The layout is similar to the previous generation model, with four NAND pieces on the top and four on the bottom. The design of the Express 6G is very minimalistic, with only essential electronics soldered on with nearly no free space left on the PCB. The slim blue PCB bares all, from the SandForce SF-2281 processor with thermal pad affixed to the eight 64GB Toshiba TH58TEG9D2HBA89 NAND pieces. The Aura Pro Express 6G uses an identical stick of gum design to the Toshiba and Samsung SSDs Apple includes with the MacBook Air. Power – Active Less than 3000mW (3.0W) expected maximum draw, Idle Power Less than 1200mW (1.2W).4K Read Up to 60,000 IOPS, Random 4K Write Up to 60,000 IOPS.511 MB/s read speeds, 448 MB/s write speeds.SandForce 2281 Series Processor with 7% Over Provisioning.OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G 480GB Specs OWC is shipping the 480GB drive now with a three year warranty and MSRP of $1129. OWC quotes 511 MB/s read speeds and 448 MB/s writes.

It offers a SandForce SF-2281 controller with Toshiba Toggle NAND and a SATA 6 Gb/s interface, which is the big performance driver when compared to the stock 3 Gb/s SSDs. The 480GB Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G looks and acts nearly alike to the lower capacity models. Until recently 240GB was the top end capacity for the Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G, but in January OWC started producing a 480GB capacity, which we look at today. We’ve reviewed OWC’s perpetually growing line of Apple MacBook Air SSDs a few times, most recently the 240GB capacity of their Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G, which bested the SSDs Apple includes with the MacBook Air in every single benchmark we ran and in one case the OWC drubbed the Apple offerings by 10 times.

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