Now equipped with USB-C. Delivers up to 540 MB/s transfer speeds. Choose between a 2.5-inch hard drive or an SSD.
**Flexible Connections. Quiet Operations. **
- Universally compatible: Plug and play with past, present, and future Macs, PCs, iPads, Chromebooks, and Android tablets
- Life ready: Save, access, backup, and edit work and personal files with up to 542MB/s real-world performance
- Easy backups: Apple Time Machine and Windows File History ready
- Game on: Ideal for game storage with PlayStation and Xbox consoles
- Entertainment center: Watch videos, listen to music, and view pictures on your Smart TV
- Portable: Bus-powered and rugged to go from desktop to mountain top
- Bootable: Startup and launch apps in just seconds
- Quiet: Heat-dissipating, aircraft-grade aluminum housing and fanless venting provide cool, nearly silent operation
- Deployment ready: Pre-configured solutions undergo a rigorous multi-step performance certification
- Connected: Connect universally to any USB or Thunderbolt computer or device with the included USB-C cable with tethered USB-A adapter
- Worry-free: 1 Year OWC Fulfilled Limited Warranty
Small Footprint. Big Possibilities The Mercury Elite Pro mini was introduced over a decade ago to emulate its award-winning desktop-sized Mercury Elite Pro “sibling.” It has earned a stellar reputation for offering superior portable storage performance. This pint-sized powerhouse’s latest evolution gives creative pros, small office/home office users, students, and families the speed and universal connectivity of a USB-C 10Gb/s interface. Go ahead, connect Mercury Elite Pro mini to past, present, and future Macs and PCs, or any USB-equipped iPadOS, Android, or Chrome OS device. The included USB-C cable with tethered USB-A adapter lets you plug into nearly anything, anywhere.
**Ready for Everything ** Available in hard drive or lightning-fast SSD configurations, 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 for console gaming systems, mobile devices, tablets, and streaming devices – anywhere storage is limited
- Freeing up space on a computer's internal drive to improve performance
**Store from Minutes to Millions ** All the features and "technospeak" of an external drive don't mean a thing without real-world examples. Let’s break it down to see how much space a single terabyte offers.
**Each 1TB of Mercury Elite Pro mini storage capacity can hold: **
- 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
**Your Life’s Entertainment Center ** 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, streaming device, or Smart TV.4
**Certified for Demanding Use ** 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.
Includes
- (1) OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini
- (1) USB Type-C to Type-C cable with Tethered Type-C to Type-A Adapter
- (1) Quick Start Guide
- 1 Year OWC Fulfilled Limited Warranty
Detailed Specs
Drive Bays
- 1 bay supporting: 2.5-inch SATA drives
Mechanisms Supported
- 2.5-inch SATA drives up to 12.5mm height
Plug and Play
Device Ports
- (1) Host Port - USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C up to 10Gb/s (1250MB/s) - USB 2.0/3.0 backwards compatible
Chipset
Host Port Requirements
Mac OS Compatibility
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
- OS X 10.9 Mavericks
- OS X 10.10 Yosemite
- OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- macOS 10.12 Sierra
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra
- macOS 10.14 Mojave
- macOS 10.15 Catalina
- macOS 11.x Big Sur
- macOS 12.x Monterey
- macOS 13.x Ventura
PC OS Compatibility
- Windows 7 32-bit Edition
- Windows 7 64-bit Edition
- Windows Home Server 2011
- Windows 8 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows 10 32-bit Edition
- Windows 10 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows 11
Linux OS Compatibility
Mobile OS Compatibility
- iPadOS 13
- iPadOS 14
- iPadOS 13
- iPadOS 14
- iPadOS 15
- iPadOS 16
- Android 10.x
- Android 11.x
- Android 12.x
- Android 13.x
Other OS Compatibility
Driver Required
Power Supply
Power/Activity LED
Housing Color
Housing Material
Dimensions
- Height: 2.4 cm
- Length: 12.4 cm
- Width: 7.8 cm
Weight
Ambient Temperature
- Operating: 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C)
- Non-Operating: -4°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°C)
Humidity
- Operating: 8% to 90% non-condensing
- Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing