Designed for MacOnce 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.More Speed, More Capacity for MacBook AirOWC Aura Pro SSDs provide a noticeable increase in performance over the factory SSDs for all MacBook Air models:Increase capacity up to 16x the 11-inch base modelIncrease capacity up to 8x the 13-inch base modelGet write speeds up to 495MB/s, 27% faster than factory original*Get read speeds up to 530MB/s, 9.5% faster than factory original*Better by DesignOWC 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.SLC caching algorithm accelerates burst performanceGlobal wear leveling algorithm automatically distributes data evenly and manages program/erase count, maximizing SSD lifespanData refresh technology ensures data integrity, gradually refreshing data across the SSD over timeECC protection combines LDPC hard and soft decoding with advanced algorithm to detect and correct errors throughout the entire SSD data pathAdvanced security protocols support AES 128/256-bit full-drive encryption
| Features | |
| SSD capacity: | 500 GB |
| Interface: | Serial ATA III |
| Memory type: | TLC 3D NAND |
| NVMe: |  |
| Component for: | Notebook |
| Hardware encryption: |  |
| Security algorithms: | 128-bit AES, 256-bit AES |
| Read speed: | 530 MB/s |
| Write speed: | 495 MB/s |
| Random read (4KB): | 80000 IOPS |
| Random write (4KB): | 72000 IOPS |
| Access time: | 0.1 ms |
| Controller type: | SMI SM2258 |
| TRIM support: | |
| Native Command Queuing (NCQ): | |
| Mean time between failures (MTBF): | 1500000 h |
| Power | |
| Power consumption (read): | 2.1 W |
| Power consumption (write): | 2.1 W |
| Power consumption (idle): | 0.1 W |
| Operational conditions | |
| Operating temperature (T-T): | 0 - 70 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T): | -40 - 85 °C |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H): | 5 - 95% |
| Operating shock: | 1500 G |
| Non-operating shock: | 1500 G |
| Technical details | |
| Sustainability certificates: | RoHS |
| Weight & dimensions | |
| Width: | 24 mm |
| Depth: | 109 mm |
| Height: | 3 mm |
| Weight: | 10 g |
