OWC 16X BD Drive With 128GB BDXL, USB 3.0 Announced

OWC Mercury Pro External Blu-ray optical drive offers 16X BD-R write capabilities and 128GB BDXL™ compatibility with multi-interface USB 3.0, FireWire 800, an eSATA connectivity

Woodstock, IL — March 18, 2014 — Other World Computing, a leading zero emissions Mac and PC upgrade and storage technology company has upgraded the OWC Mercury Pro External Blu-ray Optical Drive to professional grade 16X BD-R write speeds, 128GB BDXL compatibility, and high-speed USB 3.0 connectivity.

Read and Write Double, Triple, Quad Layer BD-R Discs
In addition to single and double layer BD-R discs, the Mercury Pro External offers expanded support for up to 100GB of data on triple layer BDXL-R/BDXL RE discs and up to 128GB on quad layer BDXL-R discs. For comparison, 128GBs of data on a single quad layer BDXL disc is the equivalent of 27 standard DVDs or five single layer Blu-ray discs.

Fast and Flexible
The USB 3.0, FireWire® 800, and eSATA multi-interface data connection options provide the throughput to support fast 16X write speeds. From 640MB CD-Rs to 128GB BDXL media, the Mercury Pro External Blu-ray optical drive provides the right speed and data capacities for every size project.

Key Features Include:

• Read and write all Blu-ray formats.
• Includes everything needed to get up and burning with ease.
• High-quality, double shielded FireWire 800 (1394b) connecting cable (9-9 pin cable)
• High-quality, double Shielded USB 3.0 Standard-B to Standard-A cable
• Large Buffer Memory: 4MB
• RoHS Compliant
• 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty
• Software:
     • Prosoft Engineering® Data Backup  3
     • Smile® DiscLabel™ software for labels and jewel case inserts
     • Roxio Toast® 11 Titanium media toolkit with Blu-ray support (optional)

Pricing and Availability:
The OWC Mercury Pro External Blu-ray optical drive is available now from OWC and from select retailers for just $167.99.

The OWC Mercury Pro External Blu-ray optical drive is also available with Roxio Toast 11 Titanium media toolkit software for only $219.99.