Other World Computing announced today its new Mercury Aura Pro Express Solid State Drive (SSD) line is the first high performance SSD available on the market for pre-ordering for all 2010 Apple MacBook Air models. This announcement establishes OWC as the most comprehensive U.S. manufacturer of industry leading SandForce® processor based SSDs available today with OWC Mercury Pro brand SSD models available for nearly every Mac and PC produced over the past decade.
The OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express offers owners of and those interested in the 2010 MacBook Air models a SSD upgrade path that delivers higher performance, functionality, and reliability. With peak data rates of 275MB/s, the Mercury Aura Pro Express offers 22% higher speed than factory installed SSDs. The OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express is available in three sizes -180GB, 240GB, and 360GB – for more upgrade choices and nearly 3X higher data storage/backup capacity than factory SSD options when compared to 11.1″ model factory options up to 128GB and 13″ model factory options up to only 256GB.
Doesn’t Slow Down With Use Like Ordinary SSDs
Ordinary SSDs offer fast read/write performance during first initial uses, but then experience significant write speed degradation over repeated usage. Independent simulation tests by leading drive performance experts confirm OWC Mercury Pro brand SSD’s ultra-efficient Block Management & Wear Leveling technologies are able to eliminate virtually any reduction in data transfer speeds over heavy long term usage of the drive and without dependency on less than effective OS TRIM management.
Up To 100X Greater Data Protection
Utilizing SandForce DuraClass™ technology, the OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express is able to provide up to 100X higher data protection than provided by ordinary SSDs as well as leading enterprise class hard disk drives. By combining the highest level of Error Correction Code (ECC) and SandForce RAISE™ (Redundant Array of Independent Silicon Elements) technology along with 7% over provisioning, the Mercury Aura Pro Express provides RAID like data protection and reliability without loss of transfer speed due to parity.
“It’s very satisfying to continue a storied tradition of being the first manufacturer to offer Mac users an upgrade path to get the most from their machine,” said Larry O’Connor, Founder and CEO, Other World Computing. “Now thanks to the Mercury Aura Pro Express SSD, 2010 MacBook Air owners and those interested in buying this machine can upgrade for higher capacity and performance when they need it.”
Three Models Starting At $499.99 MSRP
The new OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express is available immediately for pre-ordering in three capacities compatible with all 11.1″ and 13.3″ 2010 MacBook Air models:
- 180GB Mercury Aura Pro Express with 7% over provisioning & three year warranty - $499.99
- 240GB Mercury Aura Pro Express with 7% over provisioning & three year warranty - $579.99
- 360GB Mercury Aura Pro Express with 7% over provisioning & three year warranty - $1179.99
OWC is planning initial retail shipments of Mercury Aura Pro Express orders to begin on/around Wednesday, January 12th.