Description

OWC

Mercury Electra™ 6G
1.0TB 2.5" Serial-ATA 7mm Solid-State Drive

2.5-Inch | SATA 6.0Gb/s

For High Speed Performance and Reliability

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.

Specifications

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Specifications

Capacity
- 1000GB Useable Capacity
- Total Flash Memory Components: 1024GB
- 24GB Allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction
Formatted Capacity
- 931 GiB
Form Factor
- 2.5-inch 7mm
Storage Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
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

Performance

Random 4K Read
- Up to 100,000 IOPS
Random 4K Write
- Up to 90,000 IOPS
Sequential Read (Max)
- Up to 540 MB/s
Sequential Write (Max)
- Up to 500 MB/s

Reliability

Nonrecoverable Read Errors
- 1 per 10¹⁵ bits read
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
- 1,500,000 hours
Wear Leveling
- Supported
TRIM Support
- OS Dependent
Security
- TCG Opal
- Secure Erase
- Chip Based Data Encryption: 256-bit AES-compliant
Endurance
- 681TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 374 GB per day for 5 years

Compatibility

Mac OS Compatibility
- Yes
PC OS Compatibility
- Yes
Other Requirements
- Host or device with a built-in SATA connection.

Power

Write Mode (Max)
- Up to 2.1 Watts
Seek Mode (Max)
- Up to 1.5 Watts
Idle Mode (Max)
- Up to 0.085 Watts

Physical

Dimensions
- Height: 0.7 cm (0.3 in)
- Length: 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
- Width: 7.0 cm (2.8 in)
Weight
- 40.0 g (0.09 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
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

Manufacturer provided specifications for OWC p/n OWCS3D7E6GD10

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:

iMacs w/ Model ID:
How to find the model ID

iMac9,1
iMac10,1
iMac11,1

MacBooks w/ Model ID:
How to find the model ID

MacBook5,1
MacBook5,2
MacBook6,1
MacBook7,1

MacBook Pros w/ Model ID:
How to find the model ID

MacBookPro5,1
MacBookPro5,2
MacBookPro5,3
MacBookPro5,4
MacBookPro5,5

Mac minis w/ Model ID:
How to find the model ID

Macmini3,1
Macmini4,1

While a 6G SSD does function, it will only do so at SATA Revision 1.0 (1.5Gb/s, 150MB/s) speeds rather that 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 Model is compatible with nearly any Mac or PC model with a Serial ATA connection (SATA, SATA 2.0, or SATA 3.0) including:Learn how to find your Mac's model ID

MacBook Pro (15-inch 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacBookPro9,1

2.3GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.7GHz

Description

OWC

Mercury Electra™ 6G 1.0TB 2.5" Serial-ATA 7mm Solid-State Drive

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Mercury Electra™ 6G
1.0TB 2.5" Serial-ATA 7mm Solid-State Drive