{"id":8509,"date":"2011-01-05T15:59:17","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T20:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=8509"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:35:07","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:35:07","slug":"owc-announces-mercury-aura-pro-mba-as-industrys-first-sandforce-processor-based-solid-state-drive-for-2008-2009-macbook-air-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/8509-owc-announces-mercury-aura-pro-mba-as-industrys-first-sandforce-processor-based-solid-state-drive-for-2008-2009-macbook-air-models\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC Announces Mercury Aura Pro MBA As Industry\u2019s First SandForce Processor Based Solid State Drive For 2008-2009 MacBook Air Models"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8510\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/SSD_MBA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/SSD_MBA.jpg 350w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/SSD_MBA-223x120.jpg 223w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/SSD_MBA-284x153.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/SSD_MBA-190x102.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Other World Computing\u00a0announced today its new <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/SSD\/OWC\/Aura_Pro_MBA\">Mercury Aura<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/SSD\/OWC\/Aura_Pro_MBA\">\u2122<\/a><\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/SSD\/OWC\/Aura_Pro_MBA\"> Pro MBA Solid State Drive (SSD) line<\/a> as <strong>the first high performance SandForce<\/strong><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><strong> processor based SSD available for all 2008-2009 Apple MacBook Air models<\/strong>. This announcement establishes OWC as the most comprehensive U.S. manufacturer of industry leading SandForce processor based SSDs available today with OWC Mercury brand SSD models available <strong>for nearly every Mac and PC produced over the past decade<\/strong>. OWC will be demonstrating the new Mercury Aura Pro MBA and other first-to-market OWC Mercury Pro SSDs in <strong>booth #3935, LVCC North Hall, at the <\/strong><strong>Consumer Electronics Show (CES)<\/strong>, which begins tomorrow in Las Vegas, Nevada.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Go Faster, Store More Data Than New MacBook Air Models<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With <strong>peak data rates of 275MB\/s<\/strong>, the OWC Mercury Aura Pro MBA offers owners of 2008-2009 MacBook Air models up to <strong>41X faster performance<\/strong> than the factory original hard drive, over <strong>3X faster performance<\/strong> than the factory installed 128GB SSD, and <strong>20% faster speed<\/strong> than even the latest 2010 MacBook Air models. Plus, with four models to choose from \u2013 60GB, 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB &#8211; the OWC Mercury Aura Pro MBA provides up to <strong>4X the storage capacity<\/strong> compared to the factory optional 128GB SSD and nearly <strong>2X more storage<\/strong> capacity than the largest SSD offered in 2010 MacBook Air models.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Four Models Starting At $199.99 MSRP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new OWC Mercury Aura Pro MBA is available immediately in four capacities compatible with all 13.3&#8243; 2008-2009 MacBook Air models:<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>60GB Mercury Aura Pro MBA with 7% over provisioning &amp; three year warranty &#8211;<strong> $199.99<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>120GB Mercury Aura Pro MBA with 7% over provisioning &amp; three year warranty &#8211;<strong> $299.99<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>240GB Mercury Aura Pro MBA with 7% over provisioning &amp; three year warranty &#8211;<strong> $579.99<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>480GB Mercury Aura Pro MBA with 7% over provisioning &amp; three year warranty &#8211;<strong> $TBA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Doesn\u2019t Slow Down With Use Like Ordinary SSDs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ordinary SSDs offer fast read\/write performance during first initial uses, but then experience significant write speed degradation over repeated usage. <a href=\"http:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/SSD-RealWorld.html\">Independent simulation tests<\/a> by leading drive performance experts confirm OWC Mercury Pro brand SSD\u2019s ultra-efficient Block Management &amp; Wear Leveling technologies are able to <strong>eliminate virtually any reduction in data transfer speeds<\/strong> over heavy long term usage of the drive and without dependency on less than effective OS TRIM management.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Up To 100X Greater Data Protection<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Utilizing SandForce DuraClass\u2122 technology, the OWC Mercury Aura Pro MBA is able to provide <strong>up to 100X higher data protection<\/strong> than provided by ordinary SSDs as well as leading enterprise class hard disk drives. 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