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480GB OWC DIY SSD Upgrade Bundle
2.5-inch OWC Solid-State Drive, OWC Express USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) Portable Storage Enclosure, and OWC 5-Piece Mini Toolkit
Mfr P/N: OWCY3SSD6E480 OWC SKU: OWCY3SSD6E480
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Get more storage when you upgrade/replace the existing 2.5" drive in your Mac.
- Backup and store your data with style and confidence.
- Take your data with you - small enough to keep in a pocket!
- Easily add additional laptop storage with no AC adapter required.
- Everything you need in one package, immediately ready to assemble
- 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Upgrade/Replace Your Internal Drive
The Drive and Tools you need to Upgrade/Replace the existing 2.5" Drive in your laptop, Mac mini, Xbox, PS3, etc + make the drive being replaced an External for data transfer, backup, and/or additional portable storage.
Everything you need in one package, immediately ready to assemble and:
- Backup and store your data with style and confidence.
- Take your data with you – small enough to keep in a pocket!
- Easily add additional laptop storage with no AC adapter required.
Real World Uses
Power Users / Travelers: Relocate your "home folder" to your Express and have your files with you at home, at work or on the road without the need to synchronize your machines.
Laptop Owners: Clone your current internal SATA hard drive in your laptop to the new drive. Then install the new, larger drive in your laptop and keep the smaller drive in your Express for additional storage space.
iTunes Aficionados: Keep a copy of your iTunes library on your external drive to play on multiple machines.
Gamers: Add additional storage to your XBox 360 or PS3 game console to store music, media, and other downloads. PS3 even includes a backup utility to protect your internal drive's data.
For Everyone: Have the piece of mind of a complete backup plan. Create a bootable clone of your hard drive at regular intervals so if your computer goes down, your productivity doesn't go down with it. Boot to another computer and keep on working!
Everything You Need – All in One Package
- OWC Express USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) Portable Storage Enclosure
- OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD
- OWC 5-Piece Mini Toolkit
- Nylon Spudger
- Phillips #00 Driver
- Straight Blade 1.8mm Driver
- Torx T8 Driver
- Torx T6 Driver
- High-Quality Double-Shielded USB Micro-B to USB-A Cable
- Assembly Manual & User Guide
- Quick Start Guide
Yes, You Can Do-It-Yourself
OWC is committed to your success. If you need a bit more guidance, simply contact OWC's award-winning U.S. based Technical Support. We'll be happy to answer any questions you may have.
- Bus powered via USB port on most computers, provided computer's bus supplies appropriate power needs.
Includes
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- (1) OWC Express USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) Portable Storage Enclosure
- (1) OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD
- (1) OWC 5-Piece Mini Toolkit
- (1) Nylon Spudger
- (1) Phillips #00 Driver
- (1) Straight Blade 1.8mm Driver
- (1) Torx T8 Driver
- (1) Torx T6 Driver
- (1) High-Quality Double-Shielded USB Micro-B to USB-A Cable
- (1) Assembly Manual & User Guide
- (1) Quick Start Guide
- 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Specs
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500GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G 2.5-inch 7mm SATA 6Gb/s Solid-State Drive
- Use of a 2.5-inch SSD in a 3.5-inch drive bay requires an adapter bracket such as the NewerTech AdaptaDrive.
- 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.
Total Capacity
- 500GB Useable Capacity
- Total Capacity: 512GB
- 12GB Allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction
Formatted Capacity
- 466GiB
Controller
- Phison PS3112-S12 with 3% over-provisioning
NAND Flash Components
- Micron Synchronous Quad-Level Cell (QLC) 3D 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 7mm
Drive Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Sequential Read (Max)
- Up to 525 MB/s
Sequential Write (Max)
- Up to 516 MB/s
Sequential Read (Average)
- 514 MB/s
Sequential Write (Average)
- 509 MB/s
Nonrecoverable Read Errors
- 1 per 1016 bits read
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
- 1,600,000 hours
Wear Leveling
- Supported
TRIM Support
- OS Dependent
Security
- Secure Erase (SE)
- Crypto Erase
Endurance
- 50TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 28 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 1.8 Watts
Seek Mode (Max)
- Up to 1.8 Watts
Idle Mode (Max)
- Up to 0.09 Watts
Dimensions
- Height: 0.7 cm (0.3 in)
- Length: 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
- Width: 7.0 cm (2.8 in)
RoHS Compliant
- Yes
Reach Certification
- Yes
Country of Origin
- Taiwan
TAA Compliance
- 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 90% non-condensing
- Non-Operating: 0% to 93% non-condensing
Idle (Typical)
- 0.0 bels
Seek (Typical)
- 0.0 bels
Applications
- General Purpose High-performance SSD.
