Owc 18Tb Mercury Elite Pro External Hard Drive

Owc 18tb Mercury Elite Pro External Hard Drive

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The OWC 18TB Mercury Elite Pro External Hard Drivefrom OWC 18TB Mercury Elite Pro External Hard Drivefeatures a compact and shock-resistant design with a 3-year limited warranty 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, transfer rates of up to 300 MB/s, and a capacity of 18TB, so you'll have plenty of space to save your favorite music, photos, and movies.

The Mercury Elite Pro contains a USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1/3.0) 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 using an optional adapter). Along with a USB-B to USB-A cable, the Mercury Elite Pro also comes with Firewire 1394B 9-Pin to 9-Pin and eSATA cables.

18TB Storage Capacity 1 x USB-B 3.2 Gen 1 Port 1 x eSATA Port 2 x FireWire 800 (9-Pin) Ports 7200 rpm Drive Rotation Speed 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Compact, Shock-Resistant Design Includes AC Power Supply Vertical Stand & Cables Included Compatible with Windows, Mac & Linux

Key Specs
Total Installed Storage	18 TB
Drive Type	Unspecified HDD
Default OS Support	Mac *Alternate OS Support via Re-Format
System Connection	USB-B 3.0 / 3.1/3.2 Gen 1 or eSATA II or, FireWire 800
Parameters
Drive Type	Unspecified HDD
Read Speed	Maximum: 300 MB/s
Default OS Support	Mac *Alternate OS Support via Re-Format
Encryption Support	No
External Enclosure
System Connection	USB-B 3.0 / 3.1/3.2 Gen 1 or eSATA II or, FireWire 800
Security Features	Kensington Security Slot
Material	Aluminum
Fan Cooled	No
Impact Resistance	Shock-Resistant (Unrated)
Environmental Resistance	No
Electrical
Power Source	Included AC Adapter
Power Draw	36.00 W
Input Power	100 to 240 VAC, 50 / 60 Hz
General
Operating Conditions	41 to 107°F / 5 to 41°C at 8 to 90% Humidity
Operating Shock	65 G / 2.0 ms
Storage Conditions	-40 to 149°F / -40 to 65°C at 5 to 95% Humidity
Dimensions	9 x 4.6 x 1.5" / 22.9 x 11.7 x 3.8 cm
Weight	2.65 lb / 1.2 kg
Packaging Info
Package Weight	4.595 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)	11.2 x 8.6 x 2.9"

The Mercury Elite Pro houses the JMicron JMS562 and JMicron JMB355 USB/FireWire/eSATA chipset, which works in conjunction with the 7200rpm drive rotational speed of the installed hard drive to deliver a fast data transfer rate. The Mercury Elite Pro boasts a maximum read speed of 300 MB/s.

A top-notch design and the best components ensure the Mercury Elite Pro Series is built to last, backed with a 3-year limited warranty by OWC.

The compact and shock-resistant design ensures safe portability. In addition, the Mercury Elite Pro offers one USB 3.0 port (backward compatible with USB 2.0/1.1), two FireWire 800 (1394B) ports, and one eSATA port for easy plug-and-play on virtually any system. Even the cables are included.

Designed to complement any user's system, the Mercury Elite Pro was created with the Mac Pro system in mind as a starting point. However, it's a fine storage solution for any computer.

macOS 8.6
macOS 9.0
macOS 9.1
macOS 9.2
macOS 10.0 Cheetah
macOS 10.1 Puma
macOS 10.2 Jaguar
macOS 10.3 Panther
macOS 10.4 Tiger
macOS 10.5 Leopard
macOS 10.6 Snow Leopard
macOS 10.7 Lion
macOS 10.8 Mountain Lion
macOS 10.9 Mavericks
macOS 10.10 Yosemite
macOS 10.11 El Capitan
macOS 10.12 Sierra

Windows XP
Windows XP (64-Bit)
Windows XP Professional (64-Bit)
Windows Vista
Windows 7 (32-Bit)
Windows 7 (64-Bit)
Windows 8 (32-Bit)
Windows 8 (64-Bit)
Windows 8.1 (32-Bit)
Windows 8.1 (64-Bit)
Windows 10 (32-Bit)
Windows 10 (64-Bit)
Windows 11

Linux supported via USB and FireWire interfaces

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does anyone know if these are fast enough for editing 2K footage off of?

A: The OWC Mercury Elite Pro USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive has a maximum transfer speed of 252 MB/s, which would not be recommended for high-resolution video editing.

Q: 2. I have several FireWire drives. I want to mount one at a time to this drive to transfer content. I would need to use the USB port to connect to my Mac Mini to make this transfer with Carbon Copy Cloner

A: It is not possible to mount a FireWire drive connected to the OWC 16TB Mercury Elite Pro External Hard Drive to a Mac over a USB host connection. In order to daisy chain a Firewire drive, you will need to connect the OWC Mercury Elite Pro to your Mac over Firewire.

Q: 3. how do I format to work on my p c?

A: The drive comes preformatted for FAT32, which is a Windows file system. There is no need to reformat the drive for compatibility.

Q: 4. Can I connect my camcorder to transfer videos directly to this enclosure? My camcorder has a 1394 port.

A: If the camcorder is compatible with external drives, then yes, you will be able to connect the OWC 20TB Mercury Elite Pro External Hard Drive via the 1394B Firewire 800 port.

Q: 5. Can these be stacked, or is heat an issue?

A: The vents on the OWC 8TB Mercury Elite Pro External Hard Drive are located on the sides, and not the top of the drive, so you could potentially stack them, but dues to the shape of the drive and the nature of rotating HDDs, I would not advise it.

Q: 6. is this compatible with M1 MAC?

A: The OWC 12TB Mercury Elite Pro External Hard Drive (USB 3.2 Gen 1) is compatible with a M1 Mac. Depending on the exact model you might need a USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter.

Q: 7. After connecting with USB-B can you daisy chain a FireWire 800 drive?

A: A FireWire signal cannot be sent over a USB connection, so to make use of the OWC 16TB Mercury Elite Pro External Hard Drive's FireWire daisy-chaining feature would require a FireWire host connection as well.

Q: 8. What brand of hard disk drive comes with this unit? If it’s the Toshiba, I will purchase it. If Seagate, probably not.

A: Unfortunately, the manufacturer doesn't specify the brand of the drives include with the OWC 16TB Mercury Elite Pro USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive. The brand may vary based on availability.

Q: 9. What are the minimum system requirements?

A: the OWC 16TB Mercury Elite Pro External Hard Drive BH #OWCME3QH7T16 only requires that a host machine have a USB3, eSATA or Firewire 800 port to work.

Q: 10. 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

Gary	16/09/2024
[36.00 W] I like the on/off switch, so I can turn it off when not in use for backups. The exterior metal housing stays cool, and the drive is quiet. The front lights up so you know when it's working. But the light is not overly bright to distract you. 5

Derek	03/09/2024
[65 G / 2.0 ms] I am a professional videographer and editor and my editing system is set up so I can fly effortlessly on it. However, because some of my peripherals are supported by older OS it is difficult to find external drives that are supported by an older OS as well as still have FW800 ports. OWC ticked both boxes so I bought an 8TB version hoping that it will have enough space to last a couple of years. I just finished editing a 2-month editing project with about 300GB of greenscreen, video of different codecs and a fair amount of compositing. The drive has performed flawlessly. I wanted to dock it one star because this thing is noisy...disconcertingly so. I was backing everything up every day to other drives in case this one crashed. If I moved the drive slightly, the vibrating noise would go away but come back. After a while, I realized the drive was not going to crash but never got used to all the buzzing and humming. I gave it 5-stars regardless of the noise because while all the other manufacturers assume all us users buy a new computer system every year, OWC realizes that there are a lot of older systems still out here being used and making money despite ever-tighter profit margins so kudos to them for that! 5

Selfishent	23/08/2024
[Aluminum] These drives are reliable enough said! 5

Eric	13/07/2024
[Aluminum] Solid enclosure with decent ventilation. Has a proper, full size USB connector (not one of the flimsy mini/micro connectors that can snap easily). Has an actual on/off switch (so it won't just randomly turn on/off if you connect/disconnect it but don't actually want to change whether it's on/off...). Relatively quiet, and comes with rubber feet to isolate from vibrations/bumps of whatever it's sitting on. 5

John	02/06/2024
[18 TB] Needed this drive at the last minute when a drive holding a copy of my first feature crashed. Delivery took 2 days and we were back up and running. 5

Tim	25/05/2024
[18 TB] We only have a couple of these but will be getting more in the future. 5

Kevin	13/05/2024
[Aluminum] I'm doing simple 4K editing on two of these drives (12TB) in Premiere and Final Cut, and so far they function as quickly as any other hard drive I've worked with. And they're massively quieter than my OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID drives. As long as they don't die on me, I'm totally happy with them! 5

kd4ko	28/04/2024
[65 G / 2.0 ms] I use this drive for my FCPX video editor. It is fast enough to keep up with my 1920 x 1080 videos 5

Sanford	30/11/-0001
[Aluminum] So far a great hard drive. An easy plug and play on my Mac. My last drive a Fantom only lasted for two years (with a one year warranty). So I was very happy to see the three year warranty that this came with. 5