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Mercury Electra SSDs deliver the latest in flash NAND and controller technology, utilizing SLC and 3D NAND for long-lasting, power-efficient performance. They offer a powerful combination of performance and reliability for demanding everyday computer users.
The Mercury SSD line features:
- Global wear leveling algorithms automatically distribute data evenly and manage program/erase count, maximizing SSD lifespan.
- StaticDataRefresh manages free space, gradually refreshing data across the SSD
- Hardware BCH ECC corrects errors up to 66-bit/1KB for superior data retention and drive life.
- S.M.A.R.T and TRIM command support
- Standby power benefits to extend battery life for laptop road warriors
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This 3G SATA SSD delivers fast, reliable performance. It works as a hard drive upgrade internally and in bus-powered or self-powered external enclosures (any Mac, PC, or enclosure that supports 2.5" SATA drives, must support 7mm drive height).
With sequential reads up to 271MB/s and random reads up to 90K IOPS, the OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD line delivers unbeatable performance that's backed by a 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty.
OWC SSDs have no moving parts, resulting in a quiet, cool, highly rugged storage solution that also offers near instantaneous system response.
Includes
(1) OWC Mercury Electra 3G Solid-State Drive
3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
- Capacity: 250GB/ 500GB/ 1TB/ 2TB
- Drive Format: Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)
- S.M.A.R.T. Attributes: Standard attributes supported
- Native Command Queuing (NCQ): Up to 32 simultaneous commands
- RAID Support: Yes
- Form Factor: 2.5-inch 7mm
- Drive Interface: SATA 3.0 Gb/s
- Sequential Read (Max): Up to 274 MB/s
- Sequential Write (Max): Up to 260 MB/s
- Average Access Time: <0.1 ms
- Nonrecoverable Read Errors: 1 per 1015 bits read
- MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): 1,500,000 hours
- Wear Leveling: Supported
- TRIM Support: OS Dependent
- Error Correction: Built-in ECC
- Security: ATA Security Feature Command Set And Password Login Support
- Mac OS Compatibility: Yes
- PC OS Compatibility: Yes
- Other Requirements: Requires a Mac, PC, or drive enclosure with an available SATA drive bay. SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) or faster required for best performance.
- Idle Mode (Max): Up to 0.1 Watts
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0.7 cm (0.3 in)
- Length: 10.0 cm (4.0 in)
- Width: 7.0 cm (2.7 in)
- Weight: 60.0 g (0.13 lbs)
- RoHS Compliant: Yes
- Reach Certification: Yes
- Ambient Temperature:
- Operating: 32°F to 158°F (0°C to 70°C)
- Non-Operating: -40°F to 185°F (-40°C to 85°C)
- Altitude:
- Operating: -304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft)
- Non-Operating: -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
- Humidity:
- Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing
- Shock:
- Operating: 1500 G max at 0.5 ms
- Non-Operating: 1500 G max at 0.5 ms
- Idle (Typical): 0.0 bels
- Seek (Typical): 0.0 bels
- Applications: All-purpose SSD
- iMac:
- iMac Early & Mid 2006 - iMac4,1 | iMac4,2
- iMac Late 2006 - iMac5,1 | iMac5,2 | iMac6,1
- iMac 2007 - iMac7,1
- iMac 2008 - iMac8,1
- iMac Early & Mid 2009 - iMac9,1
- iMac 21.5-Inch Late 2009 - iMac10,1
- iMac 27-Inch Late 2009 - iMac10,1 | iMac11,1
- iMac 21.5-Inch Mid 2010 - iMac11,2
- iMac 27-Inch Mid 2010 - iMac11,3
- iMac 21.5-Inch Mid & Late 2011 - iMac12,1
- MacBook Pro:
