DIY Bundle
480GB OWC 6G SSD
and OWC Accelsior S
Mac / PC / PCIe
Mercury Extreme® Pro 6G and Accelsior S
An SSD for your PCIe Slot
Give your Mac Pro tower or PC a 6G performance boost
The 480GB OWC 6G SSD and OWC Accelsior S DIY bundle is the simple solution to add a high speed SATA 6G drive to PCs or silver Mac Pro towers otherwise restricted to 3G architecture. Combined with the high-performance Mercury Extreme SSD, Accelsior S brings cutting edge 6G performance to your SATA 3G system.
High-performance storage
With sustained reads up to 559MB/s and writes up to 527MB/s, up to 100X greater data protection than enterprise class Hard Disk Drives, and RAISE technology for RAID like data protection and reliability, the OWC Mercury Extreme SSD line delivers unbeatable performance that's backed by a 5 year OWC SSD Limited Warranty.
Internal storage expansion at lightning speed
With more than 500 MB/s of throughput, the Accelsior S dual-lane PCIe 2.0 card delivers flexible storage expansion – with a speed boost – to your
Mac or PC. Accelsior S is the perfect complement to OWC's Mercury family of high-performance SSD's, allowing up to an extra 1TB of fast storage expansion.
With no drivers or extra software needed, upgrading your Mac Pro or PC tower with a Mercury Extreme Pro and Accelsior S is a breeze.
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
Physical
Height (max)
0.7 cm (0.3 in)
OWC 7mm – 9.5mm Adapter
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
Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n SSDACL6G480 UPC#: 812437026955
Accelsior S Specifications:
OWC Part Number
Form Factor
HBA controller
Interface
SMART Attributes
- Depends on mechanism installed
AHCI Compliant
- Yes - Plug and Play installation, no drivers required
OS compatibility
- Mac OS X 10.6 and up
- Windows Server 2008 and higher
- Not compatible as a Windows boot drive on a Mac
Supported mechanisms
- All 2.5" HDD and SSD SATA 1.5, 3.0, 6.0Gb/s
Performance
- Read: up to 550MB/s - this depends on mechanism installed
- Write: 530MB/s - this depends on mechanism installed
RoHS Compliant
Acoustics
- 0.0 bels for both Idle and Seek
Environment
- Operating
- Temperature(°F) 32° – 158°
- Temperature(°C) 0° – 70°
- Non-Operating
- Temperature(°F) −67° – 302°
- Temperature(°C) −55° – 150°
Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n SSDACL6G480 UPC#: 812437026955
Note about throughput:
- PC Throughput:
- PCIe 2.0 x4 slot or better is required. Use of a PCIe 1.0 x4 slot will reduce performance.
- Mac Pro Throughput:
- 2009-2010 Mac Pro. Installing Accelsior S into any open x4 or x16 PCIe 2.0 slot will deliver full throughput
- 2008 Mac Pro. These models have two x16 PCIe 2.0 slots, which enable Acceslsior S to deliver full throughput. Installing Accelsior S into of the two x4 PCIe 1.0 slots will result in Accelsior S being addressed as a gen one, one-lane card with performance limited to real world 190-200MB/s data rates.
- 2006-2007 Mac Pro. These models utilize PCIe 1.0 slot which cannot be configured (even with the Expansion Utility in OS X) to address Accelsior S as anything but as a first generation one-lane card. As a result, Accelsior S performance will be limited to 190-200MB/s data rates. If maximum data rate speedis desired, we recommend the installation of a 2.5" OWC Mercury SSD in an open Mac Pro drive bay.
Mac Pro (Mid 2010 Quad-Core)
(July, 2010)
Model ID: MacPro5,1
2.8GHz, 3.2GHz, 3.33GHz
Mac Pro 6-Core
(Mid 2010-2012)
(July, 2010 / June 2012)
Model ID: MacPro5,1
3.33GHz
Mac Pro 8-Core (Mid 2010)
(July, 2010)
Model ID: MacPro5,1
2.4GHz
Mac Pro 12-Core
(Mid 2010-2012)
(July, 2010 / June 2012)
Model ID: MacPro5,1
2.40GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.06GHz
Mac Pro (Early 2009 Quad-Core)
(March, 2009)
Model ID: MacPro4,1
2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.33GHz
Mac Pro (Early 2009 8-Core)
(March, 2009)
Model ID: MacPro4,1
2.26GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz
Mac Pro (Early 2008)
(January, 2008)
Model ID: MacPro3,1
2.8GHz, 3.0GHz, 3.2GHz
Mac Pro (8-core)
(April, 2007)
Model ID: MacPro2,1
3.0GHz
Mac Pro
(August, 2006)
Model ID: MacPro1,1
2.0GHz, 2.66GHz, 3.0GHz
Xserve (Late 2006)
(August, 2006)
Model ID: Xserve1,1
dual 2.0GHz, dual 2.66GHz, dual 3.0GHz
Xserve (Early 2008)
(January, 2008)
Model ID: Xserve2,1
2.8GHz, dual 2.8GHz, dual 3.0GHz
Xserve Quad-Core (Early 2009)
(April, 2009)
Model ID: Xserve3,1
2.26GHz
Xserve 8-Core (Early 2009)
(April, 2009)
Model ID: Xserve3,1
2.26GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz
PC Desktops
Compatible with Intel / AMD Process based PCs capable with
the specifications listed above.