OWC Express USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) Bus-Powered Portable External Storage Enclosure
Drive Bays
- 1 bay supporting: 2.5-inch SATA drives
- Supports drives up to 2.2TB in capacity and up to 9.5mm in size
Storage Interface
- SATA
Device Ports
- (1) USB 3.2 Gen 1 Micro-B Port
Data Transfer Rate (Maximum)
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 : Up to 5Gb/s (or 625MB/s)
- USB 2.0 : Up to 480Mb/s (or 60MB/s)
- USB 1.1 : Up to 12Mb/s (or 1.5MB/s)
Chipset / Controller
- JMicron 20329
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Contact Start Stops
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Mac OS Compatibility
- Mac OS 8.6
- Mac OS 9.0
- Mac OS 9.1
- Mac OS 9.2
- Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah
- Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
- Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
- Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
- Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
- Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
- OS X 10.9 Mavericks
- OS X 10.10 Yosemite
- OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- macOS 10.12 Sierra
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra
- macOS 10.14 Mojave
- macOS 10.15 Catalina
- macOS 11.x Big Sur
- macOS 12.x Monterey
- macOS 13.x Ventura
- macOS 14.x Sonoma
- macOS 15.x Sequoia
PC OS Compatibility
- Windows NT 4.0
- Windows 98
- Windows 98 SE
- Windows 2000
- Windows ME
- Windows XP
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7 32-bit Edition
- Windows 7 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition
- Windows 10 32-bit Edition
- Windows 10 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows 11
Other OS Compatibility
- Linux
External Power Adapter
- No
Power Supply
- Bus-powered
Security Slot
- No
Power/Activity LED
- Yes
Housing Color
- Discreet Black
Housing Material
- ABS plastic
Dimensions
- Height: 1.4 cm (0.6 in)
- Length: 13.0 cm (5.1 in)
- Width: 7.8 cm (3.1 in)
Weight
- 56.0 g (0.12 lbs)
Country of Origin
- China
TAA Compliance
- No
Altitude
- Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Noise
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Compatibility & Installation Videos
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MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
Mid 2012
Model ID: MacBookPro9,2
2.5GHz Core i5 & 2.9GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
Mid 2012
Model ID: MacBookPro9,1
2.3GHz & 2.6GHz & 2.7GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011)
Late 2011
Model ID: MacBookPro8,3
2.4GHz & 2.5GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
Late 2011
Model ID: MacBookPro8,2
2.2GHz & 2.4GHz & 2.5GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)
Late 2011
Model ID: MacBookPro8,1
2.4GHz Core i5 & 2.8GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)
Early 2011
Model ID: MacBookPro8,3
2.2GHz & 2.3GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
Early 2011
Model ID: MacBookPro8,2
2.0GHz & 2.2GHz & 2.3GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
Early 2011
Model ID: MacBookPro8,1
2.3GHz Core i5 & 2.7GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: MacBookPro7,1
2.4GHz & 2.7GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: MacBookPro6,2
2.4GHz & 2.5GHz Core i5 & 2.7GHz & 2.8GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: MacBookPro6,1
2.5GHz Core i5 & 2.7GHz & 2.8GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: MacBookPro4,1
2.4GHz & 2.5GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: MacBookPro4,1
2.5GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: MacBookPro4,1
2.6GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: MacBookPro4,1
2.6GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2007)
Late 2007
Model ID: MacBookPro3,1
2.6GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2007)
Late 2007
Model ID: MacBookPro3,1
2.6GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2007)
Mid 2007
Model ID: MacBookPro3,1
2.2GHz & 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2007)
Mid 2007
Model ID: MacBookPro3,1
2.4GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2006)
Late 2006
Model ID: MacBookPro2,2
2.2GHz & 2.3GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2006)
Late 2006
Model ID: MacBookPro2,1
2.3GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2006)
Early 2006
Model ID: MacBookPro1,2
2.2GHz Core Duo
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2006)
Early 2006
Model ID: MacBookPro1,1
1.7GHz Core Duo & 1.8GHz Core Duo & 2.0GHz Core Duo & 2.2GHz Core Duo
MacBook
MacBook (13-inch, Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: MacBook4,1
2.1GHz & 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook (13-inch, Late 2007)
Late 2007
Model ID: MacBook3,1
2.0GHz & 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2007)
