Description

OWC

Aura N2
1TB Solid-State Drive for select 2013 and later Macs

Mac

NVMe Flash Storage Upgrade Designed for Select 2013 and Later MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Models

Space to play. Speeds to run.

Get Back in the Game

After years of good, hard work, storage on your Mac is getting tight and load times and data transfers lag. You've invested years of gear, programs and customizations and it's not the time to switch. Upgrade with OWC Aura® N to make your Mac fast and more spacious than ever — for a fraction of the cost of a new model — and keep everything else just the way you like it.

Stretch Out and Run

Aura N2 expands your Mac with up to 1TB of storage space, so you can add to your media, games, and apps without picking favorites. It's advanced NVMe technology revives read speeds up to 2382MB/s write speeds up to 1732MB/s, giving your Mac the power to run like new again.

Sprints and Marathons

Aura N2 combines speed and stamina to prepare your Mac for the short race and the long haul. Engineered with advanced SLC caching, this SSD provides incredible burst performance for a faster and more responsive experience. Plus, the extra storage and speed can increase the working life of your Mac by years.

Right-Sized for Work and Play

The smaller stock SSDs for Mac can fill up quickly, especially with photo and video files, games, or even your email. Aura N2 SSDs are available in capacities up to 1TB, giving you more space to work and play. Newly calibrated to use less power and run cooler, Aura N2 is the best way to upgrade your PCIe equipped Mac.

No Hassles or Hacks Compatibility

Aura N2 SSD upgrades are precisely engineered for your Mac laptop, so you'll never need to compromise your data by relying on complicated software hacks or TRIM-enablers to get the most from your upgrade. Just install, migrate your data, and enjoy the great performance of flash storage with up to 8 times the capacity of the original drive.

7% Over Provisioning

OWC SSDs perform maintenance tasks in the background that optimize the health, performance, and endurance of your drive. These jobs take advantage of available, unwritten areas on the SSD. Aura N2 storage reserves 7% of the overall capacity as free space. Always. With this allocated free space, Aura N2 SSDs can perform these normal maintenance tasks making your drive more stable, dependable, and ultimately a safer place to store your data.

Specifications

Product Specifications

Specifications

Capacity
- 960GB Useable Capacity
- Total Flash Memory Components: 1024GB
- 64GB Allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction
Formatted Capacity
- 894 GiB
Form Factor
- Custom Blade
Interface
- PCIe 3.1 X4, NVMe 1.3
Controller
- Silicon Motion SM2263XT with 7% over-provisioning
NAND Flash Components
- Synchronous Quad-Level Cell (QLC) 3D NAND Flash
S.M.A.R.T. Attributes
- Standard attributes supported
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
- Up to 32 simultaneous commands
RoHS Compliant
- Yes
Reach Certification
- Yes

Performance

Sequential Read (Max)
- Up to 2382 MB/s
Sequential Write (Max)
- Up to 1732 MB/s
Sequential Read (Average)
- 2281 MB/s
Sequential Write (Average)
- 1483 MB/s

Reliability

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
- Secure Erase
Endurance
- 606TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 333 GB per day for 5 years

Compatibility

Mac OS Compatibility
- macOS 11.1 Big Sur
- macOS 11.0 Big Sur
- macOS 10.15 Catalina
- macOS 10.14 Mojave
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra
Other Requirements
- Must upgrade to macOS 10.13 or later, prior to installation

Power

Read Mode (Max)
- Up to 1.39 Watts
Write Mode (Max)
- Up to 1.6 Watts
Idle Mode (Max)
- Up to 0.09 Watts

Physical

Dimensions
- Height: 0.2 cm (0.1 in)
- Length: 8.9 cm (3.5 in)
- Width: 2.4 cm (0.9 in)
Weight
- 7.0 g (0.02 lbs)

Environmental

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
- Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Shock
- Operating: 1500 G max at 0.5 ms
- Non-Operating: 1500 G max at 0.5 ms

Acoustics

Idle (Typical)
- 0.0 bels
Seek (Typical)
- 0.0 bels

Notes

Installing an Aura N2 SSD in a HDD-only Mac mini (Late 2014) Macmini7,1 requires additional tools and hardware. For a complete installation solution, see Aura N2 SSD Add-On Kits for Mac mini (Late 2014 - Current).
The 1TB Aura N2 is a PCIe 3.1 x4 NVMe SSD capable of performing up to 2382MB/s. Performance can vary depending on many factors, including the Mac model and its drive bus specifications. Please check the compatibility section and the detailed specs for your Mac model’s drive bus specifications.
Sequential read/write (max) performance numbers are based on testing with AJA System Test (4K-Full resolution, 16GB file size, 10bit RGB codec, single file and file per frame tests) on a Mid 2015 MacBook Pro (MacBookPro11,4).
Not compatible with Apple Boot Camp on MacBookPro11,1 or MacBookAir6,1 or MacBookAir6,2
When upgrading from an AHCI SSD used in some older Mac models (2013-2014), you may observe a slight increase in boot times. Read this Knowledge Base article to learn more.
Some customers have reported an issue related to Apple NVMe resources that occurs when attempting to wake some Mac models from "Standby Mode" (a lesser known macOS "Sleep" behavior). If you experience this issue, please see this Knowledge Base article for more details.

Manufacturer provided specifications for OWC p/n OWCS4DAB4MB10

Compatibility

Note: Installing an Aura N2 SSD in a HDD-only Mac mini (Late 2014) Macmini7,1 requires additional tools and hardware. For a complete installation solution, see Aura N2 SSD Add-In Kits for Mac mini (Late 2014 - Current).

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MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina display Mid 2015)

(May, 2015)

Model ID: MacBookPro11,5

2.5GHz, 2.8GHz

Description

OWC

Aura N2 1TB Solid-State Drive for select 2013 and later Macs

Specifications

Product Specifications

Notes

Compatibility

Includes

Aura N2
1TB Solid-State Drive for select 2013 and later Macs