We purchased the OWC Mercury Pro External USB 3.1 Gen 1 Optical Drive so that our expert reviewer could thoroughly test and review it. Read on for our full product review.
Stop Buying External Hard Drives! The OWC Mercury Pro U.2 Review
The Blu-ray burner market is filled with drives that look and feel the same, and at the same time, many people are migrating from physical media to cloud storage and streaming. Can the OWC Mercury Pro External USB 3.1 Gen 1 Optical Drive stand out in a crowd of clones or blend in just as easily? We put it to the test to find out.
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The Mercury Pro Optical Drive is encased in matte aluminum with a strip of shiny brushed aluminum down the middle. In the middle is an OWC logo. The drive weighs a lot, almost four pounds, which gives it some heft.