Mid 2007
Model ID: MacBook2,1
2.2GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook (13-inch, Late 2006)
Late 2006
Model ID: MacBook2,1
1.8GHz & 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2006)
Mid 2006
Model ID: MacBook1,1
1.8GHz Core Duo & 2.0GHz Core Duo
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2011)
Late 2011
Model ID: iMac12,1
3.1GHz Core i3
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
Mid 2011
Model ID: iMac12,2
2.7GHz & 3.1GHz Core i5 & 3.4GHz Core i7
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)
Mid 2011
Model ID: iMac12,1
2.5GHz & 2.7GHz Core i5 & 2.8GHz Core i7
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: iMac11,3
3.2GHz Core i3 & 2.8GHz & 3.6GHz Core i5 & 2.9GHz Core i7
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: iMac11,2
3.1GHz & 3.2GHz Core i3 & 3.6GHz Core i5
iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
Late 2009
Model ID: iMac11,1
2.7GHz Core i5 & 2.8GHz Core i7
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)
Late 2009
Model ID: iMac10,1
3.1GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
Late 2009
Model ID: iMac10,1
3.1GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)
Late 2009
Model ID: iMac10,1
3.3GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
Late 2009
Model ID: iMac10,1
3.3GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (20-inch, Mid 2009)
Mid 2009
Model ID: iMac9,1
2.0GHz & 2.3GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (20-inch, Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: iMac9,1
2.7GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (24-inch, Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: iMac9,1
2.7GHz & 2.9GHz & 3.1GHz Core 2 Duo
Mac mini
Mac mini Server (Late 2012)
Late 2012
Model ID: Macmini6,2
2.3GHz Core i7
Mac mini Server (Late 2012)
Late 2012
Model ID: Macmini6,2
2.6GHz Core i7
Mac mini Server (Mid 2011)
Mid 2011
Model ID: Macmini5,3
2.0GHz Core i7
Mac mini (Mid 2011)
Mid 2011
Model ID: Macmini5,2 & Macmini5,1
2.5GHz & 2.7GHz Core i7 & 2.3GHz Core i5
Mac mini (Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: Macmini4,1
2.4GHz & 2.7GHz Core 2 Duo
Mac mini Server (Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: Macmini4,1
2.7GHz Core 2 Duo
Mac mini (Late 2009)
Late 2009
Model ID: Macmini3,1
2.3GHz & 2.5GHz Core 2 Duo
Mac mini Server (Late 2009)
Late 2009
Model ID: Macmini3,1
2.5GHz Core 2 Duo
Mac mini (Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: Macmini3,1
2.0GHz & 2.3GHz Core 2 Duo
Mac mini (Mid 2007)
Mid 2007
Model ID: Macmini2,1
1.8GHz & 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo
Mac mini (Late 2006)
Late 2006
Model ID: Macmini1,1
1.7GHz Core Duo & 1.8GHz Core Duo
Mac mini (Early 2006)
Early 2006
Model ID: Macmini1,1
1.5GHz Core Solo & 1.7GHz Core Duo
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Customer Reviews
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Excellent
I love my MacBook Pro again. So much faster startup! Easy installation too! Thank you!
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.Reviewer814370532,
Oct, 12 2024
- Reviewer:Reviewer814370532
Response from OWC, Support
Wow, thank you so much for your amazing review! We're thrilled to hear that your MacBook Pro is back up to speed and that the installation was a breeze! It's fantastic to know you're enjoying a faster startup. Your satisfaction means the world to us! Don't hesitate to contact us with further questions, comments, or concerns. https://eshop.macsales.com/Service/
The perfect solution
The perfect solution for upgrading internal storage for a slowed down, older MacBook. Clear instructions and all the required tools make the upgrade easy.
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.Reviewer789433637,
Dec, 18 2023
- Reviewer:Reviewer789433637
Response from OWC, Support
Thank you so much for sharing your amazing feedback! We are thrilled to hear that our product was the perfect solution for upgrading the internal storage of your older MacBook. We pride ourselves on providing clear instructions and including all the necessary tools to make the upgrade process as easy as possible. We truly appreciate your support and we look forward to serving you again in the future.
Perfect
This is awesome and gave me the boost that I needed.
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.Reviewer2556835122,
Dec, 18 2023
- Reviewer:Reviewer2556835122
Response from OWC, Support
Thank you so much for your amazing feedback! We're thrilled to hear that the SSD upgrade gave your computer the boost you needed. We appreciate your support and look forward to serving you again in the future. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions, comments, or concerns. https://eshop.macsales.com/Service/
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