Converts Mercury Helios 3S Into a Swappable U.2 NVMe SSD Storage Solution
- Maximum drive performance: Turns Mercury Helios 3S into a swappable U.2 NVMe SSD storage solution that maxes out Thunderbolt 3's 40Gb/s speed limit...over 6X faster than the fastest SATA SSDs
- Durable solution: Locking drive bay for Interchange System Carrier Tray (sold separately) protect U.2 connector from repeated swap wear
- Store more: Install up to a 16TB U.2 NVMe SSD onto the drive tray (sold separately)
- Keeps drives cool: Utilizes Helios 3S thermally dynamic design and active cooling to reduce heat saturation and throttling
- Use anywhere: Enables U.2 NVMe drive use in the studio or out in the field
- Designed for global workflows: Small, lightweight drives provide dramatically lower production to lab shipping costs vs shipping larger, heavier drives
- Convenient bundle option: pre-installed system ready for your U.2 drive
- For media and entertainment industry professionals seeking the fastest performance from U.2 NVMe SSDs with easy drive swap convenience in a protective, transportable carrier.
- 2 Year OWC Limited Warranty
The future data storage standard for production and post production workflows has arrived!
Speed. Security. Savings. The holy trinity of data storage requirements in production to lab workflow is transformed by the OWC U.2 NVMe Interchange System and its application for the OWC Mercury Helios 3S. By combining a locking drive bay and removable tray (sold separately), the OWC U.2 NVMe Interchange System turns the Mercury Helios 3S PCIe Expansion chassis (sold separately or as a ready to run bundle) into a time and money-saving swappable U.2 NVMe SSD storage solution for high-performance film production requirements.
Over 6X Faster SSD Performance
The "e" in U.2 NVMe SSDs stands for express...as in PCI Express. It's a more direct and optimized path to a computer's processor for the fastest data connection possible. While SATA is the most common consumer-grade SSD connection with up to 6Gb/s transfer rates, U.2 NVMe SSDs are designed to take advantage of the direct connection PCIe technology offers to achieve rates up to 40Gb/s...over 6X faster performance! It's no wonder U.2 NVMe SSD use began in the enterprise and server market where ROI is defined in nanoseconds and ensuring reliability is paramount.
Now you can rapidly checksum, data transfer, and transcode the day's shoot into the OWC Mercury Helios 3S, quickly pull the Interchange System tray mounted U.2 NVMe SSD out and send it on to postproduction. Imagine...no more tedious and time-consuming drive enclosure disassembly to access a storage drive and install a new drive.
