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180GB OWC Aura Pro 3G
Solid-state Drive For MacBook Air 2010-2011 Edition
Mfr P/N: OWCSSDAPAE180 OWC SKU: OWCSSDAPAE180
OWC’s Mercury Aura Pro Express SSD provides up to nearly 8x the capacity over the maximum available factory SSDs while offering up to 68% Faster Performance vs. Factory Options.
- One of the fastest internal SSD available...and built in the USA!
- Ultra-efficient Block Management & Wear Leveling
- 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
OWC’s Mercury Aura Pro Express SSD provides up to nearly 8x the capacity over the maximum available factory SSDs while offering up to 68% Faster Performance vs. Factory Options.
- More SPEED up to 275MB/s...68% faster than factory.*
- More STORAGE up to nearly 8x more capacity!**
- More OPTIONS choose from 180GB, 240GB, 360GB or 480GB models.
The Mercury Aura 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.
Once again, OWC provides Mac users an upgrade path that delivers higher performance, functionality, and reliability! Whether you own or are considering a 2010 or 2011 base model 11? MacBook Air with a 64GB Solid State Drive or the top of the line 13? model with a 256GB SSD, OWC's Mercury Aura Pro Express SSD offers 68% higher speed than the factory SSD.... up to 275MB/s and up to 6X more storage capacity than factory options.
And unlike the factory pre-configured models with no other SSD choices offered. Now thanks to OWC and the Mercury Aura Pro Express SSD line, you can buy the MacBook Air you want today and enjoy the flexibility of upgrading for higher performance when you need it.
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. OWC SSD with DuraWrite™ Technology, optimizes writes to the flash memory over conventional controllers increasing the overall endurance and reliability of the complete SSD. Highly intelligent block management and wear leveling also extends the overall endurance. With this technology, even MLC-based SSDs can operate for years in demanding use applications without daily write restrictions. This adds up to a MTTF that is higher than most enterprise class hard drives and SSDs on the market today.
Additionally, as there are no volatile memory elements in this storage device, the need for cache is completely negated. The drive is just that fast from the get-go!
High Performance Internal Storage
Replace your conventional hard drive with a reliable solid state drive. Unlike traditional hard disk drives, OWC solid-state drives have no moving parts, resulting in a quiet, cool, highly rugged storage solution that also offers faster system responsiveness.
- *OWC SSD 275MB/s vs 2010 factory SSD speed of 215MB/s
- **OWC SSD Maximum total flash capacity 512GB before 7% overprovisioning with 480GB actual usable capacity compared to Apple 128GB Flash maximum option for 11.1" model that provides a formatted capacity of 121GB (121 x 4 = 484).
Includes
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- (1) Solid-state Drive
- 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Specs
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Total Capacity
- 180GB Useable Capacity
- Total Capacity: 192GB
- 12GB Allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction
Formatted Capacity
- 168GiB
Drive Format
- Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)
Controller
- SandForce 1200 Series Processor with 7% over-provisioning
NAND Flash Components
- Tier 1 3x nm Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND Flash
S.M.A.R.T. Attributes
- Standard attributes supported
RAID Support
- Yes
Form Factor
- Custom Blade
Drive Interface
- SATA 3.0 Gb/s
Random 4K Read
- Up to 50,000 IOPS
Random 4K Write
- Up to 50,000 IOPS
Sequential Read (Max)
- Up to 285 MB/s
Sequential Write (Max)
- Up to 275 MB/s
Read Latency (Max)
- 100 µs
Write Latency (Max)
- 100 µs
Nonrecoverable Read Errors
- 1 per 1016 bits read
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
- 2,000,000 hours
TRIM Support
- Yes
Error Correction
- Built-in ECC
Security
- Chip Based Data Encryption: 128-bit AES-compliant
Read Mode (Max)
- Up to 2.2 Watts
Write Mode (Max)
- Up to 2.5 Watts
Idle Mode (Max)
- Up to 0.09 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: -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
Compatibility & Installation Videos
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MacBook Air
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012)
Mid 2012
Not Compatible
Not Compatible
Model ID: MacBookAir5,2
1.8GHz Core i5 & 2.0GHz Core i7
MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012)
Mid 2012
Not Compatible
Not Compatible
Model ID: MacBookAir5,1
1.7GHz Core i5 & 2.0GHz Core i7
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2011)
Mid 2011
Model ID: MacBookAir4,2
1.7GHz Core i5 & 1.8GHz Core i7
MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2011)
Mid 2011
Model ID: MacBookAir4,1
1.6GHz Core i5 & 1.8GHz Core i7
MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2010)
Late 2010
Model ID: MacBookAir3,2
1.86GHz & 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Air (11-inch, Late 2010)
Late 2010
Model ID: MacBookAir3,1
1.4GHz & 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo
Videos
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MacBook Air Install Videos
Customer Reviews
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Some problems with my MBA-OWC gave the right solution
I bought it as a replacement for my MacBook Air (2011). At first sight my MBA didn't recognised the disk. After sending an email to OWC, they sent me a new one in...REM mode! Great A+++ seller in my opinion, and it's not so easy (I'm living in Europe).
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.Jul, 21 2014
- From:Volos. Greece (Europe)
- Age:45-54
- Experience:Home User
- Owned Product:over 6 months
Easy to install, huge improvement.
The ssd was very easy to install, took only about 5 minutes. Once in, transfering mac os was very easy to do also. The extra storage space from the original 60gb ssd, is definately worth it. The envoy housing for the original drive is an ingenious solution and even when connected through usb 2.0, it is fast enough to boot and run mac os.
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.Mar, 13 2013
The way to go to upgrade a MBA 2010/2011 SSD
-Product performance is great and works as advertised. -Very easy to open the Macbook Air and install it with the provided screwdrivers. -Quick shipping to Canada.
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.Mar, 18 2012
- Experience:IT Professional
- Owned Product:less than a month
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