The OWC Mercury Electra 1TB 6G SATA SSD delivers the latest 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. This SSD delivers fast, reliable performance thanks to its 6G SATA connection. 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 500MB/s, the OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD line delivers unbeatable performance.
FEATURES:
The best performance upgrade for Macs and PCs with SATA drive bay
Latest flash NAND and controller technology
Global wear leveling 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
SPECIFICATIONS:
Capacity:
960GB usable capacity
Total Flash Memory Components_ 1024GB
64GB Allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction
Formatted Capacity_ 894GiB
S.M.A.R.T. Attributes_ Standard attributes supported
Native Command Queuing (NCQ): Up to 32 simultaneous commands
RAID Support_ Yes
Form Factor_ 2.5-inch 7mm
Storage Interface_ SATA 6.0 Gb/s
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 530 MB/s
Nonrecoverable Read Errors_ 1 per 1016 bits read
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): 1,600,000 hours
Wear Leveling_ Supported
TRIM Support_ OS Dependent
Security:
TCG Opal
Secure Erase (SE): Chip Based Data Encryption_ 256-bit AES-compliant
Endurance: 340TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 187 GB per day for 5 years
Mac OS Compatibility_ Yes
PC OS Compatibility_ Yes
Other Requirements_ Host or device with a built-in SATA connection.
