OWC 1TB Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 2.5-inch SATA 7mm SSD
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Firefighter Joe
> 24 hourThese use to be made in the USA. All my previous OWC ones I’ve purchased were. It’s been a couple years since I bought a new SSD drive. But I’ve always used OWC for MacBooks. This is the first time the label reads being made in another country.
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jessica jones
> 24 hourIve installed many of these SSDs in iMacs over the years. Installing the drive is the easiest part. Getting it to restore using time machine is a challenge. After several failed attempts at a time machine recovery to set up the new SSD. I recommend making a usb boot disc installer for the OS you want. I used Big Sur. Boot from the installer disc you just made, install a fresh OS on the SSD, then migrate the data from your time machine back up. The steps to make the boot disc using terminal are found easily online... if you cant do that, you shouldnt be opening up an iMac. I have several of these SSDs from OWC. They are a huge improvement over a stock mac internal HD.
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Eric A.
> 24 hourPRO: Arrived quickly. Installation was not hard (after I had to buy a couple additional items) CON: Actually getting it to function. Using this on a somewhat older MacBook. The drive formats and appears fine in Disk Utility, no issues. The OS will also load from an installer or internet on to the drive... but then thats it. Upon start-up, it is not recognized, and no OS actually starts-up, just flashing error symbol (again, even though the OS is there on the drive). Ive tried a few different work-arounds, but so far nothing has worked. On one attempt to clean reformat, the SSD was bricked by an error and could neither format nor repair any more. 200€ down the tube. NOT happy!
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amobley1
> 24 hourEasily swapped the internal drive in the late 2012 MBP. Used Carbon Copy Cloner (Bombich) to create the external copy. Swapped it out, and started it up. The MBP is obviously faster and has been operating since.
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Kevsac916
> 24 hourThis hard drive rocks the house and I mean the whole house I am using it mainly for final cup Pro X it works amazing fast and very quiet
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ProUser
> 24 hourWorked nicely with my External Monitor for 4K and high-speed recording.
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Damian Textus
> 24 hourThis on of the top ssd driver out there
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Timothy
> 24 hourVery easy to install, works great,my Mac starts up faster. My 2012 is worth fixing versus a new one
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26Villen
> 24 hourGained speed and a drop in temp all thanks to OWC and their excellent SSD drives.
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Kenneth Gray
> 24 hourTurned up earlier than expected. Works well.
Starts Fast, Stays Fast
Even though many SSDs use low cost, less robust components in their design, they can still offer enticing short term bust speeds which are perfectly suitable for light duty uses. However, these drives are not designed to deliver consistent sustained speeds over their capacity rating, which results in a dramatic slowdown to even hard drive speeds under demanding use.
The fifth generation of Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD was built to start fast and stay fast. Its development began with using the best flash storage components and technology available. Next, after being nearly completely filled to capacity with data, it had to deliver the same high speed as if it were empty. This drive doesn’t flinch at any time or capacity level and drop read/write speeds like other drives do…it easily handles the most extreme, mission-critical uses you can throw at it.
Go Big or Go Home
Want to use the Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD in a computer, dock, camera, or external storage enclosure with a 9.5mm height drive bay? Unlike other brand 7mm SSDs that either don’t include an adapter or have an edge spacer with limited adhesive surface, the Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD comes with a full-sized spacer for 100% secure and compatible use.