Testseek.com have collected 6 expert reviews of the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 eSATA/USB2/FireWire and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 eSATA/USB2/FireWire.
Experts 90% 6 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
The array does offer a number of different RAID configurations to suite your storage needs. The cabinet is kinda cool looking and performance of the device is clearly dependent on the drives in it.
Easy setup
Super speed
Connectivity
Quiet
Multiple connection options. Includes cables for all connections. Can be configured as spanning or RAID 0
1
5
Or 10.
The editors didn't like
A lot
Though the device works as designed and as its advertised. The 4 500GB drives that OWC shipped to me performed well
Though the device does have to spin up all 4 drives before it will do ANYTHING
But in a RAID solution
That’s not a big surp...
Can’t add a new drive without reformatting. Minor design gaffes
The OWC Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 has always been a flexible direct attached storage system, which gets a big capacity upgrade with this latest model supporting 16TB via four Hitachi Deskstar 5K4000 hard drives. For professionals needing big capacity with...
Multiple connection options. Includes cables for all connections. Can be configured as spanning or RAID 0, 1, 5, or 10.
Can’t add a new drive without reformatting. Minor design gaffes, such as door pulling off without a hinge.
It has a few minor flaws, but the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 is quick enough and big enough for nearly any storage needs. Product Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 Company Other World Computing Contact macsales.com Price $299.99 with no drives; $479.99 for ...
Abstract: Other World Computing has a new four bay, quad interface RAID enclosure called the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2. We tested it with four Hitachi 2TB drives (8TB total) in RAID 0, 5, and 10 modes using the single eSATA port connected to the soon-to-ship Firm...
The OWC Mercury Elite-Al Pro Qx2 comes with a three year warranty, if you buy drives from OWC, and enterprise drives have a five year warranty. The unit is well manufactured with excellent fit and finish. Most users will be able to put it together and ...
The array does offer a number of different RAID configurations to suite your storage needs. The cabinet is kinda cool looking and performance of the device is clearly dependent on the drives in it.
A lot, though the device works as designed and as its advertised. The 4 500GB drives that OWC shipped to me performed well, though the device does have to spin up all 4 drives before it will do ANYTHING; but in a RAID solution, that’s not a big surp...
