OWC / Other World Computing 480GB Mercury Electra Internal SATA 2.5" 3G SSD, 285MB/s Read Speed and 275MB/s Write Speed

SKU: OWCSSD3G480

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2017-02-28T12:19:29

Rated 3 out of 5

Speeds up some functions, but startup slow

This drive was easy to install and definitely makes everyday operation faster, but I'm having issues with very slow response to password entry upon waking from sleep in my Macbook Pro 7,1 Mid-2010.

John A.

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OWC / Other World Computing Mercury Electra SSD Specifications

  • Controller

    SandForce 2181 Series Processor with 7% Over Provisioning

  • NAND

    Tier 1 Asynchronous MLC NAND Flash Memory

  • Form Factor

    Standard 7mm / 2.5"

  • Interface

    SATA 3Gb/s

  • Capacity

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

  • Formatted Capacity

    447GiB

  • RAID Support

    Qualified for single drive and multiple drive production workstation RAID 0/1/10/0+1 and SPAN usage

  • SMART Attributes

    Standard

  • Native Command Queuing

    Up to 32 commands

  • RoHS Compliant

    Yes

  • Data Reliability

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

  • Security

    Chip Based Data Encryption: 128-bit AES-compliant

  • Nonrecoverable Read Errors

    Less than 1 sector per 1016 bits read

  • Sustained Reads (up to)

    285MB/s

  • Sustained Writes (up to)

    275MB/s

  • Read Incompressible Data Rate (up to)

    208MB/s

  • Write Incompressible Data Rate (up to)

    235MB/s

  • Random 4K Read

    Up to 60000 IOPS

  • Random 4K Write

    Up to 60000 IOPS

  • Read Latency

    Less than 0.1ms

  • Write Latency

    Less than 0.1ms

  • Environmental: Operating

    32 to 158 deg. F / 0 to 70 deg. C

  • Environmental: Non-Operating

    -67 to 302 deg. F / -55 to 150 deg. C

  • Dimensions (H x W x L)

    7.0 x 70.06 x 100.12mm / 0.276 x 2.758 x 3.941"

  • Weight

    77g +/- 2g (2.72oz +/- 0.07oz)

  • UPC Code

    794504337754

About OWC / Other World Computing Mercury Electra SSD

When only the fastest and most reliable Solid State Drive on the market today will suffice for your data storage and backup, look no further than the OWC 480GB Mercury Electra 3G SSD.

• One of the fastest Internal SATA 2.5" SSDs available.

The Mercury 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.

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This internal 2.5" SATA SSD delivers the highest transfer speed, endurance and performance available today. With sustained reads up to 285MB/s and writes up to 275MB/s, up to 100X greater data protection than enterprise class Hard Disk Drives and RAISE technology for RAID like data protection and reliability, the OWC 480GB Mercury Electra 3G SSD line delivers unbeatable performance, that's backed by a 3 Year OWC SSD Limited Warranty.

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

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  • Other World Computing 480GB Mercury Electra Internal SATA 2.5 " 3G SSD
  • Other World Computing 3 Year Limited Warranty