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    OWC 500GB Aura Pro 6G Solid-State Drive for MacBook Pro with Retina Display (2012 - Early 2013)

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    Product Description

    High-Performance Internal Flash Storage Upgrade

    Designed for Mac
    Once again, OWC provides Mac users an upgrade path that delivers phenomenal performance, functionality, and reliability! Whether it is 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 Air
    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

    *Based on sequential speed testing of original stock 512GB SSD tested by Bare Feats. Sequential write speeds of 395MB/s, read speeds of 488MB/s.

    Specification

     
    Form Factor Custom Blade
    Interface SATA 6Gb/s
    Capacity 500GB useable capacity
    Formatted Capacity 485GiB
    NAND 3D Triple-Level Cell (TLC) High-Performance Flash
    Controller Silicon Motion SM2258 with 7% Over Provisioning
    SMART Attributes Standard
    Native Command Queuing Yes
    RAID Support No
    RoHS Compliant Yes
    Sequential Reads (up to) 530MB/s
    Sequential Writes (up to) 494MB/s
    Random 4K Read Up to 80,000 IOPS
    Random 4K Write Up to 72,000 IOPS
    Data Reliability ECC Recovery
    Endurance 150TB total bytes written (TBW)
    Security ATA security feature command set and password login support
    TRIM Support OS Dependent

     

    Warranty:

    • 5 Year OWC SSD Limited Warranty

    Video 

    15" MacBook Pro SSD install

    13" MacBook Pro SSD Install

    Other Details

    MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Display 2013) (January 2013) Model ID: MacBookPro10,1 | 2.4GHz, 2.7GHz, 2.8GHz
    MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Display 2013) (January, 2013) Model ID: MacBookPro10,2 | 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.9GHz, 3.0GHz
    MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Display 2012) (June, 2012) Model ID: MacBookPro10,1 | 2.3GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.7GHz
    MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Display 2012-2013) (October, 2012) Model ID: MacBookPro10,2 | 2.5GHz, 2.9GHz

    Not for use with Late 2013 MacBook Pro with Retina Display with model ID: MacBookPro11,x

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    Size 500GB
    Type Internal SSD
    Tools No
    Sensor No
    Form factor Custom Blade
    Interface SATA III
    Model Id MacBookPro10,1 - A1398 - EMC2673
    Model Id MacBookPro10,1 - A1398 - EMC2512
    Model Id MacBookPro10,2 - A1425 - EMC2557
    Model Id MacBookPro10,2 - A1425 - EMC2672

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      MacBook Pro Retina Mid 2012 Upgrade

      Posted by Jonathan Sibbles on 20th Sep 2019

      Absolutely brilliant from ordering to receiving the 500gb SSD . Improved my MacBook Pro performance! Just wish I had ordered the 1TB type now !! Oh well will have to save up again

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