OWC Mercury Pro U.2 Dual 3.5" NVMe Enclosure with SoftRAID - Discontinued

by OWC

RRP: £354.99 (15% off)

£299.99

Estimated . £299.99

Overview

OWC Mercury Pro U.2 Dual

The Mercury Pro U.2 Dual is ready for you to install two NVMe U.2 SSDs, so you can edit high-res files on the fly, ingest and duplicate dailies without a hitch, rip through the tightest of timelines, and backup huge music and photo libraries in a flash. While it offers blazingly fast performance with massive storage capacity, this compact solution is small enough to easily fit on a DIT cart, in a rack, or on your desktop.

Nearly 6x Faster SSD Performance

NVMe U.2 SSD use began in the corporate and server market, where ROI is defined in nanoseconds and dependability is paramount. Now, the Mercury Pro U.2 Dual brings enterprise-level performance and reliability to your home or office. The NVMe SSDs utilise Thunderbolt’s full 2800MB/s of data bandwidth capability, so it functions nearly 6x faster than your typical SSD.

Adaptable Flexibility

The Mercury Pro U.2 Dual easily handles any project backup and storage task you throw at it. Dual drive bays house NVMe U.2 SSDs, ready for the RAID level of your choice, to tackle nearly any data need imaginable. From personal videos to major motion pictures, from photo shoots to file backups... the Mercury Pro U.2 Dual gives you necessary the capacity and horsepower get the job done.

SoftRAID: RAID Made Easy

Harness the full capability of your OWC drive array with the included SoftRAID XT, the most powerful, intuitive RAID management software on the market for macOS and Windows. SoftRAID’s RAID creation and management technology has been finely tuned to perfection with over 20 years of development to provide rock solid protection of your data and optimise drive performance.

SoftRAID XT provides an unbeatable combination of speed, protection, and compatibility…

Advanced: create RAID 0/1/4/5/1+0 (10) arrays
Protected: SoftRAID Monitor constantly watches your disks and alerts you if problems are detected
Validated: volume validation ensures sectors can be read and parity is correct
Certified: checks disks before use to ensure they are safe for data storage
Vigilant: error prediction helps protect against unexpected failure
Universal: move SoftRAID arrays seamlessly between Mac and PC2 with built-in OWC MacDrive technology

Ready to Work Anywhere

The Mercury Pro U.2 Dual can be taken wherever you need a compact yet super-fast massive capacity storage solution. At 147 x 239 x 85 mm and weighing just 1800 grams with drives, the Mercury Pro U.2 Dual can travel anywhere your workflow takes you. It connects to Thunderbolt Macs and PCs and can work cross-platform using OWC's MacDrive 10 Pro software (sold separately).

Your Digital Life…Protected for FREE

Backing up and protecting your data is critically important. But all too often it’s a task that falls to the bottom of the “to do” list, and you don’t realise it until it is too late. That’s why OWC has partnered with Acronis to give you 1 full year of the #1 personal backup and antivirus software to integrate into your workflow.

Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office safeguards you from today’s data threats—from accidents to failures to attacks. With easy, intuitive backup and Ai-enhanced antimalware technology, your digital life is protected—photos, files, applications, systems, and the devices they are on.

Blazing fast: utilise Thunderbolt’s full 2800MB/s data bandwidth
Unrivalled capacity: the only dual bay solution configurable with up to eight NVMe SSDs
Includes SoftRAID: World’s most user-friendly, fully featured software RAID package
Additional connectivity: second Thunderbolt USB-C port lets you add up to five Thunderbolt devices, or your choice of a USB-C or DisplayPort device
Easy drive monitoring: front panel activity LEDs offer instant status update
Compatible: works with Mac and Windows computers

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Introducing the OWC Mercury Pro U.2 Dual

The Mercury Pro U.2 Dual is powered by up to eight NVMe SSDs, so you can edit high-res files on the fly, ingest and duplicate dailies without a hitch, rip through the tightest of timelines, and backup huge music and photo libraries in a flash.