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OWC Mercury Pro 15X External Blu-ray Burner

BH #OWCMRF8BD15X • MFR #OWCMR3F8BDSD15X
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OWC Mercury Pro 15X External Blu-ray Burner
Key Features
  • Blu-ray / DVD / CD Compatible
  • 1 x USB 3.0 Port
  • 1 x FireWire 400 Port
  • 2 x FireWire 800
The Mercury Pro 15X External Blu-ray Burner from Other World Computing features a variety of connection options including one USB 3.0 port, one FireWire 400 port and two FireWire 800 ports to connect this external Blu-ray burner to both PC and Mac machines. Whether connecting to a Mac or PC you have the ability to utilize a variety of media formats including BD-ROM, BD-ROM DL, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM DL, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW. You also benefit from a 4MB memory buffer for a more efficient flow of data to and from the optical media.
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OWC OWCMR3F8BDSD15X Overview

The Mercury Pro 15X External Blu-ray Burner from Other World Computing features a variety of connection options including one USB 3.0 port, one FireWire 400 port and two FireWire 800 ports to connect this external Blu-ray burner to both PC and Mac machines. Whether connecting to a Mac or PC you have the ability to utilize a variety of media formats including BD-ROM, BD-ROM DL, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM DL, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW. You also benefit from a 4MB memory buffer for a more efficient flow of data to and from the optical media.

Read and write to Blu-ray formatted discs
Includes everything you will need to get up and burning with ease
All connecting cables included
Get started right away creating and archiving using optical media
Large 4MB memory buffer
RoHS compliant

OWC OWCMR3F8BDSD15X Specs

Product Specifications
Chipset
Initio 1615 and 3609
Port Configuration
1 x USB 3.0 (2.0 Backwards Compatible)
1 x FireWire 400 (1394a)
2 x FireWire 800 (1394b)
Max Data Transfer Rate
USB 3.0 - 3.0 Gbps (or 300 MB/sec) USB 2.0 - 480 Mbps (or 60 MB/sec)
USB 1.1 - 12 Mbps (or 1.5 MB/sec)
FireWire 800 - 800 Mbps (or 100 MB/sec)
FireWire 400 - 400Mbps (or 50MB/sec)
Cooling
Fan cooled
Mac System Requirements
FireWire Interface and OS X 10.3 or later
USB 3.0 / 2.0 Interface and OS X 10.3 or later
Windows System Requirements
FireWire Interface and Windows XP SP2 or later
USB 3.0 / 2.0 Interface and Windows XP SP2 or later
Power Supply
UL Listed U.S./International Auto Switching 100 ~ 240 v, 50/60 Hz input, 12 Volt 2.5 Amp output Power Supply
Operating Environment
Temperature
Operating Temperature: 41 to 131°F / 5 to 55°C
Non-Operating Temperature: -40 to 149°F / -40 to 65°C
Relative Humidity
Operating Humidity: 8 to 90% RH (non-condensing)
Non-Operating Humidity: 5 to 95% RH (non-condensing)
Shock
Operating Shock: 65 G 2 ms
Non-Operating Shock: 175 G 2 ms
Disc Player
Drive Type
Internal Blu-ray Writer
Form Factor
5.25" desktop
Interface
SATA
Loading Mechanism
Tray
Bezel Color
Black
Buffer Memory
4 MB
Mounting Orientation
Vertical / Horizontal
RoHS Compliant
Yes
Maximum Read Speeds
BD-ROM: 12X
BD-R: 12X
BD-RE: 10X
BD-ROM (Dual Layer): 8X
BD-R (Dual Layer): 8X
BD-RE (Dual Layer): 6X
DVD-R: 16X
DVD+R: 16X
DVD-R (Dual Layer): 12X
DVD+R (Dual Layer): 12X
DVD-RW: 12X
DVD+RW: 12X
DVD-ROM: 16X
DVD-ROM (Dual Layer): 12X
CD-ROM: 40X
CD-R: 40X
CD-RW: 24X
Maximum Write Speeds
BD-R: 15X
BD-RE: 2X
DVD-R: 16X
DVD+R: 16X
DVD-R (Dual Layer): 8X
DVD+R (Dual Layer): 8X
DVD-RW: 6X
DVD+RW: 8X
CD-R: 40X
CD-RW: 24X
Data Capacity
50GB: Blu-ray Double Layer
25GB: Blu-ray
8.5GB: DVD General Use Double Layer
4.6GB: DVD General Use
700MB: 79 minute CD
650MB: 74 minute CD
550MB: 63 minute CD
Supported Formats
BD-ROM, BD-ROM DL, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM DL, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Recording Modes
Disc-at-Once, Session-at-Once, Track-at-Once, Packet Writing (variable and fixed), Multi-Session
System Requirements
Mac
Mac OS 10.2 or higher
Authoring software, such as Roxio Toast
Available 5.25" drive bay and SATA connection
At this time Commercial Blu-ray movie playback not supported in OS X

PC
Intel Pentium 700 MHz
Microsoft Windows ME, 2000, XP
Burning software that supports Blu-ray
Minimum of 64 MB of RAM
Available 5.25" drive bay and SATA connection
External Case Dimensions (WxHxD)
11.3 x 3.1 x 6.3" / 28.7 x 7.9 x 16.0 cm
Enclosure Weight
4.0 lb / 1.8 kg
Packaging Info
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
13.5 x 10.5 x 4.5"

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