960GB OWC Mercury Electra MAX 3G

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960GB OWC Mercury Electra MAX 3G

2.5-inch 9.5mm SATA 3.0Gb/s Solid-State Drive

Used | OWC Tested

Mfr P/N: OWCSSDEX3G960 OWC SKU: OWUSSDEX3G960

960GB OWC Mercury Electra MAX 3G
960GB OWC Mercury Electra MAX 3G
  • 960GB OWC Mercury Electra MAX 3G
  • 960GB OWC Mercury Electra MAX 3G

The Workhorse of Choice for Photography and A/V Pros

  • One of the fastest internal 2.5-inch SATA SSDs available.
  • Designed and built in the USA from domestic and imported parts.
  • 30 Day OWC Limited Warranty
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Note: This drive is designed for use in Mac and PC systems and is not supported or recommended for use in external, bus-powered enclosures. This drive is supported for use in external enclosures that utilize a power source Independent from the interface bus.
Dual bay units such as the Mercury Elite Dual Mini and the Guardian Maximus Mini do NOT support two 960GB Mercury Electra MAX SSDs simultaneously, even when utilizing a power supply.

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  • (1) OWC Mercury Electra MAX 3G Solid-State Drive
  • 30 Day OWC Limited Warranty

SpecsSpecs

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    Total Capacity

    • 1.0TB

    Formatted Capacity

    • 954GiB

    Drive Format

    Controller

    • 2x SandForce 2181 Series Processor

    NAND Flash Components

    • Tier 1 Asynchronous Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND Flash

    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 9.4mm

    Drive Interface

    • SATA 3.0 Gb/s

    Random 4K Read

    • Up to 60,000 IOPS

    Random 4K Write

    • Up to 60,000 IOPS

    Sustained Read (3Gb/s)

    • Up to 254 MB/s

    Sustained Write (3Gb/s)

    • Up to 250 MB/s

    Read Latency (Max)

    • 100 µs

    Write Latency (Max)

    • 100 µs

    Read Incompressible Data Rate (up to)

    • 252 MB/s

    Write Incompressible Data Rate (up to)

    • 223 MB/s

    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

    Dimensions

    • Height: 0.9 cm (0.4 in)
    • Length: 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
    • Width: 7.0 cm (2.8 in)

    Weight

    • 104.0 g (0.23 lbs)

    RoHS Compliant

    • Yes

    Reach Certification

    • Yes

    Ambient Temperature

    • Operating: 32°F to 158°F (0°C to 70°C)
    • Non-Operating: -67°F to 302°F (-55°C to 150°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

    reviewsCustomer Reviews

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    4.93 out of 5

    353 out of 367 (96%) reviewers would recommend this product

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    Drive fit into OWC enclosure and worked great

    Bought a bare drive to use with the inexpensive OWC Express USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) Bus-Powered Portable External Storage Enclosure and gave my older BigSur MacBookPro a new lease on life by giving me 2 TB of space to hold the overflow from my full 1TB built in drive. It took a few hours to move 900 GB of videos to the new drive.

    I would recommend this product to a friend!

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    timothyrchilders, 
    Apr, 10 2025 
    review of: 2.0TB Mercury Electra 3G 2.5-inch 7mm SATA 3.0Gb/s Solid-State Drive
    • Reviewer:timothyrchilders
    Response from OWC, Support

    Thank you so much for your amazing review! We're thrilled to hear that the OWC enclosure and your new bare drive transformed your MacBook Pro! It's incredible how a little upgrade can breathe new life into an older machine. Enjoy all that extra space for your videos, and we appreciate you choosing us for your storage solutions! Happy storing!

    Runs as advertised.

    Easy to install thanks to the videos, etc. Works great. Just as expected from OWC.

    I would recommend this product to a friend!

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    babaloo2025, 
    Apr, 5 2025 
    review of: 500GB Mercury Electra 3G 2.5-inch 7mm SATA 3.0Gb/s Solid-State Drive
    • Reviewer:babaloo2025
    Response from OWC, Support

    Wow, thank you so much for your fantastic review! We're thrilled to hear that everything ran smoothly for you and that our installation videos were helpful. It’s always our goal to provide products that live up to your expectations, and we're excited that OWC delivered for you! Your support means the world to us! Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions, comments, or concerns.  https://eshop.macsales.com/Service/

    good service and product as usual

    good service and product as usual

    I would recommend this product to a friend!

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    DistinctScorpion-90255, 
    Dec, 23 2024 
    review of: 1.0TB Mercury Electra 3G 2.5-inch 7mm SATA 3.0Gb/s Solid-State Drive
    • Reviewer:DistinctScorpion-90255
    Response from OWC, Support

    Thank you for your fantastic review! We’re thrilled to hear that you consistently receive great service and quality products from us. Your support means the world to us, and we can’t wait to serve you again! Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions, comments, or concerns.  https://eshop.macsales.com/Service/

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