{"id":28512,"date":"2015-02-10T09:20:31","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T15:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=28512"},"modified":"2015-02-11T09:06:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T15:06:44","slug":"owc-helps-bring-macbook-air-back-into-pros-workflow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/28512-owc-helps-bring-macbook-air-back-into-pros-workflow\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC Helps Bring MacBook Air Back Into Pro\u2019s Workflow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-28526\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/auraproexpress6genvoymba12_gall1-284x169.jpg\" alt=\"auraproexpress6genvoymba12_gall1\" width=\"284\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/auraproexpress6genvoymba12_gall1-284x169.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/auraproexpress6genvoymba12_gall1-202x120.jpg 202w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/auraproexpress6genvoymba12_gall1-190x113.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/auraproexpress6genvoymba12_gall1.jpg 489w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/auraproexpress6genvoymba12_gall1-202x120@2x.jpg 404w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/auraproexpress6genvoymba12_gall1-190x113@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/>The MacBook Air is a beautifully thin machine. For many users, it strikes the perfect balance of portability and power. However, one shortcoming of Apple\u2019s thinnest laptop is its limited factory storage capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Helmly, a blogger for <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\">Adobe<\/a>, ran into this problem with his MacBook Air, forcing him to use it less and during his travels. But recently Helmly was able to bring new life to his 2012 11\u201d MacBook Air <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/davtechtable\/2015\/02\/my-little-11-macbook-air.html\">by turning to OWC<\/a> and installing our massive <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/SSD\/OWC\/Air-Retina\/Apple-MacBook-Air-2012-Drive-Internal-Flash\">1.0TB Aura SSD<\/a>. The new SSD capacity allows Helmly to once again show off his \u201chuge 4K and 6K demo files\u201d while on the road with his MacBook Air.<\/p>\n<p>And as Helmly points out, the OWC Aura SSD comes with all the tools you\u2019ll need for installation and <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/installvideos\/\">step-by-step video instructions<\/a> to make upgrading as simple as possible. You\u2019ll even get the sleek <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/OWC\/SSDA2A6K960\/\">OWC Envoy<\/a> external solution with the Aura kit so you can repurpose your original factory drive into a high-performance external drive.<\/p>\n<p>Head over to <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/davtechtable\/2015\/02\/my-little-11-macbook-air.html\">blogs.adobe.com<\/a> to ready Helmly\u2019s full review where he shows off impressive benchmarks and awards the Aura SSD kit a perfect 5\/5 stars!<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/SSD\/OWC\">here<\/a> for more on our Aura line of SSDs and OWC\u2019s entire SSD lineup. And if you\u2019re looking for a MacBook Air of your own, be sure to check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/Apple-Systems\/Used\/MacBook-Air-11-Inch-and-13-Inch\">Used MacBook Air selection<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MacBook Air is a beautifully thin machine. 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