14 DAY TRIAL // As just about everyone expected, not so long after the very first 3TB hard drive models reached the market storage solution providers have started to update their product lines, Other World Computing (OWC) being one of the first to do so with the Mercury Rack Pro Rackmount RAID Line that can now reach up to 12TB in storage capacity.
Featuring a 1U rackmount design, this solution was developed in order to meet the needs of Audio/Video production and data/network operation centers, OWC offering no less than 17 pre-configured solutions from which to choose from, ranging in size from 2.0TB to 12.0TB.
Furthermore, the Mercury Rack Pro is available in two RAID and interface models, the "Quad Interface" model with FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2, and eSATA ports and hardware RAID 0/1/5/10/Span modes and the eSATA port multiplier RAID ready model.
According to OWC, all the Mercury Rack Pro are compatible with Apple OS X 10.2 and higher as well as Windows Windows XP and later operating systems and come complete with all the interface cables required for operations as well as with a $200 retail value disk utility software bundle.
This is comprised of Prosoft Engineering Data Backup 3, NovaStor NovaBACKUP, Intech SpeedTools Utilities, and Carbon Copy Cloner.
In addition, OWC also offers a enterprise-ready edition of the Mercury Rack Pro, this coming with a five year warranty and enterprise-class SATA drives, although users have to settle for a maximum 8TB of storage space.
“The demand for storage and backup capacity continues to grow and that is especially true for A/V production studios and corporate data centers,” said Larry O’Connor, Founder and CEO, Other World Computing.
“By offering the industry’s largest single drive capacity, a host of user conveniences, and reliability backed by up to a five year warranty, the Mercury Rack Pro is the choice for anyone seeking serious storage.”
Available right now for purchase from Other World Computing, the Mercury Rack Pro line starts at $529.99 for the Quad-Interface 2TB models, the top of the line eSATA port multiplier 12TB and 256MB cache offering coming in at $1,799.99.