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240GB OWC Aura N
NVMe Solid-State Drive Add-In Solution for HDD-only Mac mini (Late 2014)
Mfr P/N: S3DAB2MM02K OWC SKU: OWCS3DAB2MM02K
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Complete add-on kit with installation tools and components
- Extra space: add 240GB capacity
- Read speeds up to 798MB/s
- Write speeds up to 768MB/s
- Consumes less power and runs cooler
- Designed for macOS 10.12 and beyond
- NVMe – PCIe 3.1 x2
- 3 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, 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
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- (1) OWC Aura N Solid-State Drive
- (1) Torx T8 Driver
- (1) Torx T6S Driver
- (1) Nylon Pry Tool (Spudger)
- (3) Installation Components
- (1) Installation Guide for Mac mini (2014)
- 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Specs
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Total Capacity
- 224GB Useable Capacity
- Total Capacity: 240GB
- 16GB Allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction
Formatted Capacity
- 209GiB
Drive Mechanism
- (1) 240GB OWC Aura N Solid-State Drive
- *OWC reserves the right to replace or upgrade to equivalent or better components.
Drive Format
- Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)
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 798 MB/s
Sequential Write (Max)
- Up to 768 MB/s
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
- 1,500,000 hours
TRIM Support
- OS Dependent
Error Correction
- Built-in ECC
Endurance
- 150TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 83 GB per day for 5 years
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
- 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
- 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
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Note: Installing an Aura N SSD in a Mac mini (Late 2014) Macmini7,1 that came with a factory-installed SSD or Fusion drive does not require the additional hardware included in this kit. See Aura N SSD Upgrades for Mac mini (Late 2014 - Current) for additional installation options.
Mac mini
Mac mini (Late 2014)
Late 2014
Model ID: Macmini7,1
1.4GHz & 2.6GHz & 2.8GHz Core i5 & 3.0GHz Core i7
