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OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD upgrade kit to change main HDD to SSD on select MacBook Pro Non-Retina and Mac mini 2011-2012

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Description

OWC DIY Upgrade Bundle with Mercury Electra 6G, tools and external USB enclosure to change main hard drive for SSD on MacBook Pro Non-Retina Early 2011 to Mid 2012 and Mac Mini mid 2011 to late 2012

Get more storage when you upgrade/replace the existing 2.5" drive in your Mac.

  • Backup and store your data with style and confidence.
  • Take your data with you - small enough to keep in a pocket!
  • Easily add additional laptop storage with no AC adapter required.
  • Everything you need in one package, immediately ready to assemble
  • 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty

Upgrade/Replace Your Internal Drive
The Drive and Tools you need to Upgrade/Replace the existing 2.5" Drive in your laptop, Mac mini, Xbox, PS3, etc + make the drive being replaced an External for data transfer, backup, and/or additional portable storage.

Everything you need in one package, immediately ready to assemble and:

  • Backup and store your data with style and confidence.
  • Take your data with you – small enough to keep in a pocket!
  • Easily add additional laptop storage with no AC adapter required.

Real World Uses
Power Users / Travelers: Relocate your "home folder" to your Express and have your files with you at home, at work or on the road without the need to synchronize your machines.
Laptop Owners: Clone your current internal SATA hard drive in your laptop to the new drive. Then install the new, larger drive in your laptop and keep the smaller drive in your Express for additional storage space.
iTunes Aficionados: Keep a copy of your iTunes library on your external drive to play on multiple machines.
Gamers: Add additional storage to your XBox 360 or PS3 game console to store music, media, and other downloads. PS3 even includes a backup utility to protect your internal drive's data.
For Everyone: Have the piece of mind of a complete backup plan. Create a bootable clone of your hard drive at regular intervals so if your computer goes down, your productivity doesn't go down with it. Boot to another computer and keep on working!

Everything You Need – All in One Package

  • OWC Express USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) Portable Storage Enclosure
  • OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD
  • OWC 5-Piece Mini Toolkit
  • Nylon Spudger
  • Phillips #00 Driver
  • Straight Blade 1.8mm Driver
  • Torx T8 Driver
  • Torx T6 Driver
  • High-Quality Double-Shielded USB Micro-B to USB-A Cable
  • Assembly Manual & User Guide
  • Quick Start Guide
  • OWC Express Carrying Sleeve

Yes, You Can Do-It-Yourself. Watch video guides.

Includes

(1) OWC Express USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) Portable Storage Enclosure
(1) OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD
(1) OWC 5-Piece Mini Toolkit
(1) Nylon Spudger
(1) Phillips #00 Driver
(1) Straight Blade 1.8mm Driver
(1) Torx T8 Driver
(1) Torx T6 Driver
(1) High-Quality Double-Shielded USB Micro-B to USB-A Cable
(1) Assembly Manual & User Guide
(1) Quick Start Guide
(1) OWC Express Carrying Sleeve
3 Year OWC Limited Warranty

Available capacity 250GB/ 500GB/ 1TB/ 2TB/ 4TB
Manufacturer part numbers OWCS3D7E6G250/ OWCS3D7E6GD05/ OWCS3D7E6GD10/ OWCS3D7E6GD20/ OWCS4D7E6GT4.0
Manufacturer part numbers bundle OWCY3SSD6E250/ OWCY3SSD6E500/ OWCY3SSD6E1TB/ OWCY3SSD6E2TB/ OWCY3SSD6E4TB
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 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.

OWC Express 2.5" SATA Hard Drive or Solid State Drive Enclosure
High-Quality Double Shielded USB 3.0 connecting cable
Printed Guide
Carrying sleeve
1 Year OWC Enclosure Limited Warranty with 48-Hour Turnaround Time

3 Year OWC Limited Warranty

Compatibility

Model ID: MacBookPro9,1 - A1286 - EMC 2556
Model ID: MacBookPro9,2 - A1278 - EMC 2554
Model ID: MacBookPro8,1 - A1278 - EMC 2419
Model ID: MacBookPro8,1 - A1278 - EMC 2555
Model ID: MacBookPro8,2 - A1286 - EMC 2353
Model ID: MacBookPro8,2 - A1286 - EMC 2563
Model ID: MacBookPro8,3 - A1297 - EMC 2352
Model ID: MacBookPro8,3 - A1297 - EMC 2564

Model ID: Macmini6,2 - A1347 - EMC 2570
Model ID: Macmini6,1 - A1347 - EMC 2570
Model ID: Macmini5,1 - A1347 - EMC 2442
Model ID: Macmini5,2 - A1347 - EMC 2442
Model ID: Macmini5,3 - A1347 - EMC 2442

Reviews(1)

  • 5

    Replacing hdd with ssd

    Posted by Chris brankin on 28th Aug 2023

    Installed without a hitch .. many thanks .. videos a big help.