OWC unleashes Mecury Aura Pro Express 6G SSD, peps up your 2011 MacBook Air

So, you’ve got a 2011 MacBook Air , and you say its SSD’s read / write speeds are letting you down? Well, Other World Computing would be happy to quell your woes with its SandForce-equipped Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G. The company’s latest storage upgrade steps things up from its 3Gb/s versions, promising to get your tasks zooming with consistent speeds of “over 500MB/s” (achieved by utilizing the ’11 Air’s SATA Revision 3.0, 6Gb/s bus). The 120GB variant will set you back a wallet-thinning $350, while 240GBs will cost you a whopping 600 bones — hey, no one ever said performance like this comes cheap. They’re available now from OWC, and you’ll find full details in the PR past the break. Continue reading OWC unleashes Mecury Aura Pro Express 6G SSD, peps up your 2011 MacBook Air OWC unleashes Mecury Aura Pro Express 6G SSD, peps up your 2011 MacBook Air originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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