Other World Computing Debuts Quad Interface Storage

Other World Computing has announced the release of the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual-Bay “Quad Interfac”storage solution for Mac and PCs.

It features a high performance Oxford chipset with two SATA I/II hard drive bays for high-performance RAID storage of up to 3.0TB and fast transfer speeds of 300MB/s.   Built for performance-intensive applications, such as A/V, digital photography, professional music, graphics, as well as general data, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual-Bay “Quad Interfac”is designed for both Macs (Time Machine ready) and PCs, featuring a shock resistant, aircraft-grade brushed aluminum housing.   The “Quad” Interfaces provide complete plug and play interoperability on/between systems equipped with FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0, and/or eSATA. Quad interface support makes it easy to use the Elite-AL Pro between multiple systems/interface options as best suited to system availability while providing the same data accessibility, without reconfiguration, regardless of which interface option is used.

Seven Pre-Configured Mac and PC Compatible Solutions from $219.99 The Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual-Bay “Quad Interfac”FireWire 800/400+USB2+eSATA RAID Solution is now available in seven pre-configured solutions, from 500GB to 3.0TB, priced starting at $219.99 from Other World Computing.  

Complete Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual-Bay “Quad Interfac”Model Pricing:
500GB 7200RPM 32MB $219.99
640GB 7200RPM 32MB $234.99
1.0TB 7200RPM 32MB $259.99
1.5TB 7200RPM 64MB $339.99
2.0TB 5400RPM 64MB $399.99
2.0TB 7200RPM 64MB $419.99
3.0TB 7200RPM 64MB $499.99

Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual-Bay “Quad Interfac”Features:
-¢ Performance Plug and Play Hardware RAID Stripe Operation
-¢ Up to 64MB data buffer-¢ Oxford 936DS chipset
-¢ Cool Blue drive activity indicator LED
-¢ Super quiet operation
-¢ Shock resistant aluminum enclosure
-¢ 2 x FireWire 800 Ports, 1 x FireWire 400 Port, 1 x USB 2.0 Port, 1 x eSATA Port
-¢ External US/International AutoSwitching 100/240v 50/60Hz 5A UL listed power supply
-¢ Measures 2.8″ (W) x 9″ (D) x 5.25″ (H)
-¢ Three Year Solution Warranty
-¢ Mac and PC compatible
-¢ FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB, and eSATA connecting cables all included
-¢ Includes ProSoft Engineering Data Backup 3, NovaStor NovaBACKUP, and Intech SpeedTools Utilities software (a $200 retail value)

The Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual Bay “Quad Interfac”is compatible with Apple OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, OS X 10.0.x, and 10.2.8 or later, and Windows 98SE and later operating systems