240GB OWC Aura N

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240GB OWC Aura N

Name: 240GB OWC Aura N SSD Upgrade (Blade Only) for Select 2013 & Later Macs
Brand: OWC
SKU: OWCS3DAB2MB02
Price: 34.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Solid-State Drive for Select 2013 and Later Macs

Mfr P/N: S3DAB2MB02 OWC SKU: OWCS3DAB2MB02

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Space to play. Speeds to run.

Extra space: add 240GB capacity
Read speeds up to 1583MB/s
Write speeds up to 1007MB/s
Consumes less power and runs cooler than earlier models
Designed for macOS 10.12 and beyond
NVMe – PCIe 3.1 x2
1 Year OWC Limited Warranty

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Get Back in the Game

After years of good, hard work, storage on your Mac is getting tight and load times and data transfers lag. You’ve invested years of gear, programs and customizations and it’s not the time to switch. Upgrade with OWC Aura® N to make your Mac fast and more spacious than ever — for a fraction of the cost of a new model — and keep everything else just the way you like it.

Stretch Out and Run

Aura N expands your Mac with up to 1TB of storage space, so you can add to your media, games, and apps without picking favorites. It’s advanced NVMe technology revives read speeds up to 1600MB/s write speeds up to 1100MB/s, giving your Mac the power to run like new again.

Sprints and Marathons

Aura N combines speed and stamina to prepare your Mac for the short race and the long haul. Engineered with advanced SLC caching, this SSD provides incredible burst performance for a faster and more responsive experience. Plus, the extra storage and speed can increase the working life of your Mac by years.

Right-Sized for Work and Play

The smaller stock SSDs for Mac can fill up quickly, especially with photo and video files, games, or even your email. Aura N SSDs are available in capacities up to 1TB, giving you more space to work and play. Newly calibrated to use less power and run cooler, Aura N is the best way to upgrade your PCIe equipped Mac.

No Hassles or Hacks Compatibility

Aura N SSD upgrades are precisely engineered for your Mac laptop, so you'll never need to compromise your data by relying on complicated software hacks or TRIM-enablers to get the most from your upgrade. Just install, migrate your data, and enjoy the great performance of flash storage with up to 8 times the capacity of the original drive.

7% Over Provisioning

OWC SSDs perform maintenance tasks in the background that optimize the health, performance, and endurance of your drive. These jobs take advantage of available, unwritten areas on the SSD. Aura N storage reserves 7% of the overall capacity as free space. Always. With this allocated free space, Aura N SSDs can perform these normal maintenance tasks making your drive more stable, dependable, and ultimately a safer place to store your data.

Quality That Lasts

Aura N SSDs are proudly designed in Austin and are backed by a lifetime of free, award-winning customer support.

Includes

(1) OWC Aura N Solid-State Drive
1 Year OWC Limited Warranty

Specs

Total Capacity

224GB Useable Capacity
Total Capacity: 240GB
16GB Allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction

Formatted Capacity

209GiB

Controller

Phison E8 with 7% over-provisioning

NAND Flash Components

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

Native Command Queuing (NCQ)

Up to 32 simultaneous commands

Form Factor

Custom Blade

Drive Interface

PCIe 3.1 x2, NVMe 1.2

Random 4K Read

Up to 200,000 IOPS

Random 4K Write

Up to 180,000 IOPS

Sequential Read (Max)

Up to 1583 MB/s

Sequential Write (Max)

Up to 1007 MB/s

MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)

1,500,000 hours

TRIM Support

OS Dependent

Mac OS Compatibility

macOS 15.x Sequoia
macOS 14.x Sonoma
macOS 13.x Ventura
macOS 12.x Monterey
macOS 11.x Big Sur
macOS 10.15 Catalina
macOS 10.14 Mojave
macOS 10.13 High Sierra
macOS 10.12 Sierra

Other Requirements

Must upgrade to macOS 10.13 or later, prior to installation

Read Mode (Max)

Up to 1.19 Watts

Write Mode (Max)

Up to 1.19 Watts

Seek Mode (Max)

Up to 1.19 Watts

Idle Mode (Max)

Up to 0.16 Watts

Dimensions

Height: 0.2 cm (0.1 in)
Length: 8.9 cm (3.5 in)
Width: 2.4 cm (0.9 in)

Weight

7.0 g (0.02 lbs)

RoHS Compliant

Reach Certification

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

Non-Operating: 1500 G max at 0.5 ms

Idle (Typical)

0.0 bels

Seek (Typical)

0.0 bels

The Aura N is a PCIe 3.1 x2 NVMe SSD capable of performing up to 1600MB/s. Performance can vary depending on many factors, including the Mac model and its drive bus specifications. Please check the compatibility section and the detailed specs for your Mac model’s drive bus specifications.
Sequential read/write (max) performance numbers are based on testing with AJA System Test (4K-Full resolution, 64GB file size, 16bit RGBA codec, single file and file per frame tests) on a Mid 2015 MacBook Pro (MacBookPro11,4).
Not compatible with Apple Boot Camp on MacBookPro11,1 or MacBookAir6,1 or MacBookAir6,2
When upgrading from an AHCI SSD used in some older Mac models (2013-2014), you may observe a slight increase in boot times. Read this Knowledge Base article to learn more.
Some customers have reported an issue related to Apple NVMe resources that occurs when attempting to wake some Mac models from "Standby Mode" (a lesser known macOS "Sleep" behavior). If you experience this issue, please see this Knowledge Base article for more details.

Compatibility & Installation Videos

Note: Installing an Aura N SSD in a HDD-only Mac mini (Late 2014) Macmini7,1 requires additional tools and hardware. For a complete installation solution, see Aura N SSD Add-In Kits for Mac mini (Late 2014 - Current).