{"id":11196,"date":"2011-07-21T18:36:20","date_gmt":"2011-07-21T23:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=11196"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:33:03","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:33:03","slug":"follow-up-new-macbook-air-can-use-owc-aura-ssd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/11196-follow-up-new-macbook-air-can-use-owc-aura-ssd\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow-Up: New MacBook Air CAN Use OWC Aura SSD"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane<\/a> might say, \u201cGood News! Good News!\u201d<\/p>\n

We’ve confirmed that the flash storage on the 2011 MacBook Air is the same removable module type design as found on the 2010 models. But don\u2019t take our word for it – here\u2019s a couple quick shots of the module right after we bought the machine.<\/p>\n

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As you can see, the data interface on the 2011 model\u2019s flash module is the same as the one on the 2010 model. In fact, it’s the same unit entirely, like we mentioned earlier<\/a>. That means you can<\/em><\/strong> put in a faster, higher-capacity OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express SSD<\/a> for higher performance and up to four times the storage<\/strong> compared to the factory 128GB capacity version.<\/p>\n

While those quickie teardown sites “scooped” us on whether or not the flash storage module was removable, we for sure have the bigger headline news. We’re in the unique position to actually test the Mercury Aura Pro Express SSD<\/a> in this new machine and not assume<\/em> it would just work. Roscoe gets to take another bow here as the good news is our SSD…the first and only for MBA 2010…works perfectly<\/strong> in the new 2011. Take a look at these benchmark comparisons to the stock drive for verification:<\/p>\n