Product Comparison: OWC Mercury Electra 6G vs OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G


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OWC Mercury Electra 6G 240GB Solid State Drive
OWC Mercury Electra 6G 240GB Solid State Drive
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OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 240GB Solid State Drive
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General Specifications
Brand
OWC
OWC
Model
Mercury Electra 6G
Mercury Extreme Pro 6G
Origin
USA
USA
About the Product
Give your Mac the true speed advantage of a Mercury Electra 6G. Whether adding a 2.5" SSD to your system, or replacing a factory SSD or hard drive, Mercury Electra 6G delivers superior speed and reliability.
Give your Mac the premium, pro-speed advantage of Mercury Extreme Pro. Whether adding a new 2.5" SSD to your system or video workflow, or upgrading a factory hard drive, Mercury Extreme Pro 6G delivers the best in professional-grade performance and reliability.
Key Specs
Capacity
240 GB
240 GB
Read Speed
536 Mb/s
559 Mb/s
Write Speed
437 Mb/s
527 Mb/s
What customers say about "Key Specs"
OWC Mercury Electra 6G 240GB Solid State Drive
  • Simple to install and speeds up the MAC nicely.
  • The processing speed is amazing. Great SSD.
  • This SSD added computing speed that was far beyond expectations.
  • Perfect solution to speed up a 2012 macbook pro. Easy installation.
  • Took ten minutes to install and really increased the speed of my MacBook Pro.
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 240GB Solid State Drive
  • This is a great and speedy reliable drive.
  • I am greatly pleased by the speed.
  • I love the speed and the response from my laptop. Thank you!
  • I installed this into my 17' mid 2010 Macbook Pro. Easy speed boost.
  • Installed as system drive in a 2009 MacPro and the speed improvement of the functionality of the computer is significant.
Size & Weight
Height
0.3 in.
0.3 in.
Width
2.8 in.
2.8 in.
Depth
3.9 in.
3.9 in.
Weight
2.7 oz.
2.7 oz.
Features
Form Factor
2.5
2.5
Interface
SATA III
SATA
Memory Chip Type
MLC NAND
MLC NAND
Encryption Algorithm
AES 128-bit
AES 128-bit
Extras
Designed for Mac, Premium-quality tier-1 async NAND, Superior performance, Perfect capacity for everyone
Designed for Mac, Superior performance, Perfect capacity for everyone, Premium-quality tier-1 sync NAND
What customers say about "Features"
OWC Mercury Electra 6G 240GB Solid State Drive
  • The Mac OS installed very quickly, and without incident. Good SSD.
  • I installed this into my MacBook Pro (Early 2011 running OS 10.8.5) and my computer is now really fast.
  • The IOS installed perfectly and once the backup was restored, the Macbook ran like a champ.
  • Installation was easy (mid-2010 Macbook Pro) and the drive is working well, big improvements in performance.
  • 2 years ago the drive was great but now it's dead. Poor connectivity.
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 240GB Solid State Drive
  • Easy install and really sped up my vintage MBPro8.3!
  • Easy to install and configure as directions stated.
  • Perfect SSD! Easy to install with a good how-to video, too.
  • Installation is easy! Would recommend this product!
  • Was hard to configured and installed.
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
3 year(s)
5 year(s)
Certifications
CE, FCC
CE, FCC
Other Information
Manufacturer
Link
Link


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