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OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro HDD/SSD Enclosure (with FireWire 800 & USB 3.0)

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SKU:
OWCMSTG800U3K
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0810586032483
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Description

OWC Mercury On-The-Go® Bus-Powered, HDD/SSD Multi-Interface Enclosure Kit - Mac / PC / USB 3.0 & 2.0 / FireWire 800 (FireWire 400 Backwards Compatible)

The OWC Mercury On-The-Go USB 3.0 & 2.0 / FireWire 800 (FireWire 400 Backwards Compatible) Enclosure Kit packs an incredible punch into a 3″ W x 5.5″ L x 1″ H 11 ounce package!

If you're looking for one of the most compatible mass storage solutions made, look no further! The OWC Mercury On-The-Go drive is all you'll need! Packing a one-two punch of super fast USB 3.0 and FireWire 800, the OWC Mercury On-The-Go has what it takes to truly work cross platform.

Outstanding Features
The OWC Mercury On-The-Go features the latest in performance with an Oxford combination FireWire and USB chipset creating one perfectly integrated storage solution.

The OWC Mercury On-The-Go's fanless design offers near silent operation while still keeping your drive cool. The built-in aluminum heatsink underneath the drive and passthrough cooling vents on the top of the case work in tandem to provide optimum results.

The On-The-Go "Add your own Drive" Kit enclosure is ready to accept your own 2.5" SATA Hard Drive or SSD. Now you can upgrade your Mac or PC notebook's internal drive and retask that old drive as a new external drive for even more backup and storage capacity! This solution will give you an excellent transportable storage device, or a backup option that you may have not had!

 

Hard Drive Not Included – Needs 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Drive

OWC NOTE: This drive enclosure requires a 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) drive mechanism.

 

Specifications:

 

Bus Interface

FireWire 1394B (IEE1394A/B/iLink Compliant), 2 9 Pin (powered) ports, backwards compatible with FireWire 400 (9-Pin to 6-Pin Cable) – requires FireWire 800 to 400 Cable/Adapter for use with 1394A Interface, see related items.

USB 3.0 / 2.0 / 1.1 Backwards compatible 9 pin mini "B" port.

Cables

All cables included. The USB cable connects to systems with USB, USB 2.0, and USB 3.0. No additional USB cable is needed to connect the drive.

Chipset Oxford 944 and ASMedia 1051e FireWire/USB chipset
Drive Mechanisms Supported Any 2.5" SATA hard drive or SSD up to 2.2TB in capacity and up to 12.5mm in size. Use of 12.5mm size drives requires Installation Support Kit.
Max Data Transfer Rate FireWire 800 – 100MB/sec
FireWire 400 – 50MB/sec
USB 3.0 – 500MB/sec
USB 2.0 – 60MB/sec
USB 1.1 – 1.5MB/sec
System Requirements

Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2 compatible, OS X 10.1.x and later. (10.2 or later required for FW800 and USB 3.0)

FireWire 800: PC with FireWire 800 interface, either built in or via PCI FireWire 800 card.
FireWire 400: PC with FireWire 400 interface, either built in or via PCI FireWire 400 card.
USB 3.0: PC with USB 3.0 interface, either built in or via PCI USB 3.0 card.
USB 2.0: PC with USB 2.0 interface, either built in or via PCI USB 2.0 card.

Linux compatible via supported USB and FireWire interfaces.

Power Supply

Bus Power via FireWire 800 supported on all models equipped with an available FireWire 800 port either factory stock or via add on FireWire 800 PCI Card.
Bus Power via FireWire 400 on all models made in 2001 or later via Factory ports or any model with add on FireWire 400 PCI Card.
Bus power via USB on most computers with factory installed USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port.

Need an additional power supply? Secondary/replacement power supplies are also available.

 

 

What is in the box

  • OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Bus-Powered, Multi-Interface, USB 3.0 & 2.0 / FireWire 800 (FireWire 400 Backwards Compatible)
  • Enclosure Kit for SATA 2.5" Hard Drives
  • 15" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 800 connecting cable (9-9 Pin cable)
  • 18" High Quality Double Shielded USB
  • 3.0/2.0/1.1 (9 pin mini A – B) certified connecting cable
  • Carrying Case
  • On-The-Go Pro Assembly Manual
  • 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty

 

 

 

Compatibility

Mac OS
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2 compatible, OS X 10.1.x and later. (10.2 or later required for FW800 and USB 3.0)
FireWire 800: Macintosh with FireWire 800 interface, either built in or via PCI FireWire 800 card.
FireWire 400: Macintosh with FireWire 400 interface, either built in or via PCI FireWire 400 card.
USB 3.0: Macintosh with USB 3.0 interface, either built in or via PCI USB 3.0 card.
USB 2.0: Macintosh with USB 2.0 interface, either built in or via PCI USB 2.0 card.

Windows PC
FireWire 800: PC with FireWire 800 interface, either built in or via PCI FireWire 800 card.
FireWire 400: PC with FireWire 400 interface, either built in or via PCI FireWire 400 card.
USB 3.0: PC with USB 3.0 interface, either built in or via PCI USB 3.0 card.
USB 2.0: PC with USB 2.0 interface, either built in or via PCI USB 2.0 card.

Linux
Linux compatible via supported USB and FireWire interfaces.

Reviews(3)

  • 5

    Unbelievable transformation for iMac 2010

    Posted by Adam on 17th Oct 2020

    Used this to run my old iMac 2010 from an external SSD by Firewire 800 which is an old standard now. The difference in responsiveness is amazing. Startup, waking from sleep, Spotlight, and opening apps is much quicker making the computer more pleasant to use. As per OWC instructions online I decided to do a fresh install of MacOs on the drive from the Recovery partition and then migrated about 800Gb data which took around 12 hours. There was a bit of concern when the subsequent restart froze for a couple of hours with the iMac getting hot but I turned it off and on and it has worked fine since. And when the iMac eventually packs up I still have the drive ready for backups etc. I have stopped Spotlight from searching the internal HDD so there is minimal HDD activity.

  • 5

    OCW enclosure

    Posted by Igor on 13th Oct 2020

    Amazing product, fast delivery, item as described.

  • 5

    FIREWIRE and USB3

    Posted by Stephen Austin on 18th Sep 2020

    Brilliant, it’s hard to find usb3 and firewire. Well made and fast, no compatibility issues with iMac. Excellent service and delivery. Highly recommended.