- MacBook Pro (15-inch 2012) (June, 2012) Model ID: MacBookPro9,1 | 2.3GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.7GHz
- MacBook Pro (13-inch 2012) (June, 2012) Model ID: MacBookPro9,2 | 2.5GHz, 2.9GHz
- MacBook Pro (17-inch 2011) (October, 2011) Model ID: MacBookPro8,3 | 2.4GHz, 2.5GHz
- MacBook Pro (15-inch 2011) (October, 2011) Model ID: MacBookPro8,2 | 2.2GHz, 2.4GHz, 2.5GHz
- MacBook Pro (13-inch 2011) (October, 2011) Model ID: MacBookPro8,1 | 2.4GHz, 2.8GHz
- MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2011) (February, 2011) Model ID: MacBookPro8,3 | 2.2GHz, 2.3GHz
- MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011) (February, 2011) Model ID: MacBookPro8,2 | 2.0GHz, 2.2GHz, 2.3GHz
- MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011) (February, 2011) Model ID: MacBookPro8,1 | 2.3GHz, 2.7GHz
- MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2010) (April, 2010) Model ID: MacBookPro6,1 | 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz
- MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010) (April, 2010) Model ID: MacBookPro6,2 | 2.4GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz
- MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010) (April, 2010) Model ID: MacBookPro7,1 | 2.4GHz, 2.66GHz
- MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2009) (June, 2009) Model ID: MacBookPro5,2 | 2.8GHz, 3.06GHz
- MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2009) (June, 2009) Model ID: MacBookPro5,4 | 2.53GHz
- MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2009) (June, 2009) Model ID: MacBookPro5,3 | 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz, 3.06GHz
- MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009) (June, 2009) Model ID: MacBookPro5,5 | 2.26GHz, 2.53GHz
- MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2009) (March, 2009) Model ID: MacBookPro5,1 | 2.66GHz 2.93GHz
- MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2009) (January, 2009) Model ID: MacBookPro5,2 | 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz
- MacBook Pro (17-inch Late 2008) (October, 2008) Model ID: MacBookPro4,1 | 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz
- MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2008) (October, 2008) Model ID: MacBookPro5,1 | 2.4GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz 2.8GHz
- MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2008) (February, 2008) Model ID: MacBookPro4,1 | 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz
- MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008) (February, 2008) Model ID: MacBookPro4,1 | 2.4GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz
- MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid/Late 2007) (June, 2007) Model ID: MacBookPro3,1 | 2.4GHz, 2.6GHz
- MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid/Late 2007) (June, 2007) Model ID: MacBookPro3,1 | 2.2GHz, 2.4GHz, 2.6GHz
- MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo) (October, 2006) Model ID: MacBookPro2,1 | 2.33GHz
- MacBook Pro (15-inch Core 2 Duo) (October, 2006) Model ID: MacBookPro2,2 | 2.16GHz, 2.33GHz
- MacBook Pro (15-inch Glossy) (May, 2006) Model ID: MacBookPro1,1 | 2.0GHz, 2.16GHz
- MacBook Pro (17-inch) (April, 2006) Model ID: MacBookPro1,2 | 2.16GHz
- MacBook Pro (15-inch) (January, 2006) Model ID: MacBookPro1,1 | 1.83GHz, 2.0GHz, 2.16GHz
- MacBook:
- MacBook (Mid 2010) (May, 2010) Model ID: MacBook7,1 | 2.4GHz
- MacBook (Late 2009) (October, 2009) Model ID: MacBook6,1 | 2.26Ghz
- MacBook (Mid 2009) (May, 2009) Model ID: MacBook5,2 | 2.13GHz
- MacBook MacBook (Early 2009) (January, 2009) Model ID: MacBook5,2 | 2.0GHz
- MacBook MacBook (Late 2008) (October, 2008) Model ID: MacBook4,1 | 2.1GHz
