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Term usage of the drive and without dependency on less than effective OS TRIM To eliminate virtually any reduction in data transfer speeds over heavy long SSD’s ultra-efficient Block Management & Wear Leveling technologies are able Simulation tests by leading drive performance experts confirm OWC Mercury brand Then experience significant write speed degradation over repeated usage. Ordinary SSDs offer fast read/write performance during first initial uses, but Highly compressible data testing which is the bread and butter of typical consumerĭoesn’t Slow Down with Use Like Ordinary SSDs SSDs offer “excellent performance” over 500MB/s and that these SSDs “excel in Speeds of 364MB per second, while the Mercury Aura Pro is rated at up to 500MB/s.Įxpert SSD industry source found LSI SandForce Driven™ based Out “new and improved” Apple SSDs reach read speeds of 461MB per second and write Performance potential compared to the Apple factory SSDs. Several leading technology sites have noted the Mercury Aura Pro’s outstanding įor more information on the OWC catalog of over 2,900 performance upgrades andĪccessories, or for reseller inquires, visit: OWC Mercury SSD line, including expert benchmark reviews, visit.
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Nearly every Mac and PC produced over the past decade in capacities from 30GB In addition offering first and only upgrades for the latest Apple machines, OWCĪlso offers world record-breaking 3G (3Gb/s) and 6G (6Gb/s) Mercury SSDs for
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MacBook® Air computers and an Aura Pro SSD upgrade for 2012 MacBook Air owners. There’s an Aura Pro/Envoy enclosure bundle for 20 The new Mercury Aura Pro for 2012 rMBP machines continues OWC’s two year streakĪs being the first manufacturer offering an SSD upgrade for the latest Apple New Model Continues OWC’s First-to-Market Streak Speed external drive is an unbeatable combination upgrade value.” “Offering nearlyĭouble the capacity along with the ability to reuse the factory drive as a high “We’ve received significant user feedback that 256GB just doesn’t provide adequateĬapacity for this machine and in fact, some users have maxed out the factoryĭrive space,” said Larry O’Connor, CEO, Other World Computing. The external Envoy ProĮnclosure will be shipped separately to all qualifying customers by the end of The rMBP’s factory flash module as an external drive.
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Orders placed direct with OWC by September 30, 2012, will receive the OWCĮnvoy Pro USB 3.0 bus-powered portable enclosure (a $59.95 value) for re-tasking On a pre-order basis for $579.99 MSRP with shipping to commence on/about AugustĢ1. The Mercury Aura Pro for 2012 MacBook Pro with Retina display is available immediately The original 256GB flash module is retained and sent back to Apple. Making this an even less desirable option is the fact that The only other and far more costly and time-intensive optionįor rMBP owners, as discovered by The SSD, is to upgrade the SSD throughĪn authorized dealer. “factory locked”, rMBP owners can add 87.5 percent more capacity with a 480GB
Offered a 256GB SSD configuration with no upgrade option. When introduced this past June, the MacBook Pro with Retina display base model (a $59.95 value) for re-tasking the rMBP’s factory flash module as an external Additionally,Ĭustomers buying the $579.99 MSRP Aura Pro direct from OWC until September 30,Ģ012, will later receive the OWC Envoy Pro USB 3.0 bus-powered portable enclosure Owners 87.5 percent more capacity than the factory 256GB model. In 480GB capacity, the 6G (6Gb/s) SandForce Driven™ Mercury Aura Pro offers rMBP Upgrade for 2012 MacBook® Pro with Retina display (rMBP) computers. OWC Mercury Aura® Pro as the industry’s first high-performance Solid State Drive $59.95 Retail Value Enclosure for Re-Tasking Factory Flash Module as ExternalĪugust 14, 2012, Woodstock, IL - Other World Computing (OWC®) ,Ī leading zero emissions Mac® and PC technology company, announced today the SandForce-Driven 480GB SSD Offers 87.5 Percent More Capacity than Factory 256GB Solid State Drive Upgrade for 2012 MacBook Pro with Retina display OWC Announces Mercury Aura Pro as Industry’s First While Apple also offers a 512GB model of its own for around the same price as OWC’s 480GB upgrade, OWC says that Apple’s included drives reach 461MB per second read speeds, while OWC’s reach 500MB per second. OWC’s upgrade consists of a 480GB drive for $579.The drives begin shipping in one week. OWC includes all of the necessary installation tools. The upgrade, called the Aura Pro, is designed for those who purchased the standard, 256GB SSD model and want to upgrade for more storage capacity. Today, Other World Computing announced the first non-factory-installed SSD upgrade for the MacBook Pro with Retina display.