OWC 1TB Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 2.5-inch SATA 7mm SSD
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jessica jones
> 3 dayIve 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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Alex Colella
> 3 dayEasy to install, worth the price! It beats buying a new Mac, thats for sure.
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Eric A.
> 3 dayPRO: 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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Kevsac916
> 3 dayThis 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
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.