Overview
Your Multitool for Digital Workflows
With dual drive bays, and seven connectivity ports including an SD 4.0 card reader, the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock is the do-it-all tool that will organise your digital life. You’ll have plenty of room to duplicate footage, create and manage archives, or render and process effects. Connect your favourite peripherals via USB ports. Ingest the day’s shoot or drone footage with the frontside reader.
Hardware RAID: Speed, Reliability, Flexibility
The Mercury Elite Pro Dock utilises hardware RAID to unleash the full potential of two 3.5" 7200RPM hard drives. Preconfigured in high-speed RAID 0 mode to deliver maximum sustained throughput from its drives, the Mercury Elite Pro Dock offers real-world speeds up to 497MB/s to handle HD video workflows. If you desire the extra security of mirrored data, you can configure the Mercury Elite Pro Dock in RAID 1 mode. Need more drive flexibility? Set up a span to combine the capacity of the two drives into one huge volume or use the drives as independent volumes.
Future Project Ready
You can customise the Mercury Elite Pro Dock to quickly adapt to project changes and help you stay ahead of deadlines. With built-in hardware RAID, you have four drive set-up choices:
- Non-RAID to keep the drives as independent volumes
- RAID 1 (mirror) for backup reliability
- RAID 0 (stripe) for optimal performance and maximum speed or use
- Span to combine the drive capacities into one huge volume for extra-large storage capacities
Done with the drives but need the connectivity? Just eject the RAID from your computer and the Mercury Elite Pro Dock keeps you working smoothly.
Full Stream AheadThe Mercury Elite Pro Dock features a 1Gb Ethernet port to keep you connected at speeds that leave WiFi in the dust. A must-have for shared workflows and workspaces, Ethernet connectivity speeds up file transfers giving you an edge on your work in progress.
Professional Grade = Ready to Work
We understand having confidence in gear reliability is paramount to creative professionals. That’s why every Mercury Elite Pro Dock configured solution undergoes OWC's multi-hour drive "burn-in" performance certification procedure prior to shipping. This ensures it arrives operating properly and immediately ready for demanding use.
Disconnect in One Click
OWC Dock Ejector software safely disconnects drives in a single click. Designed by OWC hardware and software engineers, Dock Ejector ensures all data is written before disconnection, saving time and protecting against data loss. Use it to move quickly between workstations and get the most out of your OWC Dock.
- Performance storage: up to 497MB/s
- Fast connectivity: (2) Thunderbolt 3 ports
- Speed and storage: hardware RAID controller (RAID 0,1, Span or JBOD/Independent)
- Easy camera uploads: frontside SD 4.0 (UHS-II) card reader
- A hub of options: (2) USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type-A) ports
- Full steam ahead: 1Gb Ethernet port
- See work in progress: DisplayPort 1.2 for adding up to a 4K monitor
- Custom configurations: (2) bays for 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA drives
Compatibility
Compatible with the devices listed below.
MacBook Air
MacBook Pro
Mac Pro
iMac
Mac mini
iMac Pro
Specifications
- Standard Mechanism
- 2 x 4TB HDDs
- Number of Bays
- (2) 2.5" or 3.5" SATA drives
- Mac OS Compatibility
- macOS 10.14 Mojave and later
- PC Compatibility
- Windows Server 2016 / Windows 10 64-bit Edition
- Other Requirements
- Computer with Thunderbolt 3 port
- Certifications
- CE, FCC, VCCI, BSMI, RCM, Thunderbolt
- RoHS Compliant
- Yes
- Ports
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- (2) Thunderbolt 3 Ports
- (2) USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type A Ports
- (1) DisplayPort 1.2 Port
- (1) Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) RJ-45 Port
- Memory Card Slots
- (1) Secure Digital (SD)
- Chipset
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- Thunderbolt (2): Intel JHL6540
- Media Reader: Genesis Logic GL-3227
- USB (2): Fresco Logic FL1100EX
- Ethernet (1): Intel i210
- SATA Controller: ASMedia AS
- RAID Modes Supported
- JBOD, RAID 0 striping, RAID 1 mirroring & SPAN
- Default Raid Level
- JBOD
- Housing Material
- High quality aluminium for optimised heat dissipation
- Cooling
- (1) Cooling fan
- Data Transfer Rate (Max)
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- Thunderbolt 3: 40 Gb/s (or 5000 MB/s)
- Gigabit Ethernet : 1.0 Gb/s
- USB 3.1 gen 1 : 5.0 Gb/s (or 625 MB/s)
- Dimensions
- H: 147 mm x L: 238 mm x W: 85 mm
- Weight
- 2.9kg
What's in the box?
- 1 x 8TB Mercury Elite Pro Dock
- 1 x Thunderbolt 3 cable
- 1 x External power supply and power cable
- 1 x Quick Start Guide
- 1 x OWC Dock Ejector for Mac and Windows (software download)
Warranty
- 3 Year Limited Warranty
Part Number
- OWCTB3RSDK08T