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500GB OWC Aura Pro 6G SSD for MacBook Air 2012 Edition by OWC


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Key Features

  • 500GB OWC Aura Pro 6G SSD - Compatible with MacBook Air 2012 Edition
  • High performance SSD featuring lower power consumption & improved reliability
  • More Speed, More Capacity for MacBook Air
  • Read speeds up to 530MB/s - Write speeds up to 495MB/s
  • Backed by a 5-Year OWC SSD Limited Warranty
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Details
High Performance Internal Flash Storage Upgrade
 
Designed for Mac
Once again, OWC provides Mac users an upgrade path that delivers phenomenal performance, functionality, and reliability! Whether it's for the base 11" model only offering a 64GB SSD or the base 13" model offering just a 128GB SSD, installing an Aura Pro 6G SSD is the best enhancement for the 2012 MacBook Air. Just like other OWC upgrades, we include a free 'how-to' video to make this an easy and money-saving DIY upgrade.
 
More Speed, More Capacity for MacBook Air
OWC Aura Pro SSDs provide a noticeable increase in performance over the factory SSDs for all MacBook Air models:
  • Increase capacity up to 16x the 11-inch base model
  • Increase capacity up to 8x the 13-inch base model
  • Get write speeds up to 495MB/s
  • Get read speeds up to 530MB/s

Better by Design
OWC redesigned its 3rd generation of OWC Aura Pro 6G SSDs with premium 3D NAND Flash and the latest controller technology to operate cooler and consume less power, resulting in improved battery life for your MacBook Air. OWC SSDs are engineered to be the best for Mac, undergoing a rigorous multi-stage lab testing process to deliver absolute reliability at maximum performance long into the future.
  • SLC caching algorithm accelerates burst performance
  • Global wear leveling algorithm automatically distributes data evenly and manages program/erase count, maximizing SSD lifespan
  • Data refresh technology ensures data integrity, gradually refreshing data across the SSD over time
  • ECC protection combines LDPC hard and soft decoding with advanced algorithm to detect and correct errors throughout the entire SSD data path
  • Advanced security protocols support AES 128/256-bit full-drive encryption
Specifications
CAPACITY 500GB
INTERFACE TYPE MacBook Air
SATA 6GB/s
FORM FACTOR Custom Blade
DEVICE TYPE Solid state drive
DATA TRANSFER RATES Reads (up to) 530MB/s
Writes (up to) 495MB/s
RANDOM READ (4K) IOPS Up to 60,000 IOPS
RANDOM WRITE (4K) IOPS Up to 74,000 IOPS
OPERATING TEMPERATURE Temperature (°F) 32°F to 158°F
Temperature (°C) 0°C to 70°C
MTBF 1500000 hours
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS MacBook Air 2012
DIMENSIONS Height 3.00mm (0.118″)
Width 24.00mm (0.945″)
Length 109.00mm (4.291″)
WEIGHT 10g
PACKAGING Retail packaging
WARRANTY 5-Year OWC Limited Warranty
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