Popular Mac accessory maker, OWC, is out today with a new Thunderbolt 3 peripheral. The Mercury Elite Pro Dock offers a nice selection of I/O including Gigabit Ethernet, UHS-II port, and more along with two bays for 2.5- or 3.5-inch SSDs or hard drives that can be used in a RAID configuration. Read on for all the details…
OWC announced the Mercury Elite Pro Dock in a press release today:
The new storage/dock combo device is being sold without storage and everything in between up to 28TB included. Here are the feature highlights:
The Mercury Elite Pro Dock is available now direct from OWC starting at $320 for the base model without storage and going up to $1,400 for the model with 28TB included.
Front-side Functionality:
- Drive status LED indicators
- Built-in SD 4.0 (UHS-II) card reader
- Accessible dual drive bays (up to two 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA HDDs or SSDs)
Back-side Functionality:
- Dual USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type-A) ports
- (1) Gigabit Ethernet port
- (2) Thunderbolt 3 ports (certified for Mac and Windows)
- (1) DisplayPort 1.2
- AC power input
- Hardware RAID controller (RAID 0, 1, SPAN, JBOD)
- Whisper-quiet fan
With built-in hardware RAID, the dock offers 4 drive set-up options:
- JBOD (non-RAID) to keep the drives as independent volumes
- RAID 1 (mirror) for backup reliability
- RAID 0 (stripe) for optimal performance and maximum speed
- Span to combine drive capacities into one huge volume for extra-large storage capacities
Supports Mac (macOS 10.14 or later) and PC (Windows 10 or later)
Does a combination dock/storage device sound appealing to you? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
