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480GB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G
2.5-inch 7mm SATA 6.0Gb/s Solid-State Drive - Limited Edition Black
Mfr P/N: S3D7P6G480 OWC SKU: OWCS3D7P6G480
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The best performance and longevity in a 2.5-inch SATA SSD for every use
- Game Changer: the best performance upgrade for Macs and PCs with SATA drive bay
- No Slow Downs: maintains read/write speeds exceeding 500MB/s over entire drive capacity
- Saves money: use drive until full versus replacing slowed down drive
- A/V Ready: use with Blackmagic and Atomos devices
- Universal Fit: includes full-sized 7mm-9.5mm profile spacer for 100% secure and compatible use
- 5 Year OWC Limited Warranty
When the first Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD was launched nearly a decade ago, it was built to be the fastest, most reliable, and longest enduring 2.5-inch SATA Solid State Drive on the market. The evolution of OWC’s premier 2.5-inch SATA SSD continues that legacy with up to 5x faster performance over the duration of its capacity versus other drives. If you have a Mac or PC with a 6G SATA drive bay, the Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD is the fastest 2.5-inch SSD available today.
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, these 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. 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.
Get Your Money’s Worth
When a low-priced “commodity” built SSD’s performance drops off significantly, many users replace the drive far before all its storage capacity is used to regain that “like new” speed feeling. The Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD was engineered to keep you working full speed ahead over the duration of the drive to deliver an overall lower cost of ownership.
Workhorse Revitalizer
With your investment in apps and time getting that beloved workhorse Mac or PC configured just the way you like; it makes sense to get all the use you can out of the machine before retiring it. By revitalizing your Mac or PC with a Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD, you’ll transform your machine with like-new performance with the best performance upgrade available. From faster boots and application launch times to greatly improved system responsiveness, you’ll love using your “new” computer for a fraction of the cost of buying the latest model.
Go Big or Go Home
Want to use the Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD in a computer, dock, camera, or external storage enclosure with a 9.5mm height drive bay? Unlike other brand 7mm SSDs that either don’t include an adapter or have an edge spacer with limited adhesive surface, the Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD comes with a full-sized spacer for 100% secure and compatible use.
Includes
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- (1) OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G Solid-State Drive
- 5 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Specs
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Total Capacity
- 480GB Useable Capacity
- Total Capacity: 512GB
- 32GB Allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction
Formatted Capacity
- 447GiB
Drive Format
- Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)
Controller
- Phison PS3112-S12 with 7% over-provisioning
NAND Flash Components
- Micron Synchronous Triple-Level Cell (TLC) 3D NAND Flash
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 550 MB/s
Sequential Write (Max)
- Up to 530 MB/s
Nonrecoverable Read Errors
- 1 per 1016 bits read
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
- 1,600,000 hours
Wear Leveling
- Supported
TRIM Support
- OS Dependent
Security
- TCG Opal
Endurance
- 370TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 145 GB per day for 7 years
Mac OS Compatibility
- Yes
PC OS Compatibility
- Yes
Other Requirements
- Requires a Mac, PC, or drive enclosure with an available SATA drive bay and connection. SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) required for best performance.
Write Mode (Max)
- Up to 2 Watts
Seek Mode (Max)
- Up to 2.1 Watts
Idle Mode (Max)
- Up to 0.1 Watts
DEVSLP / DevSleep
- Up to 5mW
Dimensions
- Height: 0.7 cm (0.3 in)
- Length: 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
- Width: 7.0 cm (2.8 in)
Weight
- 77.0 g (0.17 lbs)
RoHS Compliant
- Yes
Country of Origin
- Taiwan
TAA Compliance
- 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: 0% to 90% non-condensing
- Non-Operating: 0% to 93% non-condensing
Shock
- Non-Operating: 1500 G max
Idle (Typical)
- 0.0 bels
Seek (Typical)
- 0.0 bels
Applications
- Select Macs And PCs
- Select External Enclosures
- Select PCIe Host Cards
- Productivity Apps
- Creative Apps
- Backups
- Gaming
- Use of a 2.5-inch SSD in a 3.5-inch drive bay requires an adapter bracket such as the NewerTech AdaptaDrive.
- 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.
