500GB OWC Aura Pro 6G
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500GB OWC Aura Pro 6G

Solid-State Drive for MacBook Pro with Retina Display (Mid 2012 - Early 2013)

Used | OWC Tested

Mfr P/N: S3DAP12R500 OWC SKU: OWUS3DAP12R500U

500GB OWC Aura Pro 6G

High Performance Internal Flash Storage Upgrade

  • Up to 26% faster than the factory SSD*
  • Up to 530MB/s
  • 90 Day OWC Limited Warranty
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Designed for your Mac

Once again, OWC provides Mac users an upgrade path that delivers phenomenal performance, functionality, and reliability! Whether it’s for the base 13" model only offering a 128GB SSD or the base 15" model offering just a 256GB SSD, installing an Aura Pro 6G SSD is the best enhancement for the MacBook Pro with Retina display. Just like other OWC upgrades, we include a free 'how-to' video to make this an easy and money-saving DIY upgrade.
More Speed, More Capacity for MacBook Pro
OWC Aura Pro SSDs provide a noticeable increase in performance over the factory SSDs for all MacBook Pro with Retina display models:
  • Increase capacity up to 16x the 13-inch base models
  • Increase capacity up to 8x the 15-inch base models
  • Get write speeds up to 500MB/s, 26% faster than factory original*
  • Get read speeds up to 530MB/s, 8.6% faster than factory original*
Better by Design
OWC redesigned its 3rd generation of OWC Aura Pro 6G SSDs with premium 3D NAND Flash and the latest controller technology to operate cooler and consume less power, resulting in improved battery life for your MacBook Pro. OWC SSDs are engineered to be the best for Mac, undergoing a rigorous multi-stage lab testing process to deliver absolute reliability at maximum performance long into the future.
  • SLC caching algorithm accelerates burst performance
  • Global wear leveling algorithm automatically distributes data evenly and manages program/erase count, maximizing SSD lifespan
  • Data refresh technology ensures data integrity, gradually refreshing data across the SSD over time
  • ECC protection combines LDPC hard and soft decoding with advanced algorithm to detect and correct errors throughout the entire SSD data path
  • Advanced security protocols support AES 128/256-bit full-drive encryption
  1. Sequential write speeds of 395MB/s, read speeds of 488MB/s based on 512GB Apple OEM SSD speed testing by Bare Feats.

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  • (1) OWC Aura Pro 6G SSD
  • 90 Day OWC Limited Warranty

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    Total Capacity

    • 485GB Useable Capacity
    • Total Capacity: 500GB
    • 15GB Allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction

    Formatted Capacity

    • 452GiB

    Drive Format

    Controller

    • Silicon Motion SM2258 with 3% over-provisioning

    NAND Flash Components

    • Tier 1 Major 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

    • No

    Form Factor

    • Custom Blade

    Drive Interface

    • SATA 6.0 Gb/s

    Random 4K Read

    • Up to 80,000 IOPS

    Random 4K Write

    • Up to 72,000 IOPS

    Sequential Read (Max)

    • Up to 530 MB/s

    Sequential Write (Max)

    • Up to 494 MB/s

    Sustained Read (3Gb/s)

    • Up to 0 MB/s

    Sustained Write (3Gb/s)

    • Up to 0 MB/s

    Sustained Read (6Gb/s)

    • Up to 501 MB/s

    Sustained Write (6Gb/s)

    • Up to 503 MB/s

    Read Latency (Max)

    • 1 µs

    Write Latency (Max)

    • 1 µs

    Nonrecoverable Read Errors

    • 1 per 1015 bits read

    MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)

    • 1,500,000 hours

    TRIM Support

    • OS Dependent

    Error Correction

    • Built-in ECC

    Security

    • ATA Security Feature Command Set And Password Login Support

    Endurance

    • 150TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 59 GB per day for 7 years

    Read Mode (Max)

    • Up to 2.1 Watts

    Write Mode (Max)

    • Up to 2.1 Watts

    Seek Mode (Max)

    • Up to 0 Watts

    Idle Mode (Max)

    • Up to 0.09 Watts

    Dimensions

    • Height: 0.3 cm (0.1 in)
    • Length: 8.8 cm (3.5 in)
    • Width: 3.2 cm (1.3 in)

    Weight

    • 10.0 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

    • Operating: 1500 G max at 0.5 ms
    • Non-Operating: 1500 G max at 0.5 ms

    Idle (Typical)

    • 0.0 bels

    Seek (Typical)

    • 0.0 bels
    1. 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
    2. In terms of standard gigabytes, 1GiB ˜ 1.074GB and refers to the actual formatted capacity of shown under Mac OS 10.5 or earlier and Microsoft Windows OS.
    3. Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability rates.

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