500GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G
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500GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G

DIY SSD Bay Add-In Kit for 27-inch iMac (2011)


Mfr P/N: K27IM11SE500 OWC SKU: OWCK27IM11SE500

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Complete DIY kit for adding an SSD to the internal SSD bay of your 27-inch iMac (2011)

  • Brings 6G speed and performance to your system
  • Easily expands your internal storage
  • Included durable toolkit makes installation easy
  • No drivers or extra software required for operation
  • 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
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The complete solution for your 2011 iMac

Configuration flexibility is yours when you add a second internal drive using the OWC SSD Bay Add-In Kit. Boost your storage capacity by adding additional storage, and enjoy near-instantaneous boot and app loading times thanks the performance of an OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD.

Fast and reliable solid-state storage

With incredible sustained data speeds, up to 100X greater data protection than enterprise class hard drives, and RAISE technology for RAID like data protection and reliability, the OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD line delivers unbeatable performance.

We are here to help

The OWC SSD Bay Add-In Kit comes backed by OWC's award-winning U.S.A. based technical support team which is readily available to assist you with your upgrade should you have any questions. If you are not fully confident of your ability to add an SSD to your 2011 27-inch iMac, you can choose to have OWC "Do It For You" via our Turnkey Upgrade Installation Program.
  1. Before attempting this installation, OWC recommends watching the associated instructional video in its entirety to determine your ability to perform this complex procedure. OWC assumes no responsibility for damage that may occur during the install.

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  • (1) OWC Mercury Electra 6G Solid-State Drive
  • (1) iMac to SSD SATA 6Gb/s Data & Power Cable
  • (2) 2.25-inch Suction Cup
  • (1) Torx T10s Driver
  • (1) Torx T6s Driver
  • (1) Phillips PH2 Driver
  • (1) Nylon Pry Tool (Spudger)
  • (1) Adhesive Strip Set
  • (1) OWC Blue Microfiber Screen Cleaning Cloth
  • 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty

This kit contains consumable and/or one time use components and therefore is non-refundable if opened. If you have any concerns about your ability to perform the upgrade, you can return the unopened kit for a refund.

    500GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G 2.5-inch 7mm SATA 6.0Gb/s Solid-State Drive

    1. Use of a 2.5-inch SSD in a 3.5-inch drive bay requires an adapter bracket such as the NewerTech AdaptaDrive.
    2. Use of any SSD in an external enclosure is dependent on the power available from the enclosure. OWC Mercury Electra 6G and Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSDs are engineered for use in any OWC Enclosure that supports 2.5-inch SSDs.

    Total Capacity

    • 500GB Useable Capacity
    • Total Capacity: 512GB
    • 12GB Allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction

    Formatted Capacity

    • 466GiB

    S.M.A.R.T. Attributes

    • Standard attributes supported

    Native Command Queuing (NCQ)

    • Up to 32 simultaneous commands

    RAID Support

    • Yes

    Form Factor

    • 2.5-inch 7mm

    Drive Interface

    • SATA 6.0 Gb/s

    Random 4K Read

    • Up to 100,000 IOPS

    Random 4K Write

    • Up to 90,000 IOPS

    Sequential Read (Max)

    • Up to 540 MB/s

    Sequential Write (Max)

    • Up to 500 MB/s

    Nonrecoverable Read Errors

    • 1 per 1015 bits read

    MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)

    • 1,500,000 hours

    Wear Leveling

    • Supported

    TRIM Support

    • OS Dependent

    Security

    • TCG Opal
    • Secure Erase (SE)
    • Chip Based Data Encryption: 256-bit AES-compliant

    Endurance

    • 340TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 187 GB per day for 5 years

    Mac OS Compatibility

    • Yes

    PC OS Compatibility

    • Yes

    Other Requirements

    • Host or device with a built-in SATA connection.

    Write Mode (Max)

    • Up to 2.055 Watts

    Seek Mode (Max)

    • Up to 1.48 Watts

    Idle Mode (Max)

    • Up to 0.07 Watts

    Dimensions

    • Height: 0.7 cm (0.3 in)
    • Length: 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
    • Width: 7.0 cm (2.8 in)

    Weight

    • 55.0 g (0.12 lbs)

    RoHS Compliant

    • Yes

    Reach Certification

    • Yes

    Ambient Temperature

    • Operating: 32°F to 158°F (0°C to 70°C)
    • Non-Operating: -40°F to 185°F (-40°C to 85°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)

    Humidity

    • Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing

    Shock

    • Operating: 1500 G max at 0.5 ms
    • Non-Operating: 1500 G max at 0.5 ms

    Idle (Typical)

    • 0.0 bels

    Seek (Typical)

    • 0.0 bels

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    iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
    iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
    Mid 2011
    Model ID: iMac12,2
    2.7GHz & 3.1GHz Core i5 & 3.4GHz Core i7
    Detailed SpecsInstall Videos
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