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OWC 480GB Aura 6G Solid State Drive for 2012-Early 2013 MacBook Pro with Retina Display

SKU: OWCSDA12R480

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OWC Aura 6G Solid State Drive Specifications

  • Compatibility

    MacBook Pro (15" Retina Display 2013)
    MacBook Pro (13" Retina Display 2013)
    MacBook Pro (15" Retina Display 2012)
    MacBook Pro (13" Retina Display 2012-2013)

  • Capacity

    480GB useable capacity
    Total Flash Memory Components - 512GB
    32GB allocated to real-time data redundancy & error correction

  • Formatted Capacity

    447GiB

  • NAND

    Tier 1 Major Multi-Level Cell (MLC) High-Performance Sync-NAND Flash

  • Controller

    SandForce 2281 Series Processor with 7% Over Provisioning

  • SMART Attributes

    Standard

  • Native Command Queuing

    Up to 32 commands

  • RoHS Compliant

    Yes

  • Format

    Unformatted

  • Data Reliability

    ECC Recovery: Up to 55 bytes correctable per 512-byte sector

  • Security

    Chip Based Data Encryption: 128-bit AES-compliant

  • TRIM Support

    OS Dependent

  • Nonrecoverable Read Errors

    Less than 1 sector per 1016 bits read

  • Sustained Reads

    Up to 501MB/s

  • Sustained Writes

    Up to 503MB/s

  • Random 4K Read

    Up to 60,000 IOPS

  • Random 4K Write

    Up to 60,000 IOPS

  • Read Latency

    Less than 0.1ms

  • Write Latency

    Less than 0.1ms

  • Active Power

    Less than 3000mW (3.0W) expected maximum draw

  • Idle Power

    Less than 1200mW (1.2W)
    Power Nap compatible

  • Temperature

    Operating: 32 to 158 deg. F (0 to 70 deg. C)
    Non-Operating: -40 to 185 deg. F(-40 to 85 deg. C)

  • Acoustics

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

  • UPC Code

    812437020229

About OWC Aura 6G Solid State Drive

The Aura 6G SSD features industry leading SandForce DuraClass Technologies
• 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

First and Only Complete Storage Upgrade
Once again, OWC provides Mac users the only upgrade solution that delivers higher performance, functionality and reliability! When first introduced, the MacBook Pro with Retina display base model offered a 256GB SSD configuration with no upgrade option. And current base models start from 128GB to 256GB. Now, instead of being "factory locked", the OWC Aura 6G gives you the freedom to upgrade your capacity to meet your storage needs. Just like other OWC upgrades, they include a free 'how-to' video to make this an easy and money-saving DIY upgrade.

Better by Design
"Mean Time To Failure" - We all know that nothing lasts forever. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't get the most out of your investment. OWC SSD with DuraWrite Technology, optimizes writes to the flash memory over conventional controllers increasing the overall endurance and reliability of the complete SSD. Highly intelligent block management and wear leveling also extends the overall endurance. This adds up to a MTTF that is higher than most SSDs and enterprise class hard drives on the market today.

What's in the box:

  • OWC 480GB Aura 6G Solid State Drive
  • OWC 3 Year Limited Warranty