Store and take your important data with you while on the go using the 1TB Mercury Elite Pro Mini 5400 External Hard Drive from OWC. With a capacity of 1TB this drive can be used for additional storage or for backing up your videos, photos, music, documents, and other files. The Mercury Elite Pro Mini connects to your device via the included USB-C cable which provides up to 149 MB/s read speeds and 160 MB/s write speeds. There is no need to worry about packing any additional power adapters while on the go thanks to this drive being bus powered. This drive is plug-and-play and does not require any driver installation.

1TB Storage Capacity    USB-C Interface    5400 rpm    Up to 149 MB/s Read Speed    Up to 160 MB/s Write Speed    Bus Powered    Includes USB-C Cable    Compatible with Mac and Windows

This pintsized HDD gives creative professionals, small office or home office users, students, and families the speed and universal connectivity of a 10 Gb/s USB-C interface. Connect the Mercury Elite Pro Mini to a USB port on any past, present, or future Mac or Windows computer or iPadOS, Android, or ChromeOS device. The included USB-C cable lets you plug into nearly anything, anywhere.

The Mercury Elite Pro Mini is bus-powered so you can free yourself from power adapter limitations. Cut the cord and take high-performance storage where you need it.

The Mercury Elite Pro Mini is ready for your demanding A/V, digital photography, professional music, graphics, and general data backup needs. Its rugged, aircraft-grade fanless aluminum enclosure offers near-silent operation. Use it for a variety of business and personal needs:

• Pro-level video editing projects
• Time Machine and File History backups of important business data and irreplaceable personal photos
• Consolidating files from multiple smaller drives to a single location for faster, more convenient access
• Migrating data from an existing machine to a new computer
• Expanding storage of console gaming systems
• Freeing up space on a computer's internal drive to improve performance

For every 1TB of your OWC drive capacity, you can store up to any of the following:

• 250,000 photos
• 250,000 standard quality songs
• 38,000 high-quality songs
• 200 high-definition movies
• 41.6 hours of GoPro 4K footage
• 4.3 million MS Office documents
• 24+ PS4/Xbox games

The Mercury Elite Pro isn't just all work and no play. Besides saving and backing up computer data or functioning as a workhorse drive on set or in the edit suite, it can be used to watch videos, listen to music, and view pictures through your gaming console or directly attached to your Smart TV.

We understand having confidence in gear reliability is paramount to creative professionals. That's why the Mercury Elite Pro mini goes through a multi-step performance certification prior to shipping. This ensures it arrives operating properly and immediately ready for demanding use.

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 realize it until it is too late. That's why OWC has partnered with Acronis to give you one full year of 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 a simple intuitive backup and AI-enhanced antimalware technology, your digital life protected, photos, files, applications, systems, and the devices they are on.

This drive is compatible with:

• Linux OS
• Windows
• MacOS X 10.6 and later
• iPadOS 13
• iPadOS 14
• Android 10.x
• Android 11.x
• Android 12.x
• ChromeOS

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. 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: 2. 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: 3. 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: 4. will this work with Thunderbolt/USB4?

A: The enclosure BH #OWTB3DKP2D • MFR #OWCTB3DKP2D can be used with Thunderbolt/USB-4 but will be limited to its Thunderbolt 3 speeds.

Q: 5. Can I use this as a stationary external hard drive?

A: Yes, you simply need to install whatever size drives that fits your needs.

Q: 6. 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: 7. 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: 8. SPECS says package weight is 3.635 ib. but Weight of drive is 0.13 ib /58 g. is that correct?

A: This was a web error and will be addressed by our web team shortly. Apologies for the mix up. This drive weighs 3.65 pounds.

Q: 9. 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: 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