The Mercury Elite Pro is up to the task with its rugged, solid aluminum enclosure holding a high performance 3.5-inch 7200RPM hard drive with up to 16TB capacity. It can be used for a variety of personal and business needs including: Pro-level video editing projects Time Machine and File History backups of important business data and irreplaceable personal photos Consolidating files from multiple smaller drives to a single location for faster, more convenient access Migrating data from an existing machine to a new computer Expanding game storage of console gaming systems. Freeing up space on a computer's internal drive to improve performance. PURPOSEFULLY DESIGNED Offering an ideal blend of form and function, the Mercury Elite Pro's fanless brushed aluminum chassis provides maximum heat dissipation to run quietly cool while the shock isolation design keeps the drive — and your data — safe and protected. It fits discreetly on any desktop with the included vertical orientation stand or place it horizontally with the included non-skid rubber feet and even stack multiple units to create a capacity “tower of power”. The Mercury Elite Pro isn't just all work and no play. Besides saving and backing up computer data or functioning as a workhorse drive on set or in the edit suite, it can be used to watch videos, listen to music, and view pictures through your gaming console or directly attached to your Smart TV.2 We understand having confidence in gear reliability is paramount to all tech users. That's why every Mercury Elite Pro pre-configured solution undergoes a multi-step performance certification prior to shipping. This ensures it arrives operating properly and immediately ready for demanding use.