PCIe capable servers
Compatible with PCIe expandable servers with the specifications listed above.
OWC Mercury Helios
Thunderbolt PCIe
expansion chassis
NOT COMPATIBLE
HP DL 380 G7
HP DL 380 G8
NOT COMPATIBLE
Dell PowerEdge R620
NOT COMPATIBLE
Dell PowerEdge T620
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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
3 Year OWC 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
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4.9 / 5
40 out of 44 (91%) reviewers would recommend this product
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Reviewer: MadhatterX
Location: Boston
Age: 35-44
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: over 6 months
Rating: 5/5
Great combo
June 27, 2019
I purchased the 480GB Pro 6G SSD and Accelsior S adapter into my 2010 Mac Pro 3.46GHz 12-core, it was easy to install and the speed benefit was instantly recognized. Previously, I was running an SSD from the drive bay not realizing that the SATA 6Gbps capability of the SSD is reduced to SATA 3Gbps speeds. With the Accelsior S adapter the 6Gbps speeds were achieved and the performance increase allows my 2010 MacPro to outperform my fully loaded 2018 iMac 18,3 (i7-7700K). Booting into MacOS takes about 5 seconds and overall system response time is almost instant. I would recommend this item to a friend!
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Reviewer: stuie
Location: Northern California
Age: 35-44
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5
Speedy!
January 14, 2019
The install of this card/SSD is as straightforward and as simple as can be. Formatting is a breeze, and the card sped my Mac Pro up significantly. I had an SSD in it prior to this, but with the Accelsior, it seems a bit faster than the SATA connected SSD. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: OWC Accelsior S + 1.0TB Electra 6G Solid-State Drive Bundle..
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Reviewer: artifex
Location: way above sea level
Age: 55-65
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: 3-4 months
Rating: 5/5
my mid-2010 Mac Pro is flying now...
November 5, 2018
I was a little nervous about this (both the install and the technology, which I was too lazy to read about). I've had really good luck with OWC, though, so I gave it a shot.
**big** improvement over the same SSD in one of the normal drive slots.
Only weird thing is that the system sees it as an extrnal drive.
I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Accelsior S: PCIe to 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD Host Adapter.
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Reviewer: MACuserSince1985
Location: California
Age: 55-65
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: over 6 months
Rating: 5/5
Extended the life of My 2008 Macpro 3,1
October 16, 2018
Mac Sales, OWC Accelsior S with and a 2.0 GB SSD made my 2008 MacPro 3,1 not only usable, but a joy to use again. The Accelsior S really, really sped up my old mac, I am now running Mojave 10.14 (through a 3rd party patch) and the computer feels as good as new.
I highly recommend Mac Sales and commend them and OWC for coming up with such innovative products that extend the life of MAC Desktop and Laptop computers.
Seriously, my 10 year old MAC Pro is running better then new !
I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Accelsior S: PCIe to 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD Host Adapter.
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Reviewer: Anwar
Location: Lloydminster,AB
Age: 35-44
Experience Level: IT Professional
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Worked great on Dell PE R710
September 30, 2018
I was looking for a solution to get maximum out of dell PowerEdge R710 server. Onboard SATA ports only support ATA/IDE mode and SSD drive was getting 200 MBPS read write speeds. With this card AHCI is enabled and I got 530 MBPS read write and 56000 IOPS for read and write. I am using 1 TB samsung 850 ssd drive as boot drive on this card. One thing I did was I removed dell perc 6 card from the riser and updated bios to latest version 6.6.0 I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking to utilize old r710 servers for ssd drives. No drivers needed. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Accelsior S: PCIe to 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD Host Adapter.
