OWC Aura 6G - 480GB

Once again, OWC provides Mac users an upgrade path that delivers higher performance, functionality, and reliability! Whether you own or are considering a 2010 or 2011 base model 11″ MacBook Air with a 64GB Solid State Drive or the top of the line 13″ model with a 256GB SSD, OWC's Aura SSD offers higher speed than the factory SSD. Get up to 275MB/s speeds and up to 8X more storage capacity than factory options with your 2010 MacBook. And get up to 507MB/s speeds and up to 8x more storage capacity than factory options with your 2011 MacBook Air! And unlike the factory pre-configured models with no other SSD choices offered. Now thanks to OWC and the Aura SSD line, you can buy the MacBook Air you want today and enjoy the flexibility of upgrading for higher performance when you need it. Everything you need in one package, immediately ready to assemble: - Reuse the factory SSD via the OWC Envoy as an external storage solution. - Take your data with you – Small enough to keep in a pocket or laptop case! - Easily add additional laptop storage with no AC adapter required. The Aura SSD line 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. The Envoy offers the perfect companion storage solution for your MacBook Air Get the ultimate combination of elegance and functionality in a sleek, portable external storage solution designed to complement the MacBook Air – in both appearance and performance. Its super-speed USB 3.0 interface is capable of speeds up to 500MB/s to ensure your workflow moves as fast as you do, and is backwards compatible with USB 2.0. Its bus-powered design means no AC power adapter is required making it an ideal portable Plug and Play solution – just plug the USB cord into your computer and the Envoy is ready to go. 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. 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.