Overview
High Performance Internal Flash Storage Upgrade
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.
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.
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:
- Up to 530MB/s
- 5 Year Warranty
- SLC caching algorithm accelerates burst performance
- Global wear levelling algorithm automatically distributes data evenly and manages program/erase count, maximising 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
Compatibility
Compatible with the devices listed below.
MacBook Air
Specifications
- Form Factor
- Custom Blade
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
- Useable Capacity
- 500GB capacity
- Formatted Capacity
- 465GiB
- NAND
- 3D Triple-Level Cell (TLC) Synchronous NAND Flash Memory
- Controller
- Silicon Motion SM2258
- SMART Attributes
- Standard
- Native Command Queuing
- Yes
- RoHS Compliant
- Yes
- Format
- Unformatted
- MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
- 1,500,000
- Endurance
- 75TB total bytes written (TBW)
- Data Reliability
- ECC Recovery
- Security
- ATA security feature command set and password login support
- TRIM Support
- OS Dependent
- Nonrecoverable Read Errors
- Less than 1 sector per 10^15 bits read
- Average Access Time
- <0.1 ms
- Sustained Read/Write 6Gb/s (up to)
- 530MB/s / 495MB/s
- Random 4K Read/Write
- Up to 60,000 IOPS / Up to 74,000 IOPS
- Read/Write Latency
- less than 0.1ms
- Read/Write Power
- 2.1 Watts
- Idle Power
- 0.1 Watts
What's in the box?
- 1x 500GB OWC Aura Pro SSD
- 1x OWC Envoy USB 2.0/3.0 Enclosure
- 1x OWC Envoy Carrying Case
- 1x High-quality double-shielded USB 3.0 standard A to Micro-B connecting cable
- 1x OWC 5-Point Torx Plus (Pentalobe Compatible) screwdriver
- 1x OWC Torx T5 screwdriver
- 1x Assembly Manual & User Guide (download only)
Warranty
- 5 Year Warranty
Part Number
- OWCS3DAP2A6K500