OWC's Aura SSD provides upgrades from the original factory options for MacBook Air 2012.
- More OPTIONS choose from 120GB, 240GB, 480GB or 1.0TB models.
Once again, OWC provides Mac users an upgrade path that delivers higher performance, functionality, and reliability! Whether you own or are considering a 2012 base model 11″ MacBook Air with a 64GB Solid State Drive or the top of the line 13″ model with a 512GB SSD.
The 1TB Aura SSD features a suite of industry leading controller technologies for performance and reliability.
- Global wear leveling algorithm automatically distributes data evenly and manages program/erase count, maximizing SSD lifespan.
- StaticDataRefresh technology manages free space, gradually refreshing data across the SSD over time, enhancing data integrity.
- Hardware BCH ECC corrects errors up to 66-bit/1KB for superior data retention and drive health.
- Best-in-class power consumption
- Advanced security protocols support AES 128/256-bit full-drive encryption
More Options
Unlike the factory pre-configured models with no other SSD choices offered, the OWC Aura 6G gives you the freedom to choose from a variety of sizes to meet your storage needs.
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. The 1TB Aura 6G SSD is designed and built in the USA and only uses tier-1 NAND flash. Utilizing a suite of industry-leading controller technologies and backed by a 5-year warranty, OWC SSD's are engineered to keep working reliably at max performance long into the future.
This adds up to a MTTF that is higher than most enterprise class hard drives and SSDs on the market today.
Note:
- The full product specifications below are from the manufacturer and may contain information related to other package quantities that will not apply to the product that you are reviewing. Please confirm the actual content and/or package quantity from the main product specifications page.
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1.0TB Aura™ SSD 6G Specifications:
Specifications
Capacity1:
960GB useable capacity
Total Flash Memory Components - 1024GB
64GB allocated to real-time data redundancy & error correction
Formatted Capacity2: 894GiB
DRAM Cache: 1GB DDR3
NAND: Tier 1 Major Multi-Level Cell (MLC) High-Performance Async-NAND Flash
Controller: Silicon Motion SM2246EN Processor with 7% Over Provisioning
SMART Attributes: Standard
Native Command Queuing: up to 32 commands
Manufacturer Model Number: OWCSSDA2A6G960
RoHS Compliant: Yes
Format: Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)
Reliability3
Data Reliability: Built-in BCH ECC: Up to 66 bits correctable per 1024 bytes
Security: Chip Based Data Encryption: 256-bit AES-compliant
TRIM Support: OS Dependent
Nonrecoverable Read Errors: Less than 1 sector per 1016 bits read
Warranty:
3 Year OWC SSD
Limited Warranty
(Standard return policy applies.)
Performance
Sustained Reads (up to): 560MB/s
Sustained Writes (up to): 460MB/s
Random 4K Read: Up to 74,000 IOPS
Random 4K Write: Up to 73,000 IOPS
Read Latency: less than 0.1ms
Write Latency: less than 0.1ms
Power
Active Power: 2 Watts
Idle Power: .7 Watts
Power Nap compatible
Environmental (Operating)
Temperature (°F): 32°F to 158°F
Temperature (°C): 0°C to 70°C
Environmental (Non-Operating)
Temperature (°F): -40°F to 185°F
Temperature (°C): -40°C to 85°C
Acoustics
Idle (Typical): 0.0 bels
Seek (Typical): 0.0 bels
- 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
- In terms of standard gigabytes, 1GiB ≈ 1.074GB and refers to the actual formatted capacity of shown under Mac OS 10.5 or earlier and Microsoft Windows OS.
- Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability rates.