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Other World Computing (OWC) has announced the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 hardware RAID storage drive with massive 12TB of storage/backup in a desktop-sized brushed aluminum enclosure.  Featuring four 3TB high performance hard drives in four hot swappable drive bays, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 12TB RAID storage drive offers the flexibility of a “Quad Interface” of FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0, and eSATA; four selectable Hardware RAID settings of 0, 1, 5, 10; and 300MB/s data transfer rates for high speed, Plug & Play storage and redundancy for Macs and PCs.

Built for Demanding Performance-Intensive Applications

The OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 is built for demanding performance-intensive applications, such as:

 Cloud storage

• Massive Scale Out (MSO)
• Data warehousing & mining
• Disk-to-disk backup & archiving
• RAID arrays
• Network Attached Storage (NAS)
• Audio/Video/HD-video editing.
• Digital photography/graphics.
• Professional music.
• Redundant backup.

2 Million MTBF for Enterprise-Class High Reliability

Designed for 24/7 enterprise-class capacity-optimized applications, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 offers two million MTBF, nearly double the MTBF of consumer class drives, for unsurpassed reliability for critical enterprise applications.  Pre-configured in Hardware RAID 5 mode to provide data redundancy for uninterrupted access and protection against data loss, the drive can also be automatically configured to use the other hardware RAID settings: 0, 1, or 10, as well as a Span (NRAID).  Selecting and visually confirming the RAID setting is performed by a recessed selector switch safely located behind the lockable front panel.

Comprehensive “Burn-in” Testing Ensures Highest Reliability - Includes Five Year Warranty

Unlike most other brands that are shipped with little or no testing, the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 12TB as well as the full Qx2 line undergoes a multi-hour “burn in” performance certification procedure to ensure that the unit is operating properly and ready for demanding use.  With this unmatched commitment to quality, OWC backs the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 with an industry leading five year warranty.

OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 12TB desktop hardware RAID Features:

• Four 3TB high performance hard drives for 12TB capacity.
• Four separate interfaces: FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB, & eSATA.
• Four selectable hardware RAID settings: 0, 1, 5, 10.
• Fast 300MB/s data transfer rates.
• Two million MTFP for high reliability.
• Extensively pre-tested for demanding use.
• Front panel LEDs offer quick, at-a-glance system status.
• All connection cables are included.
• Removable Key Lock for extra security.
• Five year warranty.

Pricing & Availability and Additional Drive Capacity Models

The 12TB OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 is available immediately, priced at $2,219.99.  It includes cables for eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0/1.1, power cord, two keys for front panel lock, Backup and Utility software CD:  Intech SpeedTools Utilities OEM, Prosoft Engineering Data Backup, NovaStor NovaBACKUP, Carbon Copy Cloner, and Freeware/Shareware/Public domain software pre-installed.