OWC Intros Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 RAID Box
Like most average, consumer-level RAID setups, this one too boasts four drive bays for up to 8TB of storage (using a foursome of 2TB internal hard drives). There's also four selectable hardware RAID settings (0, 1, 5, 10, as well as a Span [NRAID] setting), and OWC promises that users will see data transfer speeds up to 300MB/second. We're also told that it's well suited for A/V, HD-video, digital photography, professional music, graphics, and redundant backup, and naturally it functions just with Mac and PC platforms. Of note, the device has been designed with a heat dissipating aircraft-grade brushed aluminum housing, and the front-panel LEDs give owners quick, at-a-glance system status.
The Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 is now shipping in capacities from 2TB to 8TB, priced starting at $699.99. Exact configurations that are available are as follows:
· 2TB OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 (500GB x 4 w/64MB cache) & 3 year warranty - $679.99
· 3TB OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 (750GB x 4 w/128MB cache) & 3 year warranty - $849.99
· 4TB OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 (1TB x 4 w/128MB cache) & 3 year warranty - $979.99
· 6TB OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 (1.5TB x 4 w/128MB cache) & 3 year warranty - $1149.99
· 8TB OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 (2TB x 4 w/128MB cache) & 3 year warranty - $1899.99
· Enterprise Class 2TB OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 (500GB x 4 w/64MB cache) & 5 year warranty - $799.99
· Enterprise Class 4TB OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 (1TB x 4 w/128MB cache) & 5 year warranty - $1149.99
Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 Technical Specifications:
• Oxford 936QSE chipset
• Data buffer up to 128MB
• Speeds up to 10,000RPM
• Data transfer speeds up to 300MB/s
• 2 FireWire 800 ports, 1 FireWire 400 port, 1 USB 2.0 port, 1 eSATA port
• 4 Front panel selectable Hardware RAID settings: 0, 1, 5, 10 or Span (NRAID)
• LEDs for RAID selection and hard drive status
• 4 hot swappable hard drive bays
• Smart Fan automatically regulates fan speed
• Fan and power supply warning buzzer
• Front panel lock with keys for drive security
• All interface connection cables
• Internal US/International 100/240V, 50Hz/60Hz, 12V/6A Auto Switching power supply
• Measurement: 5.31" (W) x 9.65" (D) x 6.96" (H), weight: 8.6 pounds (base case)
• Warranty: 3 year complete solution warranty, 5 year complete solution warranty
for Enterprise Class models
• Mac and PC compatible• Includes $200 retail value disk utility software bundle: Carbon Copy Cloner, ProSoft Engineering® Data Backup 3, NovaStor NovaBACKUP®, and Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™