DIY Bundle

Name: DIY Kit: 480GB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD and Data Doubler.
Brand: OWC
SKU: OWCDD1MMSSDP480
Price: 139 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.88 (157 reviews)

480GB OWC 6G SSD
and OWC Data Doubler

Mac

Mercury Extreme® Pro 6G SSD and Data Doubler

Everything You Need

Add a second drive to your Mac

Use the OWC Data doubler to install a blazing fast OWC 6G SSD inside your 2011 or later Mac mini. This DIY kit includes all the tools necessary to complete the installation of the Data Doubler and the new drive. Coupled with our free installation videos that offer step-by-step instructions, you can perform the entire upgrade on your own.

Bigger, better, and stronger

The Mac mini is already an amazing feat of engineering, and you can pack even more power inside it with the OWC Data Doubler and an OWC 6G SSD. An OWC SSD is simply the best way to expand capability of your already powerful mini, and even better, you can do it yourself!

Starts fast, stays fast

Even though many SSDs use low cost, less robust components in their design, they can still offer enticing short term bust speeds which are perfectly suitable for light duty uses. However, those drives are not designed to deliver consistent sustained speeds over their capacity rating, which results in a dramatic slowdown to even hard drive speeds under demanding use.

The fifth generation of Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD was built to start fast and stay fast at over 500MB/s sustained. Its development began with using the best flash storage components and technology available. Next, after being nearly completely filled to capacity with data, it had to deliver the same high speed as if it were empty. This drive doesn’t flinch at any time or capacity level and drop read/write speeds like other drives do…it easily handles the most extreme, mission-critical uses you can throw at it.

The Right tools for the job

With the 5-piece Toolkit from OWC, everything is included to complete the installation of the SSD. Once the upgrade is complete, you'll have a handy set of tools for future computer upgrades.

While OWC encourages the DIY philosophy, this is a challenging install that requires advanced skills. If, after watching the how-to video, you are not fully confident of your ability to perform the installation, you can choose to have OWC "Do It For You" via our OWC Upgrade Service for Mac mini.

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WARRANTY
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480GB Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD Specifications:

Specifications

Controller

Phison PS3112-S12 with 7% over-provisioning

NAND

Synchronous Triple-Level Cell (TLC) 3D NAND Flash

Form Factor

2.5-inch 7mm

Interface

SATA 6.0 Gb/s

Capacity

480GB useable capacity
Total Flash Memory Components – 512GB
32GB allocated to real-time data redundancy & error correction

Formatted Capacity

447GiB

RAID Support

Yes

SMART Attributes

Standard attributes supported

Native Command Queuing

up to 32 commands

Manufacturer Model Number

S3D7P6G480

RoHS Compliant

Yes

Format

Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)

Physical

Height (max)

0.7 cm (0.3 in)

OWC 7mm – 9.5mm Adapter

1 included (buy additional)

Width (max)

7.0 cm (2.8 in)

Length (max)

10.0 cm (3.9 in)

Weight

77.0 g (0.17 lbs)

Reliability

Data Reliability

Built-in BCH ECC: Up to 66 bits correctable per 1024 bytes

Nonrecoverable Read Errors

Less than 1 sector per 10¹⁶ bits read

Performance

Sequential Reads (Max)

Up to 550 MB/s

Sequential Writes (Max)

Up to 530 MB/s

Sequential 4K Read

Up to 100,000 IOPS

Sequential 4K Write

Up to 90,000 IOPS

Power

Active

Write: 2000mW (2.0W) Maximum draw

Environmental (Operating)

Altitude

-304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft)

Temperature (°F)

32°F to 158°F

Temperature (°C)

0°C to 70°C

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Altitude

304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)

Temperature (°F)

-40°F to 185°F

Temperature (°C)

-40°C to 85°C

Acoustics

Idle (Typical)

0.0 bels

Seek (Typical)

0.0 bels

1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
In terms of standard gigabytes, 1GiB ≈ 1.074GB and refers to the actual formatted capacity of shown under Mac OS 10.5 or earlier and Microsoft Windows OS.

Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n DD1MMSSDP480 UPC#: 812437026177

Gallery

Install Video

This product is compatible with... Learn how to find your Mac's model ID

Mac mini (Late 2012)
Upper drive configuration*

(October, 2012)

Model ID: Macmini6,1 & Macmini6,2

2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz

Additional Tools
Install Videos

Mac mini (Late 2012)
Lower drive configuration*

(October, 2012)

Model ID: Macmini6,1 & Macmini6,2

2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz

Install Videos

Mac mini (Mid 2011)

(July, 2011)

Model ID: Macmini5,1 & Macmini5,2

2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.7GHz

Detailed specs

Install Videos

* A small number of 2012 units were shipped with the drive mounted in the upper drive bay rather than the more typical lower bay shown in this video. If you have a 2012 or later model, you will want to determine the configuration of your Mac mini's drives prior to ordering. To do this, open Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app and click on the grey drive icon at the left-edge of the window. If you see "Lower" after the "Connection ID" at the bottom-left corner of the window, you may proceed using the standard installation instructions. If you see "Upper" then you have a special configuration which will need additional components, and you will need to also refer to the addendum video.

Includes

(1) Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD
(1) 5-Piece Mini Toolkit
- (1) Phillips #00 driver
- (1) Torx T6 driver
- (1) Torx T8 driver
- (1) Straight Blade 1.8 mm driver
- (1) Nylon Pry Tool
(1) Mac mini flex cable
(4) Rubber grommet
(4) Hex screw
Data Doubler for Mac mini (2011-2012) Installation Guide (Download Only)

NOTE: This kit contains consumable and/or one time use components and therefore is not covered by any warranty. If you have any concerns about your ability to perform the upgrade, you can return the unopened kit for a refund. The 5-Piece Toolkit (except for nylon pry tool) included with this kit is covered by a 1 Year Warranty.

Warranty

The best warranty is one you never have to use - but should the need occur - we're proud to provide a superior level of support and service coverage to our customers.

5 Year OWC SSD Limited Warranty

Even when not used, we understand the peace of mind afforded by a longer warranty period. OWC's industry leading coverage is a testament to our confidence in the reliability of the solutions that we offer. OWC solutions are engineered to demanding quality standards in order to deliver the most reliable, highest performance available on the market in each storage category.

Customer Ratings

Write a Review 4.8 / 5 147 out of 157 (94%) reviewers would recommend this product

Verified Buyer

Reviewer: cgman Location: San Diego Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 SSD works perfectly September 20, 2020 The instructions were very clear.. However (my bad), I couldn't see the connector well and I broke the LED/IR-sensor connector from the PWB when I tried to unplug the cable. Fortunately, this only makes it such that the white LED on the front panel doesn't light and I would not be able to use an IR remote, which I never cared to use anyway. The memory works great in any case. But to everyone attempting this upgrade: make sure you can secure the connector base (female) on the PWB with some extra tool such as a needle or awl, while you apply featherweight force to the cable (male) connector!

I would recommend this item to a friend! Customer Videos:

Verified Buyer

Reviewer: mvpereira Location: Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Quicker boot July 12, 2018 I was looking for improvement in my Mac mini performance and I knew disk is one of the aspects. I bought this kit to improve boot times with memory upgrade as well and the performance increase was easily noticed. The videos online and the manual that came with the kit explains step-by-step how to upgrade the computer, with disassemble and assemble instruction. The task isn't easy, but reading carefully and watching the videos, anyone with experience with hardware can do this upgrade.