OWC Mercury Electra 2.5-inch SATA III SSD 7mm Solid-State Drive

For High-Speed Performance and Reliability

Mercury Electra SSDs deliver the latest in flash NAND and controller technology, utilizing 3D NAND + SLC caching for long-lasting, power-efficient performance. They offer a powerful combination of performance and reliability for demanding everyday computer users.

Highlights

• The perfect solution for everyday computing
• Latest flash NAND and controller technology
• Global wear leveling data distribution
• Static data refresh technology for freespace management
• Hardware ECC (error correction)
• S.M.A.R.T and TRIM command support
• Standby power benefits to extend battery life for laptop road warriors

Mercury Electra SSDs deliver the latest in flash NAND and controller technology, utilizing 3D NAND + SLC caching for long-lasting, power-efficient performance. They offer a powerful combination of performance and reliability for demanding everyday computer users.

The Mercury SSD line features:

• Global wear leveling algorithms automatically distribute data evenly and manage program/erase count, maximizing SSD lifespan.
• Static data refresh technology manages free space, gradually refreshing data across the SSD over time, preventing data corruption.
• Hardware ECC corrects errors for superior data retention and drive life.
• S.M.A.R.T and TRIM command support.
• Standby power benefits to extend battery life for laptop road warriors.

High-Performance Internal Storage
This 6G SATA SSD delivers fast, reliable performance. It works as a hard drive upgrade internally and in bus-powered or self-powered external enclosures (any Mac, PC, or enclosure that supports 2.5" SATA drives, must support 7mm drive height).

OWC SSDs have no moving parts, resulting in a quiet, cool, highly rugged storage solution that also offers near instantaneous system response. With real world speeds over to 500MB/s, the OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD line delivers unbeatable performance.

What is in the box:

• (1) Mercury Electra 6G SSD
• 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty

Specifications

• S.M.A.R.T. Attributes: Standard attributes supported
• Native Command Queuing (NCQ): Up to 32 simultaneous commands
• RAID Support: Yes
• Form Factor: 2.5-inch 7mm
• Drive Interface: SATA 6.0 Gb/s
• Random 4K Read: Up to 100,000 IOPS
• Random 4K Write: Up to 90,000 IOPS
• Sequential Read (Max): Up to 540 MB/s
• Sequential Write (Max): Up to 500 MB/s
• Nonrecoverable Read Errors: 1 per 1015 bits read
• MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): 1,500,000 hours
• Wear Leveling: Supported
• TRIM Support: OS Dependent
• Security: TCG Opal, Secure Erase (SE), Chip Based Data Encryption: 256-bit AES-compliant
• Endurance: 340TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 187 GB per day for 5 years
• Mac OS Compatibility: Yes
• PC OS Compatibility: Yes
• Other Requirements: Host or device with a built-in SATA connection.
• Write Mode (Max): Up to 2.055 Watts
• Seek Mode (Max): Up to 1.48 Watts
• Idle Mode (Max): Up to 0.07 Watts
• Dimensions: Height: 0.7 cm (0.3 in), Length: 10.0 cm (3.9 in), Width: 7.0 cm (2.8 in)
• Weight: 55.0 g (0.12 lbs)
• RoHS Compliant: Yes
• Reach Certification: Yes
• Ambient Temperature: Operating: 32°F to 158°F (0°C to 70°C), Non-Operating: -40°F to 185°F (-40°C to 85°C)
• Altitude: Operating: -304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft), Non-Operating: -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
• Humidity: Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing
• Shock: Operating: 1500 G max at 0.5 ms, Non-Operating: 1500 G max at 0.5 ms
• Idle (Typical): 0.0 bels
• Seek (Typical): 0.0 bels
• Use of a 2.5-inch SSD in a 3.5-inch drive bay requires an adapter bracket such as the NewerTech AdaptaDrive: here
• Use of any SSD in an external enclosure is dependent on the power available from the enclosure: OWC Mercury Electra 6G and Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSDs are engineered for use in any OWC Enclosure that supports 2.5-inch SSDs.

Compatibility

Compatibility Overview

• Compatible with most Mac and PC systems featuring a Serial ATA (SATA, SATA II, or SATA III) interface.

Important Performance Note (Older Macs)

• For certain older Apple systems, optimal performance is achieved with a SATA 2.0 (3Gb/s) SSD such as the OWC Mercury Electra 3G.

Recommended for:

• iMac: iMac9,1 – iMac11,1
• MacBook: MacBook5,1 – MacBook7,1
• MacBook Pro: MacBookPro5,1 – MacBookPro5,5
• Mac mini: Macmini3,1 – Macmini4,1

Performance Note:

• While SATA 6G SSDs will function, they may operate at reduced speeds (up to 1.5Gb/s) instead of full supported speeds.

Mac Compatibility

MacBook Pro:

• 2006 – 2012 models (Intel-based, SATA supported)

MacBook:

• 2006 – 2008 models

Mac mini:

• 2007 – 2014 models

iMac:

• 2010 – 2019 models

Mac Pro:

• 2008 – 2023 models

Notes

• Designed for systems with standard SATA connections
• Backward compatible across SATA I, II, and III interfaces
• Performance depends on host system limitations

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