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OWC / Other World Computing 240GB Aura Pro 6G Solid State Drive for MacBook Air
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OWC 240GB Aura Pro 6G Solid State Drive for MacBook Air 2010-2011 Edition, SATA 6 Gbps

SKU: OWC16G240
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2018-03-29T12:48:03

Rated 4 out of 5

Easy to install

The installation of this drive was extremely easy to install.

Ren M.

OWC Aura Pro 6G Specifications

  • Compatibility

    MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2011)
    MacBook Air (13-inch Late 2010)
    MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2011)
    MacBook Air (11-inch Late 2010)
    MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2012)
    MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2012)

  • Interface

    SATA 6 Gbps

  • Capacity

    240GB useable capacity
    Total Flash Memory Components - 256GB
    16GB allocated to real-time data redundancy & error correction

  • Formatted Capacity

    224GiB

  • NAND

    Tier 1 Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND Flash Memory

  • Controller

    SandForce Processor with full SF2200 Series 7% Over Provisioning firmware set

  • SMART Attributes

    Standard

  • RAID Support

    Yes

  • RoHS Compliant

    Yes

  • Format

    Unformatted

  • Reliability: MTBF

    2,000,000

  • Data Reliability

    ECC Recovery: Up to 24 bytes correctable per 512-byte sector

  • Reliability: Security

    Chip Based Data Encryption: 128-bit AES-compliant

  • Reliability: TRIM Support

    Yes

  • Reliability: Nonrecoverable Read Errors

    Less than 1 sector per 1016 bits read

  • Performance: Sequential Read 6Gb/s

    Up to 507MB/s

  • Performance: Sequential Write 6Gb/s

    Up to 454MB/s

  • Performance: Sequential Read 3Gb/s

    Up to 285MB/s

  • Performance: Sequential Write 3Gb/s

    Up to 275MB/s

  • Performance: Random 4K Read

    Up to 50,000 IOPS

  • Performance: Random 4K Write

    Up to 50,000 IOPS

  • Performance: Read Latency

    Less than 0.1ms

  • Performance: Write Latency

    Less than 0.1ms

  • Power

    Read Power: 2.2 Watts
    Write Power: 2.5 Watts
    Idle Power: 0.09 Watts

  • Environmental (Operating)

    Temperature (deg.F): 32deg.F to 158deg.F
    Temperature (deg.C): 0deg.C to 70deg.C

  • Environmental (Non-Operating)

    Temperature (deg.F): -67deg.F to 302deg.F
    Temperature (deg.C): -55deg.C to 150deg.C

  • Acoustics

    Idle (Typical): 0.0 bels
    Seek (Typical): 0.0 bels

  • UPC Code

    794504793826

About OWC Aura Pro 6G

The OWC / Other World Computing 240GB Aura Pro 6G SSD is specifically designed for use with the MacBook Air 2010-2011 Edition. It supports 6 Gbps SATA and utilizes enhanced DuraClass technology with a SandForce 2200 processor to deliver high transfer speeds, endurance, performance and power efficiency. The Aura Pro 6G SSD achieves 6G speeds of up to 507 MBps with compatible 2011 MacBooks and 3G speeds of up to 275 MBps with 2010 MacBooks. It features 256GB total flash memory with 16GB memory allocated for real-time data redundancy and error correction.

The Aura Pro 6G SSD features RAISE (Redundant Array of Independent Silicon Elements) technology along with ECC protection to protect the data on your drive. Intelligent block management and wear leveling system evenly distributes the data over the drive. Furthermore, intelligent read disturb management spreads the active read/write, eliminating data corruption.

Advanced intelligent recycling ensures space management by re-writing the data over the Solid State Drive.

OWC Aura Pro 6G Features

  • DuraWrite extends the endurance of your Solid State Drive (SSD). Intelligent Block Management & Wear Leveling automatically distributes data evenly across the entire SSD
  • Intelligent Read Disturb Management spreads the active read/write across the flash components eliminating data corruption caused by constant use
  • Intelligent "Recycling" for advanced free space management gradually re-writes data across the SSD over time to ensure data never gets corrupted
  • RAISE (Redundant Array of Independent Silicon Elements) protects the data on your drive similar to having a RAID setup
  • Best-in-Class ECC Protection for longest data retention and drive life

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Key Features

  • DuraWrite extends the endurance of your Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • Intelligent Block Management & Wear Leveling
  • Intelligent Read Disturb Management
  • Intelligent Recycling
  • RAISE (Redundant Array of Independent Silicon Elements)
  • Best-in-Class ECC Protection