Description

OWC

500GB Aura Pro 6G
SSD / Flash Internal Drive Upgrade

for 2012 Macbook Air

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's for the base 11" model only offering a 64GB SSD or the base 13" model offering just a 128GB SSD, installing an Aura Pro 6G SSD is the best enhancement for the 2012 MacBook Air. 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 Air models:

Increase capacity up to 16x the 11-inch base model
Increase capacity up to 8x the 13-inch base model
Get write speeds up to 495MB/s, 27% faster than factory original*
Get read speeds up to 530MB/s, 9.5% 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 Air. 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 256GB SSD in a 2012 MBA i7 2.0GHz by Bare Feats. Sequential write speeds of 388MB/s, read speeds of 484MB/s.

Specifications

500GB Aura™ Pro 6G Specifications:

Specifications

Form Factor

Custom Blade

Interface

SATA 6Gb/s

Capacity1

500GB useable capacity

Formatted Capacity2

465GiB

NAND

3D Triple-Level Cell(TLC) NAND Flash

Controller

Silicon Motion SM2258

SMART Attributes

Standard

Native Command Queuing

up to 32 commands

Manufacturer Model Number

OWCS3DAP2A6G500

RoHS Compliant

Yes

Format

Unformatted

Physical

Height (max)

3.00mm (0.118″)

Width (max)

24.00mm (0.945″)

Length (max)

109.00mm (4.291″)

Weight (typical)

10g (0.022 lbs.)

Reliability3

Security

ATA security feature command set and password login support

TRIM Support

OS Dependent

Nonrecoverable Read Errors

Less than 1 sector per 1015bits read

MTBF

1500000 hours

Endurance

150TBW (Terabytes Written)

Performance

Average Access Time

<0.1 ms

Sustained
Reads (up to)

530MB/s

Sustained
Writes (up to)

495MB/s

Random 4K Read

Up to 80,000 IOPS

Random 4K Write

Up to 72,000 IOPS

Read Latency

less than 0.1ms

Write Latency

less than 0.1ms

Power

Read Power

2.1W

Write Power

2.1W

Idle Power

0.1W

Environmental (Operating)

Shock

1500G / 0.5ms

Temperature (°F)

32°F to 158°F

Temperature (°C)

0°C to 70°C

Relative Humidity

5% to 95%

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Shock

1500G / 0.5ms

Temperature (°F)

-40°F to 185°F

Temperature (°C)

-40°C to 85°C

Acoustics

Idle (Typical)

0.0 bels

Seek (Typical)

0.0 bels

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.
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.
Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability rates.

Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n S3DAP2A6G500 UPC#: 810586031905