Compatibility & Installation Videos
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MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
Mid 2012
Model ID: MacBookPro9,2
2.5GHz Core i5 & 2.9GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
Mid 2012
Model ID: MacBookPro9,1
2.3GHz & 2.6GHz & 2.7GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011)
Late 2011
Model ID: MacBookPro8,3
2.4GHz & 2.5GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
Late 2011
Model ID: MacBookPro8,2
2.2GHz & 2.4GHz & 2.5GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)
Late 2011
Model ID: MacBookPro8,1
2.4GHz Core i5 & 2.8GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)
Early 2011
Model ID: MacBookPro8,3
2.2GHz & 2.3GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
Early 2011
Model ID: MacBookPro8,2
2.0GHz & 2.2GHz & 2.3GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
Early 2011
Model ID: MacBookPro8,1
2.3GHz Core i5 & 2.7GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: MacBookPro7,1
2.4GHz & 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: MacBookPro6,2
2.4GHz & 2.53GHz Core i5 & 2.66GHz & 2.8GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: MacBookPro6,1
2.53GHz Core i5 & 2.66GHz & 2.8GHz Core i7
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)
Mid 2009
Model ID: MacBookPro5,5
2.26GHz & 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009)
Mid 2009
Model ID: MacBookPro5,4 & MacBookPro5,3
2.53GHz & 2.66GHz & 2.8GHz & 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009)
Mid 2009
Model ID: MacBookPro5,2
2.8GHz & 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: MacBookPro5,2
2.66GHz & 2.93GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: MacBookPro5,1
2.66GHz & 2.93GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008)
Late 2008
Model ID: MacBookPro5,1
2.4GHz & 2.53GHz & 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: MacBookPro4,1
2.4GHz & 2.5GHz & 2.6GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: MacBookPro4,1
2.5GHz & 2.6GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2007)
Late 2007
Model ID: MacBookPro3,1
2.6GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2007)
Late 2007
Model ID: MacBookPro3,1
2.6GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2007)
Mid 2007
Model ID: MacBookPro3,1
2.2GHz & 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2007)
Mid 2007
Model ID: MacBookPro3,1
2.4GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2006)
Late 2006
Model ID: MacBookPro2,2
2.16GHz & 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2006)
Late 2006
Model ID: MacBookPro2,1
2.33GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2006)
Early 2006
Model ID: MacBookPro1,2
2.16GHz Core Duo
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2006)
Early 2006
Model ID: MacBookPro1,1
1.67GHz Core Duo & 1.83GHz Core Duo & 2.0GHz Core Duo & 2.16GHz Core Duo
MacBook
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: MacBook7,1
2.4GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009)
Late 2009
Model ID: MacBook6,1
2.26GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009)
Mid 2009
Model ID: MacBook5,2
2.13GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: MacBook5,2
2.0GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook (13-inch, Late 2008)
Late 2008
Model ID: MacBook5,1
2.0GHz & 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook (13-inch, Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: MacBook4,1
2.1GHz & 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook (13-inch, Late 2007)
Late 2007
Model ID: MacBook3,1
2.0GHz & 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2007)
Mid 2007
Model ID: MacBook2,1
2.0GHz & 2.16GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook (13-inch, Late 2006)
Late 2006
Model ID: MacBook2,1
1.83GHz & 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2006)
Mid 2006
Model ID: MacBook1,1
1.83GHz Core Duo & 2.0GHz Core Duo
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Early 2019)
Early 2019
Model ID: iMac19,1
3.7GHz & 3.1GHz & 3.0GHz Core i5 & 3.6GHz Core i9
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2017)
Mid 2017
Model ID: iMac18,3
3.8GHz & 3.5GHz & 3.4GHz Core i5 & 4.2GHz Core i7
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
Late 2015
Model ID: iMac17,1
3.2GHz & 3.3GHz Core i5 & 4.0GHz Core i7
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2015)
Mid 2015
Model ID: iMac15,1
3.3GHz Core i5
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)
Late 2014
Model ID: iMac15,1
4.0GHz Core i7
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013)
Late 2013
Model ID: iMac14,3
2.9GHz Core i5 & 3.1GHz Core i7
iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)
Late 2013
Model ID: iMac14,2
3.4GHz & 3.2GHz Core i5 & 3.5GHz Core i7
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013)
Late 2013
Model ID: iMac14,1
2.7GHz Core i5
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)
Late 2012
Model ID: iMac13,2
2.9GHz & 3.2GHz Core i5 & 3.4GHz Core i7
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012)
Late 2012
Model ID: iMac13,1
2.7GHz & 2.9GHz Core i5 & 3.1GHz Core i7
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2011)
Late 2011
Model ID: iMac12,1
3.1GHz Core i3
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
Mid 2011
Model ID: iMac12,2
2.7GHz & 3.1GHz Core i5 & 3.4GHz Core i7
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)
Mid 2011
Model ID: iMac12,1
2.7GHz & 2.5GHz Core i5 & 2.8GHz Core i7
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: iMac11,3
3.2GHz Core i3 & 2.8GHz & 3.6GHz Core i5 & 2.93GHz Core i7
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: iMac11,2
3.2GHz & 3.06GHz Core i3 & 3.6GHz Core i5
iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
Late 2009
Model ID: iMac11,1
2.66GHz Core i5 & 2.8GHz Core i7
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)
Late 2009
Model ID: iMac10,1
