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As expected, it was blazing fast, offering up to 723MBps sustained reads and 661MBps writes.
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Prior to installing a new OWC 1TB Aura SSD, I performed a performance benchmark test on my factory installed 256GB PCIe SSD using BlackMagic software, a free app. They also come with native AES 256-bit encryption and a three-year limited warranty. The OWC Aura PCIe SSDs offer up to 763MBps sustained read and 446MBps write rates.
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The OWC PCIe SSDs allows you to increase the capacity on your MacBook Pro up to eight times that of the factory drive and it offers up to 5.8 times faster performance than Apple's factory installed drive.
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But, when you already have an SSD, the next best upgrade is a bigger SSD. It improves both performance and reliability. I've said it many times before: Adding an SSD to your computer is the single best upgrade you can perform for the money. It was not quite as fast as OWC said it would be but it was certainly respectable.
I did a read/write speed test on my factory installed SSD once I'd turned it into an external drive using the OWC Envoy Pro enclosure and it had a read/write speed of 304MBps and 253MBps, respectively. Once you've installed the OWC SSD, you can use your Mac's original flash drive in the enclosure as a fast external USB drive with transfer speeds up to 355MBps. The kit is actually a pretty good deal because just to purchase the Envoy Pro SSD enclosure would cost you $79. You can also purchase a complete upgrade kit, which includes the OWC SSD, screw drivers, a USB standard A to micro B cable and an external PCIe SSD enclosure with USB 3.0 port for $399 (480GB model) or $649 (1TB model). The new OWC Aura PCIe SSDs for MacBook Pro Retina laptops come in 480GB ($348) and 1TB capacities ($598). What's incluced in the OWC Aura PCIe SSD upgrade kit. Note: A 1TB SSD is now a $500 option for the current top-end MacBook Pro ( vendor price). MacBook Pro for $2,500, the largest SSD you could get until recently was 512GB. Heck, even if you splurged and purchased the highest-end 15-in. So, it's reasonable to assume you might have skimped a bit on the internal storage, which ranges from 128GB to 512GB. If you purchased a MacBook Pro Retina, you already shelled out at least $1,300 for the 13-in. Given the Uni-Body design of Macbook products, special tools would also be needed to access the hardware to change the SSD.OWC has also offered PCIe SSD upgrades for MacBook Pro Retina laptops from 2012 through early 2013. A recent case would be where Apple stopped the production of Sandforce-based SSD for Mac products being manufactured by Asia-based PhotoFast. While the drives looks promising, there might be restrictions on Apple's side not allowing the drives to be used on their products. Other features of Sandforce drives are also included, like improved read/write speeds, idle garbage collection, built-in free space management with 7% over-provisioning and wear leveling. The new OWC Sandforce-based SSD are also capable of 275MB/s compared to the Apple-Toshiba drives rated at 215MB/s for a 22% performance boost.
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The new Mercury Aura Pro Series will be available in 180GB, 240GB and 360GB providing up to three times the storage currently in Macbook Air.
Users will be able to upgrade the capacity and performance of the SSD in the laptop. Lastly, for the latest series of Macbook Air release, OWC would be releasing the Mercury Aura Pro Express series to replace the SSD that comes with the Macbook Air. They would come with the Sata Interface and available in 60GB, 120GB, 240GB and 480GB capacities. The Mercury Aura Pro MBA series of SSD replaces the 1.8" SSD available in the first two generations of Macbook Air. The drives are available in 40GB, 60GB, 120GB and 240GB capacities. The Mercury Legacy Pro drives are also customised for Apple's Pre-Intel Powerbooks, where they have IDE interfaces to replace the 2.5" hard drives in these laptops. The drives will be available in 40GB, 60GB, 120GB, 240GB and 480GB capacities. For the desktop variant, the Mercury Extreme Pro Legacy drives are available, providing a SATA to IDE bridge and a 3.5" adapter to support older Mac versions.
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