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OWC Mercury Electra 2.5-inch SATA III SSD 7mm Solid-State Drive

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Description

OWC Mercury Electra™ 6G SSD 2.5-inch Serial-ATA 7mm Solid-State Drive

For High-Speed Performance and Reliability

Highlights

  • The perfect solution for everyday computing
  • Latest flash NAND and controller technology
  • Global wear leveling data distribution
  • Static data refresh technology for freespace management
  • Hardware ECC (error correction)
  • S.M.A.R.T and TRIM command support
  • Standby power benefits to extend battery life for laptop road warriors

Mercury Electra SSDs deliver the latest in flash NAND and controller technology, utilizing 3D NAND + SLC caching for long-lasting, power-efficient performance. They offer a powerful combination of performance and reliability for demanding everyday computer users.

The Mercury SSD line features:

  • Global wear leveling algorithms automatically distribute data evenly and manage program/erase count, maximizing SSD lifespan.
  • Static data refresh technology manages free space, gradually refreshing data across the SSD over time, preventing data corruption.
  • Hardware ECC corrects errors for superior data retention and drive life.
  • S.M.A.R.T and TRIM command support.
  • Standby power benefits to extend battery life for laptop road warriors.

High-Performance Internal Storage
This 6G SATA SSD delivers fast, reliable performance. It works as a hard drive upgrade internally and in bus-powered or self-powered external enclosures (any Mac, PC, or enclosure that supports 2.5" SATA drives, must support 7mm drive height).
OWC SSDs have no moving parts, resulting in a quiet, cool, highly rugged storage solution that also offers near instantaneous system response. With real world speeds over to 500MB/s, the OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD line delivers unbeatable performance.

What is in the box:

  • (1) Mercury Electra 6G SSD
  • 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Available capacity 250GB/ 500GB/ 1TB/ 2TB/ 4TB
Manufacturer part numbers OWCS3D7E6G250/ OWCS3D7E6GD05/ OWCS3D7E6GD10/ OWCS3D7E6GD20/ OWCS4D7E6GT4.0
Form Factor 2.5-inch 7mm
Storage Interface SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Format Unformatted
S.M.A.R.T. Attributes Standard attributes supported
Native Command Queuing (NCQ Up to 32 simultaneous commands
RAID Support Yes
RoHS Compliant Yes
Reach Certification Yes
Random 4K Read / Random 4K Write

250GB - Up to 54,000 IOPS / Up to 81,000 IOPS

500GB - Up to 100,000 IOPS / Up to 90,000 IOPS

1TB - Up to 100,000 IOPS / Up to 90,000 IOPS

2TB - Up to 100,000 IOPS / Up to 90,000 IOPS

4TB - 

Sequential Read (Max) / Sequential Write (Max)

250GB - Up to 535 MB/s / Up to 465 MB/s

500GB - Up to 540 MB/s / Up to 500 MB/s

1TB - Up to 540 MB/s / Up to 500 MB/s

2TB - Up to 540 MB/s / Up to 500 MB/s

4TB - Up to 524 MB/s / Up to 516 MB/s

Nonrecoverable Read Errors 1 per 10/16 bits read
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) 1,600,000 hours
Wear Leveling Supported
TRIM Support OS Dependent
Security Secure Erase (SE), Crypto Erase
Endurance

250GB - 1,500,000 hours

500GB - 340TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 187 GB per day for 5 years

1TB - 681TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 374 GB per day for 5 years

2TB - 681TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 374 GB per day for 5 years

4TB - 435TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 239 GB per day for 5 years

Mac OS Compatibility Yes
PC OS Compatibility Yes
Other Requirements Host or device with a built-in SATA connection.
Write Mode (Max) Up to 2 Watts
Seek Mode (Max) Up to 1.9 Watts
Idle Mode (Max) Up to 0.15 Watts
Dimensions Height: 0.7 cm (0.3 in)
Length: 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
Width: 7.0 cm (2.8 in)
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 90% non-condensing
Non-Operating: 0% to 93% non-condensing
Applications General Purpose High-performance SSD
Notes

Use of a 2.5-inch SSD in a 3.5-inch drive bay requires an adapter bracket such as the NewerTech AdaptaDrive.

Use of any SSD in an external enclosure is dependent on the power available from the enclosure. OWC Mercury Electra 6G and Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSDs are engineered for use in any OWC Enclosure that supports 2.5-inch SSDs.