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Reviewer: supremepork
Rating: 5/5
Flawless
September 27, 2018
Works as advertised; no issues installing macOS, no issues booting. I would recommend this item to a friend!
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Reviewer: finspeed
Location: SoCentralCoast CA
Age: Over 65
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
So good, I bought 2
September 13, 2018
These PCIe host adapters work really well in my mid-2012 Mac Pro. Heck, I bought two of them for the two SSDs I have. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Accelsior S: PCIe to 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD Host Adapter.
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Reviewer: DroiddProductions
Location: Toronto, Canada
Age: 35-44
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5
Great product!
September 11, 2018
I put this card in my mid 2010 Mac Pro. I used a 6g 500gb ssd with it and created a boot disk. My Mac booted perfectly and recognized the drive. I now enjoy the full read/write specs of the drive. This improved my computers performance beyond my expectations. Great product! I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Accelsior S: PCIe to 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD Host Adapter.
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Reviewer: Aric
Location: NJ
Age: 35-44
Experience Level: IT Professional
Owned Product: over 6 months
Rating: 5/5
Works great, drive bootable without driver
July 6, 2018
The attached drive boots fast and doesn’t require any special drivers. Installs easily in a Mac Pro 2009-2010. I’ve had it for quite a while now and have had no issues. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Accelsior S: PCIe to 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD Host Adapter.
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Reviewer: Ludovic
Location: Beverly, MA
Age: 55-65
Experience Level: Home User
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Bringing back to speed Mac Pro Early 2008 (3,1)
June 29, 2018
With the new Mac Pro only available in 2019, I decided to take the plunge and upgrade once more my 10-year old faithful Mac Pro, by adding 32GB of memory (and keeping 8GB of the previous 16GB to total 40GB) and installing a PCIe SSD drive. This allowed to install the OS (OSX El Capitan is the last update possible on this machine) and apps on the SSD and keep all user files on the original Macintosh HDD. After one failed attempt to do the configuration myself, I redid the process successfully exactly as explained in OWC's Youtube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou-heXnkPP4) except I did not clean/delete any system files or apps from the HDD so to keep it as a backup bootable for safety. The total boot time is now 2 minutes instead of 20. I also created a FCPX "scratch library" on the SSD that speeds up performance tremendously as FCPX constantly refreshes projects in the library during editing; then when finished I move the project (in FCPX) to the original HDD library. All other apps of course load and execute much faster. Perfect way to keep an old Mac Pro going. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: OWC Accelsior S + 1.0TB Extreme Pro 6G Solid-State Drive Bundle..
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Reviewer: RaoulDuke
Location: Washington DC
Age: 25-34
Experience Level: IT Professional
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Fast!
May 20, 2018
I used to have a SSD connected in the lower optical bay. The speed on this set is way better. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: OWC Accelsior S + 250GB Electra 6G Solid-State Drive Bundle..
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Reviewer: CVreeland
Location: Texas
Age: 45-54
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: 5-6 months
Rating: 5/5
Great speed boost!
April 28, 2018
I’ve been booting my 2008 Mac Pro from a 500 GB 6Gb/s OWC SSD since November with no problems whatsoever. Installed it in 5 minutes, then cloned my old boot drive to it using Carbon Copy Cloner & has been running flawlessly since. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Accelsior S: PCIe to 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD Host Adapter.
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Reviewer: photograbber
Location: Redding CA
Age: Over 65
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5
Took a 2010 Mac Pro from old to FAST
April 18, 2018
This unit along with a 6G SSD made a big difference in my 2010 Mac Pro. Easily doubled the read/write speed of the 6G SSD compared to the sata installation. Well worth the price and very easy to install. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) OWC Accelsior S: PCIe to 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD Host Adapter *Open Box*.
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Reviewer: 377Ohm
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Age: 45-54
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5
Excellent product providing additional disk
March 29, 2018
I have bought this host adapter plus a 1TB OWC 6G SSD in order to provide an additional disk for my 2010-vintage Mac Pro. The disk mounts as an external disk ergo is suitable for loading macOS (as opposed to any version of Windows, which must be loaded from an internal disk). You just plug the adapter in, and it works without any hassles. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Accelsior S: PCIe to 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD Host Adapter.
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Reviewer: The3DCie
Location: France
Age: 35-44
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Excellent!
March 17, 2018
Great card to speed up a SSD in an aluminium MacPro AND keep your 4 usual SATA slots for classic HDDs!
It's only slightly more expensive than a 2,5" adaptor but it's so much more useful!
