OWC / Other World Computing 240GB Mercury Aura Pro MBA Internal 1.8" Solid State Drive for MacBook Air 2008/2009 Edition, SATA 3Gb/s, Up to 285MB/s Read and Up to 275MB/s Write Speed

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2017-04-18T12:42:37

Rated 5 out of 5

One and only Macbook Air SSD Upgrade option

Special designed to fit into the 08/09 Macbook Air tight space for HD replacement. Better speed than the stock 128GB SSD and come with all the tools and accessories in the package.

Bo Z.

OWC / Other World Computing Mercury Aura Pro MBA SSD Specifications

  • Compatibility

    MacBook Air 2008/2009

  • Form Factor

    1.8" SSD

  • Interface

    Micro SATA 3Gb/s

  • Capacity

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

  • Formatted Capacity

    223GiB

  • NAND

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

  • Controller

    SandForce Processor with full SF1200 Series 7% Over Provisioning firmware set

  • SMART Attributes

    Standard

  • RAID Support

    Yes

  • RoHS Compliant

    Yes

  • Format

    Unformatted

  • MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)

    2,000,000

  • Data Reliability

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

  • Security

    Chip Based Data Encryption: 128-bit AES-compliant

  • TRIM Support

    Yes

  • Non-recoverable Read Errors

    Less than 1 sector per 1016 bits read

  • Sequential Read

    Up to 285MB/s

  • Sequential Write

    Up to 275MB/s

  • Random 4K Read

    Up to 50,000 IOPS

  • Random 4K Write

    Up to 50,000 IOPS

  • Read Latency

    Less than 0.1ms

  • Write Latency

    Less than 0.1ms

  • Read Power

    2.2W

  • Write Power

    2.5W

  • Idle Power

    0.09W

  • Operating Temperature

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

  • Non-Operating Temperature

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

  • Dimensions (W x L x H)

    Not Including Ribbon Cable: 2.16 x 3.11 x 0.19" (54.86 x 78.99 x 4.83mm)

  • UPC Code

    736211765758

About OWC / Other World Computing Mercury Aura Pro MBA SSD

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One and only Macbook Air SSD Upgrade option

By Bo Z.

Special designed to fit into the 08/09 Macbook Air tight space for HD replacement. Better speed than the stock 128GB SSD and come with all the tools and accessories in the package.

When only the fastest and most reliable Solid State Drive on the market will suffice for your data storage and backup, look no further than the OWC Aura Pro SSD.

• Go FASTER up to 41x faster than factory hard drive models (up to 20% faster than factory SSD models)
• Go BIGGER up to 4x more capacity than original factory SSD option
• Go ROUGHER NO Moving Parts for reliability up to 100x higher than hard drives

The Aura Pro SSD line 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
• One of the fastest Internal SATA 1.8" SSDs available
• EXTREME Power Efficiency

Owners of 2008-2009 MacBook Air laptops and late 2008 to Sept 2010 models can now make their machines faster than the newest models by installing an OWC Aura Pro MBA SSD.

Besides adding a 20% speed boost in boot, app load and overall system responsiveness, the OWC Aura Pro MBA SSD provides the flexibility for up to 4x more capacity than originally offered by the factory. All of which come with award-winning, ultra-efficient Block Management & Wear Leveling technologies to virtually eliminate any speed reduction over long term use of the drive. And for hard drive equipped 2008-2009 MacBook Air owners, there's the added benefit of having the rugged dependability of a SSD that offers up to 100x greater reliability than traditional hard drives. Go faster, go bigger, go rougher....with the OWC Aura Pro 1.8" SSD.

Better by Design
"Mean Time To Failure" - It's known 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. With this technology, even MLC-based SSDs can operate for years in demanding use applications without daily write restrictions. This adds up to a MTTF that is higher than most enterprise class hard drives and SSDs on the market today.

Additionally, as there are no volatile memory elements in this storage device, the need for cache is completely negated. The drive is just that fast from the get-go!

High Performance Internal Storage
Replace your conventional hard drive with a reliable solid state drive. Unlike traditional hard disk drives, OWC solid-state drives have no moving parts, resulting in a quiet, cool, highly rugged storage solution that also offers faster system responsiveness.

What's in the box:

  • Other World Computing 240GB Mercury Aura Pro MBA SSD
  • Proprietary MBA Cable
  • Foam Adhesive Strips
  • 5x Toolkit
  • Other World Computing 3 Year Limited Warranty