Compatibility

Special note for specific 2009 iMacs, 2008-2010 MacBooks, 2008-2009 MacBook Pros & 2009 Mac mini.
We highly recommend the use of a SATA 2.0 (3Gb/s) SSD such as the OWC Mercury Electra 3G for the following Macs:

iMac9,1 MacBook5,1 MacBookPro5,1 Macmini3,1
iMac10,1 MacBook5,2 MacBookPro5,2 Macmini4,1
iMac11,1 MacBook6,1 MacBookPro5,3
MacBook7,1 MacBookPro5,4
MacBookPro5,5



While a 6G SSD does function, it will only do so at SATA Revision 1.0 (1.5Gb/s, 150MB/s) speeds rather than the SATA Revision 2.0 (3.0Gb/s 300MB/s) speed the computer can deliver.
The Mercury Electra 3G SSD is the OWC recommended upgrade option for the Macs listed in the special note above.

This OWC SSD Mercury Electra 6G Model is compatible with nearly any Mac or PC model with a Serial ATA connection (SATA, SATA 2.0, or SATA 3.0) including:

MacBook Pro (15-inch 2012) (June, 2012) Model ID: MacBookPro9,1 | 2.3GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.7GHz
MacBook Pro (13-inch 2012) (June, 2012) Model ID: MacBookPro9,2 | 2.5GHz, 2.9GHz
MacBook Pro (17-inch 2011) (October, 2011) Model ID: MacBookPro8,3 | 2.4GHz, 2.5GHz
MacBook Pro (15-inch 2011) (October, 2011) Model ID: MacBookPro8,2 | 2.2GHz, 2.4GHz, 2.5GHz
MacBook Pro (13-inch 2011) (October, 2011) Model ID: MacBookPro8,1 | 2.4GHz, 2.8GHz
MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2011) (February, 2011) Model ID: MacBookPro8,3 | 2.2GHz, 2.3GHz
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011) (February, 2011) Model ID: MacBookPro8,2 | 2.0GHz, 2.2GHz, 2.3GHz
MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011) (February, 2011) Model ID: MacBookPro8,1 | 2.3GHz, 2.7GHz
MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2010) (April, 2010) Model ID: MacBookPro6,1 | 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010) (April, 2010) Model ID: MacBookPro6,2 | 2.4GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010) (April, 2010) Model ID: MacBookPro7,1 | 2.4GHz, 2.66GHz
MacBook Pro (17-inch Late 2008) (October, 2008) Model ID: MacBookPro4,1 | 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz
MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2008) (February, 2008) Model ID: MacBookPro4,1 | 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008) (February, 2008) Model ID: MacBookPro4,1 | 2.4GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz
MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid/Late 2007) (June, 2007) Model ID: MacBookPro3,1 | 2.4GHz, 2.6GHz
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid/Late 2007) (June, 2007) Model ID: MacBookPro3,1 | 2.2GHz, 2.4GHz, 2.6GHz
MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo) (October, 2006) Model ID: MacBookPro2,1 | 2.33GHz
MacBook Pro (15-inch Core 2 Duo) (October, 2006) Model ID: MacBookPro2,2 | 2.16GHz, 2.33GHz
MacBook Pro (15-inch Glossy) (May, 2006) Model ID: MacBookPro1,1 | 2.0GHz, 2.16GHz
MacBook Pro (17-inch) (April, 2006) Model ID: MacBookPro1,2 | 2.16GHz
MacBook Pro (15-inch) (January, 2006) Model ID: MacBookPro1,1 | 1.83GHz, 2.0GHz, 2.16GHz

MacBook (Late 2008) (October, 2008) Model ID: MacBook4,1 | 2.1GHz
MacBook (Early 2008) (February, 2008) Model ID: MacBook4,1 | 2.1GHz, 2.4GHz
MacBook (Late 2007) (November, 2007) Model ID: MacBook3,1 | 2.0GHz, 2.2GHz
MacBook (Mid 2007) (May, 2007) Model ID: MacBook2,1 | 2.0GHz, 2.16GHz
MacBook (Late 2006) (November, 2006) Model ID: MacBook2,1 | 1.83GHz, 2.0GHz
MacBook (May, 2006) Model ID: MacBook1,1 | 1.83GHz, 2.0GHz

Mac mini (Late 2014) (October, 2014) Model ID: Macmini7,1 | 1.4GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.8GHz, 3.0GHz
Mac mini (Late 2012) (October, 2012) Model ID: Macmini6,1 & Macmini6,2 | 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz
Mac mini (Late 2012 Server) (October, 2012) Model ID: Macmini6,2 | 2.3GHz, 2.6GHz
Mac mini (Mid 2011) (July, 2011) Model ID: Macmini5,1 & Macmini5,2 | 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.7GHz
Mac mini (Mid 2011 Server) (July, 2011) Model ID: Macmini5,3 | 2.0GHz
Mac mini (Mid 2010) (June, 2010) Model ID: Macmini4,1 | 2.4GHz, 2.66GHz
Mac mini (Mid 2010 Server) (June, 2010) Model ID: Macmini4,1 | 2.66GHz
Mac mini (Mid 2007) (August, 2007) Model ID: Macmini2,1 | 1.83GHz, 2.0GHz