Highly recommended if you want to get the best out of any SSD in your MacPro.
I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Accelsior S: PCIe to 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD Host Adapter.
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Reviewer: Bean
Location: Marrero. La.
Age: 55-65
Experience Level: Home User
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Easy to install and storage upgrade.
February 19, 2018
This product provided additional storage space and increased the speed of my computer. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: OWC Accelsior S + 1.0TB Electra 6G Solid-State Drive Bundle..
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Reviewer: VBtechie
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Age: 55-65
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Fantastic way to renew an old Mac
February 18, 2018
My MacPro 2010 had become sluggish to the point that from boot until first moment of usability was around 20 minutes! I installed this SSD and put a fresh OS on it. Now my Mac is like a brand new computer, and I’m no longer afraid to reboot. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: OWC Accelsior S + 1.0TB Electra 6G Solid-State Drive Bundle..
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Reviewer: KenTX
Location: Dallas, TX
Age: 45-54
Experience Level: IT Professional
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
This product is a real gem!
January 1, 2018
Got this and a 2TB SSD for my Z800 and it just works without complication. I am seeing 520+ MB/Sec read and write speeds.
If you have an older computer/workstation and are stuck with older Sata 2, I highly recommend this product. It's a no brainer. ;)
I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Accelsior S: PCIe to 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD Host Adapter.
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Reviewer: vgs42
Location: Houston, TX
Age: Over 65
Experience Level: IT Professional
Owned Product: over 6 months
Rating: 5/5
Accelsior S: Adapter frees up main HD Bays
December 19, 2017
Bought 2 of these April , 2017 one for me other for gift. Makes better use as a boot drive for Mac Pro(Early 2008) & frees up other 4 HD bays. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Accelsior S: PCIe to 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD Host Adapter.
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Reviewer: pideja
Location: Montreal, Qc
Age: Over 65
Experience Level: Home User
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
It was about time!
October 17, 2017
Purchased this to "boost" performances on my old MacPro version 3.1. Don't know why I waited so long. Delivery was quick, the SSD disk responds well and migrating my principal drive was a breeze using Carbon Copy Cloner. From start to finish, from installation, formatting and cloning the ex-principal drive onto the SSD drive took a little under one hour! I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: OWC Accelsior S + 500GB Electra 6G Solid-State Drive Bundle..
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Reviewer: prandall
Location: South Weymouth, MA
Age: Over 65
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5
Just Great Availabilty with High Sierra not Raid Compatible.
October 8, 2017
Thanks so much for having a 2TB option available to use in place of my Apple Raid. Apple will eventually support Fusion Drives, but no mention of Raid support. This bundle is so easy to install. I transferred all of my files from the Raid using Carbon Copy Cloner, booted up to the new drive and installed macOS High Sierra and even updated to the Supplemental Update and am now good to go. I’ll probably be back for the recommended graphics card soon. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: OWC Accelsior S + 2.0TB Extreme Pro 6G Solid-State Drive Bundle..
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Reviewer: CheapOldGuy
Location: Houston, TX
Age: 55-65
Experience Level: Home User
Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5
As Advertised
August 4, 2017
I was already running an SSD as my boot drive on a Mac Pro 5.1, so I didn't gain a huge increase in startup speed, but my apps sure seem to run smoother. Easy install, up and running in 5 minutes or less. A very cost-effective way to update your hardware, AND free up a drive slot. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Accelsior S: PCIe to 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD Host Adapter.
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Reviewer: MrScreens
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Age: 55-65
Experience Level: Power User
Owned Product: over 6 months
Rating: 5/5
Speed Demon
June 6, 2017
I bought this adapter to install an OWC 480GB SSD in my old Mac Pro (Early2008). Super simple installation, fantastic results. Really boosted my Mac's performance. This review is from OWC Accelsior S: PCIe to 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD Host Adapter.
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Reviewer: FixEmUp
Location: Pottstown,Pa
Age: 35-44
Experience Level: Power User
Rating: 5/5
Another Great Product by OWC
May 27, 2017
I bought this to put in a MacPro I am setting up as a home file server and now this leaves one more slot open for another large hard drive. It was an incredibly easy install. Installed a fresh OS and away we go. I leave the machine on 24/7 and this runs flawless. Only thing I ran into is that it wont let a machine fully go to sleep if you're using it in a desktop that you like to leave running. Other than that the acces time and reliability has been great! I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: OWC Accelsior S + 60GB Electra 6G Solid-State Drive Bundle..
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