3.33GHz & 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
Late 2009
Model ID: iMac10,1
3.33GHz & 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (20-inch, Mid 2009)
Mid 2009
Model ID: iMac9,1
2.26GHz & 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (20-inch, Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: iMac9,1
2.66GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (24-inch, Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: iMac9,1
2.93GHz & 2.66GHz & 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo
Mac Pro
Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
Mid 2012
Requires NewerTech AdaptaDrive or other 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch SATA drive adapter
Requires NewerTech AdaptaDrive or other 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch SATA drive adapter
Model ID: MacPro5,1
3.2GHz 4-Core Xeon & 3.33GHz 6-Core Xeon & 2.66GHz & 2.4GHz & 3.06GHz 12-Core Xeon
Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Requires NewerTech AdaptaDrive or other 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch SATA drive adapter
Requires NewerTech AdaptaDrive or other 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch SATA drive adapter
Model ID: MacPro5,1
2.8GHz & 3.2GHz 4-Core Xeon & 2.93GHz & 2.66GHz & 3.46GHz & 3.33GHz 6-Core Xeon & 2.4GHz 8-Core Xeon & 2.93GHz & 2.66GHz & 3.46GHz & 3.33GHz & 3.06GHz 12-Core Xeon
Mac Pro (Early 2009)
Early 2009
Requires NewerTech AdaptaDrive or other 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch SATA drive adapter
Requires NewerTech AdaptaDrive or other 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch SATA drive adapter
Model ID: MacPro4,1
2.93GHz & 2.66GHz & 3.33GHz 4-Core Xeon & 2.93GHz & 2.66GHz & 2.26GHz & 3.33GHz 8-Core Xeon
Mac Pro (Early 2008)
Early 2008
Requires NewerTech AdaptaDrive or other 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch SATA drive adapter
Requires NewerTech AdaptaDrive or other 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch SATA drive adapter
Model ID: MacPro3,1
2.8GHz 4-Core Xeon & 2.8GHz & 3.2GHz & 3.0GHz 8-Core Xeon
Mac Pro (Early 2007)
Early 2007
Requires NewerTech AdaptaDrive or other 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch SATA drive adapter
Requires NewerTech AdaptaDrive or other 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch SATA drive adapter
Model ID: MacPro2,1
3.0GHz 8-Core Xeon
Mac Pro (Mid 2006)
Mid 2006
Requires NewerTech AdaptaDrive or other 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch SATA drive adapter
Requires NewerTech AdaptaDrive or other 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch SATA drive adapter
Model ID: MacPro1,1
2.66GHz & 2.0GHz & 3.0GHz 4-Core Xeon
Mac mini
Mac mini (Late 2012)
Late 2012
Model ID: Macmini6,2
2.3GHz & 2.6GHz Core i7
Mac mini Server (Late 2012)
Late 2012
Model ID: Macmini6,2
2.3GHz & 2.6GHz Core i7
Mac mini Server (Mid 2011)
Mid 2011
Model ID: Macmini5,3
2.0GHz Core i7
Mac mini (Mid 2011)
Mid 2011
Model ID: Macmini5,2 & Macmini5,1
2.5GHz & 2.7GHz Core i7 & 2.3GHz Core i5
Mac mini (Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: Macmini4,1
2.4GHz & 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo
Mac mini Server (Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: Macmini4,1
2.66GHz Core 2 Duo
Mac mini (Late 2009)
Late 2009
Model ID: Macmini3,1
2.26GHz & 2.53GHz & 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo
Mac mini Server (Late 2009)
Late 2009
Model ID: Macmini3,1
2.53GHz Core 2 Duo
Mac mini (Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: Macmini3,1
2.0GHz & 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo
Mac mini (Mid 2007)
Mid 2007
Model ID: Macmini2,1
1.83GHz & 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo
Mac mini (Late 2006)
Late 2006
Model ID: Macmini1,1
1.66GHz Core Duo & 1.83GHz Core Duo
Mac mini (Early 2006)
Early 2006
Model ID: Macmini1,1
1.5GHz Core Solo & 1.66GHz Core Duo
Videos
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MacBook Pro Install Videos
iMac Install Videos
Customer Reviews
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excellent SSD
Great SSD and very easy to install in to the case. I recommend this product and OWC for good service.
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.Reviewer4224856239,
Mar, 3 2025
- Reviewer:Reviewer4224856239
Response from OWC, Support
Thank you so much for your amazing review! We're thrilled to hear that you're enjoying your new SSD and found the installation process easy. Your recommendation means a lot to us, and it's fantastic to know that our service met your expectations. We can't wait to assist you again in the future!
iMac got souped up.
Product arrived in a timely matter. Once I had it installed, It made my iMac start up much faster.
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.Reviewer4164852437,
Feb, 24 2025
- Reviewer:Reviewer4164852437
Response from OWC, Support
Wow, thank you so much for your fantastic review! We're thrilled to hear that your iMac got a powerful upgrade and is starting up faster than ever! It's always our goal to provide timely service and top-quality products, so it's wonderful to know we hit the mark for you. Enjoy your enhanced iMac experience!
Just what I needed
Super easy to install. Had it put together with new ram in less that 30 minutes.
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.Reviewer190572206,
Feb, 21 2025
- Reviewer:Reviewer190572206
Response from OWC, Support
Thank you for your fantastic review! We're thrilled to hear that you found the installation process super easy and that you were able to upgrade your system so quickly. It's always exciting to see our customers enhance their devices with our products. We appreciate your support and can't wait to serve you again in the future! Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions, comments, or concerns. https://eshop.macsales.com/Service/
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