iMac (27-inch Late 2013) (September, 2013) Model ID: iMac14,2 | 3.2GHz i5, 3.4GHz i5, 3.5GHz i7
iMac (21.5-inch Late 2013) (September, 2013) Model ID: iMac14,1; iMac14,3 | 2.7GHz i5, 2.9GHz i5, 3.1GHz i7
iMac (27-inch Late 2012) (November, 2012) Model ID: iMac13,2 | 2.9GHz i5, 3.2GHz i5, 3.4GHz i7
iMac (21.5-inch Late 2012) (November, 2012) Model ID: iMac13,1 | 2.7GHz i5, 2.9GHz i5, 3.1GHz i7
iMac (27-inch Mid 2011) (May, 2011) Model ID: iMac12,2 | 2.7GHz i5, 3.1GHz i5, 3.4GHz i7
iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011) (May, 2011) Model ID: iMac12,1 | 2.5GHz i5, 2.7GHz i5, 2.8GHz i7
iMac (27-inch Mid 2010) (July, 2010) Model ID: iMac11,3 | 2.8GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.2GHz, 3.6GHz
iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2010) (July, 2010) Model ID: iMac11,2 | 3.06GHz, 3.2GHz, 3.6GHz
iMac (27-inch Mid 2010) (July, 2010) Model ID: iMac11,3 | 2.8GHz i5, 2.93GHz i5, 3.6GHz i7
iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2010) (July, 2010) Model ID: iMac11,2 | 3.6GHz i5

iMac 27-Inch (Late 2013 - 2019)
iMac19,1 - A2115 - EMC 3194
iMac18,3 - A1419 - EMC 3070
iMac17,1 - A1419 - EMC 2834
iMac15,1 - A1419 - EMC 2806

iMac 21.5-Inch (Late 2013 - Current)
iMac19,2 - A2116 - EMC 3195
iMac18,2 - A1418 - EMC 3069
iMac18,1 - A1418 - EMC 3068
iMac16,2 - A1418 - EMC 2833
iMac16,2 - A1418 - EMC 2889
iMac16,1 - A1418 - EMC 2889
iMac14,4 - A1418 - EMC 2805

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 12-Core (Mid 2010-2012) (July, 2010 / June 2012) Model ID: MacPro5,1 | 2.40GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.06GHz
Mac Pro 8-Core (Mid 2010) (July, 2010) Model ID: MacPro5,1 | 2.4GHz
Mac Pro 6-Core (Mid 2010-2012) (July, 2010 / June 2012) Model ID: MacPro5,1 | 3.33GHz
Mac Pro (Mid 2010 Quad-Core) (July, 2010) Model ID: MacPro5,1 | 2.8GHz, 3.2GHz, 3.33GHz
Mac Pro (Early 2009 8-Core) (March, 2009) Model ID: MacPro4,1 | 2.26GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz
Mac Pro (Early 2009 Quad-Core) (March, 2009) Model ID: MacPro4,1 | 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.33GHz
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


Reviews(5)

  • 5

    Replace hard drive on A1278 mid 2012 MacBook Pro

    Posted by James Sheehan on 10th Feb 2021

    Delivery in good time. A day later I ordered the cable to go with it and they both arrived a day later... superb. Has improved the performance of my MPro so well worth the effort. Apple certainly don’t make it easy for an amateur to change items within the MPro.

  • 5

    OWC SSD Mercury Electra 6G drive

    Posted by Richard Evers-Swindell on 25th Jan 2021

    After reading a number of articles to Speed up my Mac Pro 1.1 it recommended that one should buy a OWC SSD drive Mercury Electra 6G. Really fast drive. I bought one online from Flexx Memory, great value, very fast service ordered the previous morning, came the next day, what a service. I can highly recommend this company and will purchase from them again.

  • 5

    250GB OWC MERCURY ELECTRA 6GB/S 2.5-INCH SSD

    Posted by Pete on 5th Jan 2021

    Swapped a 2011 SATA drive for this unit. OMG! Our iMac has gone from banger racing performance to formula 1!

  • 5

    An SSD of the highest quality

    Posted by Gavin on 30th Apr 2020

    Well worth the extra money. If you want an SSD which won't crap out on you after a couple of years, OWC are the ones to go for,

  • 5

    Made an old machine feel like new

    Posted by Ant on 27th Feb 2020

    Installed this SSD and more RAM into a 2012 MacBook Pro and it feels like new again. Simple to install and works well