Overview
OWC Mercury Electra
Mercury Electra SSDs deliver the latest in flash NAND and controller technology, utilising 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 levelling algorithms automatically distribute data evenly and manage program/erase count, maximising 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.
- The perfect solution for everyday computing
- Latest flash NAND and controller technology
- Global wear levelling data distribution
- Static data refresh technology for free space 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
Compatibility
Compatible with the devices listed below.
MacBook
MacBook Pro
Mac Pro
iMac
Mac mini
Specifications
- Capacity
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- 1000GB useable capacity
- Total flash memory components: 1024GB
- 24GB allocated to real-time data redundancy and error collection
- Formatted Capacity
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- 931 GiB
- Form Factor
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- 2.5-inch 7mm
- Storage Interface
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- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- S.M.A.R.T. Attributes
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- Standard attributes supported
- Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
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- Up to 32 simultaneous commands
- RAID Support
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- Yes
- ROHS Compliant
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- Yes
- REACH Certification
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- Yes
- Random 4K Read
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- Up to 100,000 IOPS
- Random 4K Write
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- Up to 90,000 IOPS
- Sequential Read (Max)
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- Up to 540 MB/s
- Sequential Write (Max)
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- Up to 500 MB/s
- Nonrecoverable Read Errors
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- 1 per 1015 bits read
- MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
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- 1,500,000 hours
- Wear Levelling
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- Supported
- Trim Support
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- OS dependent
- Security
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- TCG Opal
- Secure erase
- Chip based data encryption: 256-bit AES-compliant
- Endurance
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- 681TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 374 GB per day for 5 years
- Mac OS Compatability
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- Yes
- PC OS Compatibility
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- Yes
- Other Requirements
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- Host or device with a built-in SATA connection
- Write Mode (Max)
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- Up to 2.1 watts
- Seek Mode (Max)
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- Up to 1.5 watts
- Idle Mode (Max)
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- Up to 0.085 watts
- Dimensions
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- H: 7 x L: 100 x W: 70 mm
- Weight
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- 40 g
What's in the box?
- 1 x OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD
Warranty
- 3 Year Limited Warranty
Part Number
- OWCS3D7E6GD10