240GB OWC Aura N
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240GB OWC Aura N

NVMe Solid-State Drive Upgrade Solution for MacBook Pro w/ Retina Display (Late 2013 - Mid 2015) and MacBook Air (Mid 2013 -Mid 2017)


Mfr P/N: S3DAB2MB02K OWC SKU: OWCS3DAB2MB02K

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Complete Internal Flash/SSD Drive Upgrade Kit with Tools & OWC Envoy Pro Enclosure

  • 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
  • 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 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.

High-Performance + High-Style

Your upgrade should be a seamless experience. That's why Aura N SSD upgrade kits come with Envoy Pro, the beautifully designed, high-performance SSD enclosure to reimagine your original drive.
When you remove your original SSD, it fits perfectly into Envoy Pro so you can transfer all your data to the new Aura N inside your laptop. Once the file transfer is complete, enjoy using your Mac's original SSD as a fast, external USB drive with transfer speeds up to 426MB/s.

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.
  1. The OWC Envoy Pro enclosure is specifically designed for use ONLY with the factory SSD installed in select Apple Macintosh computers. Do NOT attempt to install or use OWC Aura N, Aura Pro X2, Aura Pro X, or Aura SSDs in the Envoy Pro as you may damage the OWC drive, the enclosure, or both, and such damage is not covered under warranty.
  2. The OWC Envoy Pro enclosure is not currently compatible with Apple PCIe NVMe drives. Please see the Knowledge Base article on Envoy Pro (PCIe): Apple Stock Drive Compatibility for further details.

IncludesIncludes

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  • (1) OWC Aura N Solid-State Drive
  • (1) Tools
  • (1) Envoy Pro Enclosure
  • (1) USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type-A to Micro-B cable)
  • (1) Envoy Pro Carrying Case
  • (1) Envoy Pro User Guide
  • (1) Installation Guide for MacBook Air (Mid-2013 - 2017), MacBook Pro (Retina, Late 2013 - Mid 2015)
  • 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty

    OWC Envoy™ Pro SSD Enclosure

    Number of Bays

    • 1

    Mechanisms Supported

    • Specifically designed for use ONLY with the factory SSD found installed in Apple MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with Retina display mid-2013 and later models

    Device Ports

    • (1) USB 3.0 Port

    Data Transfer Rate (Maximum)

    • USB 3.2 Gen 1 : Up to 5 Gb/s (or 625 MB/s)
    • USB 2.0 : Up to 480 Mb/s (or 60 MB/s)
    • USB 1.1 : Up to 12 Mb/s (or 1.5 MB/s)

    Chipset / Controller

    • PLX USB 3380

    Contact Start Stops

    • Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

    Mac OS Compatibility

    • Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
    • Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
    • Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
    • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
    • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
    • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
    • OS X 10.9 Mavericks
    • OS X 10.10 Yosemite
    • OS X 10.11 El Capitan
    • macOS 10.12 Sierra

    PC OS Compatibility

    • Windows XP
    • Windows XP 64-bit Edition
    • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
    • Windows Vista
    • Windows 7 64-bit Edition
    • Windows 8 64-bit Edition
    • Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition
    • Windows 10 64-bit Edition

    External Power Adapter

    • No

    Power Supply

    • Bus-powered

    Security Slot

    • No

    Power/Activity LED

    • Yes

    Housing Color

    • Aluminum

    Housing Material

    • Aluminum

    Dimensions

    • Height: 1.1 cm (0.4 in)
    • Length: 11.4 cm (4.5 in)
    • Width: 5.4 cm (2.1 in)

    Weight

    • 96.0 g (0.21 lbs)

    Country of Origin

    • Thailand

    240GB OWC Aura N Solid-State Drive

    1. 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.
    2. 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).
    3. Not compatible with Apple Boot Camp on MacBookPro11,1 or MacBookAir6,1 or MacBookAir6,2
    4. 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.
    5. 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.

    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

    • 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

    • Non-Operating: 1500 G max at 0.5 ms

    Idle (Typical)

    • 0.0 bels

    Seek (Typical)

    • 0.0 bels

    Compatibility & Installation VideosCompatibility & Installation Videos

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    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
    Mid 2015
    Model ID: MacBookPro11,5 & MacBookPro11,4
    2.5GHz & 2.8GHz & 2.2GHz Core i7
    Detailed SpecsInstall Videos
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
    Early 2015
    Model ID: MacBookPro12,1
    2.7GHz & 2.9GHz Core i5 & 3.1GHz Core i7
    Detailed SpecsInstall Videos
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
    Mid 2014
    Model ID: MacBookPro11,3 & MacBookPro11,2
    2.5GHz & 2.8GHz & 2.2GHz Core i7
    Detailed SpecsInstall Videos
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)
    Mid 2014
    Model ID: MacBookPro11,1
    2.6GHz & 2.8GHz Core i5 & 3.0GHz Core i7
    Detailed SpecsInstall Videos
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)
    Late 2013
    Model ID: MacBookPro11,3 & MacBookPro11,2
    2.3GHz & 2.6GHz & 2.0GHz Core i7
    Detailed SpecsInstall Videos
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
    Late 2013
    Model ID: MacBookPro11,1
    2.4GHz & 2.6GHz Core i5 & 2.8GHz Core i7
    Detailed SpecsInstall Videos
    MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2017)
    MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2017)
    Mid 2017
    Model ID: MacBookAir7,2
    1.8GHz Core i5 & 2.2GHz Core i7
    Detailed SpecsInstall Videos
    MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
    MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
    Early 2015
    Model ID: MacBookAir7,2
    1.6GHz Core i5 & 2.2GHz Core i7
    Detailed SpecsInstall Videos
    MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
    MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
    Early 2015
    Model ID: MacBookAir7,1
    1.6GHz Core i5 & 2.2GHz Core i7
    Detailed SpecsInstall Videos
    MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)
    MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)
    Early 2014
    Model ID: MacBookAir6,2
    1.4GHz Core i5 & 1.7GHz Core i7
    Detailed SpecsInstall Videos
    MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014)
    MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014)
    Early 2014
    Model ID: MacBookAir6,1
    1.4GHz Core i5 & 1.7GHz Core i7
    Detailed SpecsInstall Videos
    MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013)
    MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013)
    Mid 2013
    Model ID: MacBookAir6,2
    1.3GHz Core i5 & 1.7GHz Core i7
    Detailed SpecsInstall Videos
    MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013)
    MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013)
    Mid 2013
    Model ID: MacBookAir6,1
    1.3GHz Core i5 & 1.7GHz Core i7
    Detailed SpecsInstall Videos
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