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We recommend 250GB OWC Aura Pro 6Gb/s SSD for MacBook Air (2012) (Mfr P/N: S3DAP2A6G250) from OWC for $42.99 as a suitable alternative.
240GB OWC Aura Pro 6G
Solid-state Drive For 2012 MacBook Air
Mfr P/N: OWCSSDAP2A6G240 OWC SKU: OWCSSDAP2A6G240
OWC's Aura Pro SSD provides upgrades from the original factory options for MacBook Air 2012.
- One of the fastest Internal SSDs available.
- 5 Year OWC Limited Warranty
OWC's Aura Pro SSD provides upgrades from the original factory options for MacBook Air 2012.
- More OPTIONS choose from 120GB, 180GB, 240GB or 480GB models.
The Aura Pro 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.
More Options
Better by Design
Synchronous Interface NAND
Includes
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- (1) Solid-state Drive
- 5 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Specs
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Capacity
- 240GB Useable Capacity
- Total Flash Memory Components: 256GB
- 16GB Allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction
Formatted Capacity
- 224GiB
Drive Format
- Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)
Controller
- SandForce 2281 Series Processor with 7% over-provisioning
NAND Flash Components
- Tier 1 Major Synchronous Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND Flash
S.M.A.R.T. Attributes
- Standard attributes supported
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
- Up to 32 simultaneous commands
Form Factor
- Custom Blade
Drive Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Random 4K Read
- Up to 60,000 IOPS
Random 4K Write
- Up to 60,000 IOPS
Sustained Read (6Gb/s)
- Up to 501 MB/s
Sustained Write (6Gb/s)
- Up to 503 MB/s
Read Latency (Max)
- 100 µs
Write Latency (Max)
- 100 µs
Nonrecoverable Read Errors
- 1 per 1016 bits read
TRIM Support
- OS Dependent
Error Correction
- Built-in ECC
Security
- Chip Based Data Encryption: 128-bit AES-compliant
Read Mode (Max)
- Up to 3 Watts
Write Mode (Max)
- Up to 3 Watts
Idle Mode (Max)
- Up to 1.2 Watts
Dimensions
- Height: 0.4 cm (0.1 in)
- Length: 13.0 cm (5.1 in)
- Width: 2.8 cm (1.1 in)
Weight
- 20.0 g (0.04 lbs)
RoHS Compliant
- 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)
Idle (Typical)
- 0.0 bels
Seek (Typical)
- 0.0 bels
Compatibility & Installation Videos
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MacBook Air
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Videos
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Customer Reviews
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Found the needed 1TB SSD drive for my wifes old but mint Powerbook, placed the order which was shipped the next day. Eveything worked perfectly.
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.- Reviewer:Reviewer1913178198
We're thrilled to hear about your experience! It's fantastic that you found the perfect 1TB SSD for your wife's vintage Powerbook. Fast shipping is what we aim for, and we're so glad everything worked seamlessly for you. Thank you for sharing your excitement with us!
I purchased this ssd for my 2012 MacBook Air, and I am not disappointed. Got the os installed and the pc is even faster with just the drive upgrade.
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.- Reviewer:LincolnW
Thank you for the fantastic review! We're thrilled to hear that your MacBook Air is performing better than ever with the new SSD! It's amazing how a simple upgrade can breathe new life into your device. We hope you continue to enjoy the speed and performance boost!
First, the whole transaction was smooth from order to arrival. I’m not a super tech person but install went flawlessly. Cloning from Time Machine took a couple of tries but we got there. Going from 64GB to 1TB of blazing fast storage has been absolutely wonderful!
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.- Reviewer:DrBDDizzypop
Thank you for the feedback on the OWC Aura Pro and Envoy upgrade kit. We are glad that this was installed quickly and flawlessly. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions, comments, or concerns. https://eshop.macsales.com/Service/
