ports on the back of the drive.

Q: 10. OK, another question.Why did my first drive had a formatted capacity of 119.24GB, the second drive ,even though the same drive, only 111.7GB?Could someone please explain that??For me it looks like the first one was actually 128GB, the second only 120GB (both formatted with NTFS, both a single partition)...

A: I think I found the answer. The SSD (119.24GB) seems to be a refurbished as it has a Sticker across the Serial# with a new serial. It also is marked as SATA II while the other is marked as SATA III.@Andy L. : thanks for your response. I have formatted the bigger one externally as one disc and it will be the boot disc as soon as I have split the drive in half to be able to create a Dual Boot system. My data disc resides now where the DVD used to be...