- MacBook Unibody MacBook (Late 2008) (October, 2008) Model ID: MacBook5,1 | 2.0GHz, 2.4GHz
- MacBook MacBook (Early 2008) (February, 2008) Model ID: MacBook4,1 | 2.1GHz, 2.4GHz
- MacBook MacBook (Late 2007) (November, 2007) Model ID: MacBook3,1 | 2.0GHz, 2.2GHz
- MacBook MacBook (Mid 2007) (May, 2007) Model ID: MacBook2,1 | 2.0GHz, 2.16GHz
- MacBook MacBook (Late 2006) (November, 2006) Model ID: MacBook2,1 | 1.83GHz, 2.0GHz
- MacBook MacBook (May, 2006) Model ID: MacBook1,1 | 1.83GHz, 2.0GHz
- Mac mini:
- Mac mini Intel Mac mini (Late 2012) (October, 2012) Model ID: Macmini6,1 & Macmini6,2 | 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz
- Mac mini Intel Mac mini (Late 2012 Server) (October, 2012) Model ID: Macmini6,2 | 2.3GHz, 2.6GHz
- Mac mini Intel Mac mini (Mid 2011) (July, 2011) Model ID: Macmini5,1 & Macmini5,2 | 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.7GHz
- Mac mini Intel Mac mini (Mid 2011 Server) (July, 2011) Model ID: Macmini5,3 | 2.0GHz
- Mac mini Intel Mac mini (Mid 2010) (June, 2010) Model ID: Macmini4,1 | 2.4GHz, 2.66GHz
- Mac mini Intel Mac mini (Mid 2010 Server) (June, 2010) Model ID: Macmini4,1 | 2.66GHz
- Mac mini Intel Mac mini (Early 2009) (March, 2009) Model ID: Macmini3,1 | 2.0GHz, 2.26GHz
- Mac mini Intel Mac mini (Late 2009 Server) (October, 2009) Model ID: Macmini3,1 | 2.53GHz
- Mac mini Intel Mac mini (Late 2009) (October, 2009) Model ID: Macmini3,1 | 2.26GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz
- Mac mini Intel Mac mini (Mid 2007) (August, 2007) Model ID: Macmini2,1 | 1.83GHz, 2.0GHz
- Mac mini Intel Mac mini (Early 2006) (February, 2006) Model ID: Macmini1,1 | 1.5GHz, 1.66GHz
- Mac Pro:
- Mac Pro Mac Pro (August, 2006) Model ID: MacPro1,1 | 2.0GHz, 2.66GHz, 3.0GHz
- Mac Pro Mac Pro (8-core) (April, 2007) Model ID: MacPro2,1 | 3.0GHz
- Mac Pro Mac Pro (Early 2008) (January, 2008) Model ID: MacPro3,1 | 2.8GHz, 3.0GHz, 3.2GHz 4-core 8-core
- Mac Pro Mac Pro 4-Core (Early 2009) (March, 2009) Model ID: MacPro4,1 | 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.33GHz
- Mac Pro Mac Pro 8-Core (Early 2009) (March, 2009) Model ID: MacPro4,1 | 2.26GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz
- Mac Pro Mac Pro 4-Core (Mid 2010) (July, 2010) Model ID: MacPro5,1 | 2.8GHz, 3.2GHz
- Mac Pro Mac Pro 6-Core (Mid 2010) (July, 2010) Model ID: MacPro5,1 | 3.33GHz
- Mac Pro Mac Pro 8-Core (Mid 2010) (July, 2010) Model ID: MacPro5,1 | 2.4GHz
- Mac Pro Mac Pro 4-Core (Mid 2012) (June, 2012) Model ID: MacPro5,1 | 3.2GHz
- Mac Pro Mac Pro 6-Core (Mid 2012) (June, 2012) Model ID: MacPro5,1 | 3.33GHz
- Mac Pro Mac Pro 12-Core (Mid 2012) (June, 2012) Model ID: MacPro5,1 | 2.4GHz, 2.66GHz, 3.06GHz
- Xserve:
- Xserve Intel Xserve Quad-Core (Early 2009) (April, 2009) Model ID: Xserve3,1 | 2.26GHz
- Xserve Intel Xserve 8-Core (Early 2009) (April, 2009) Model ID: Xserve3,1 | 2.26GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz
- PC Compatible: Yes
Thanks for your advice regarding changing my old MacBook Pro hard drive. I cloned the hard drive to your new OWC Solid State Drive which took about two hours, then removed the hard drive and installed the SSD in about 15 minutes. The Macbook fired up straight away and together with your earlier RAM upgrade now performs as fast as a new laptop!
Good advice and great service.
500GB OWC Mercury Electra 3Gb/s 2.5-inch Serial-ATA 7mm Solid-state Drive
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simple to fit, even without the carrier. performance is so much quicker than a trad hard disk, so far so good
great instructions, device functions exactly as expected
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