Recommended for installation when using a 6gbs capable hard drive or ssd. Owc 240gb aura pro x2 ssd mbp retina spat 20 mittelhoch 2015, mba 2017. Aura 1tb ssd macbook pro retina storage upgrade kit unboxing. The kit allows owners of the macbook, macbook pro, and mac mini to upgrade the hard drive and replace it with a solidstate drive ssd from owc. How to add a fast new ssd to your old mac or macbook for. Owc launches 1 tb ssd upgrade kits for 20102012 macbook. I have the patient in this case an a1297, 17 inch late 2011 macbook pro with 8gb of ram and a 1tb hard drive. Looks to me that the owc kit is the same as ifixit except that the tool kit included isnt quite as big i didnt care about this since i still had the kit from previous installs. Owc releases macbook air ssd upgrade kits cult of mac.
With apples move to pciebased ssds beginning with the 20 macbook air, owc has yet to launch new ssd upgrade kits for the latest notebooks, but the company has promised it is hard. Owc gets 1,200mbs from ssd in 2014 macbook pro with retina. Upgrade the ssd yourself, and convert your old ssd into portable usb storage. Owc owns an onsite, stateoftheart test lab featuring nearly every apple mac model and variation manufactured over the past 25 years to ensure their products meet, if not surpass, all apple design specifications. Sep 26, 2017 owc offers aura ssds for a range of macs, including many macbook air, macbook pro, and mac pro models. Add a solid state drive ssd to your macbook pro for a huge increase in. Our stepby step installation videos guide you through upgrading your mac, iphone, ipad or ipod. Includes diy install videos to make upgrading easy. The owc aura pro x2 upgrade kit includes the awardwinning envoy pro ssd enclosure, allowing you to easily repurpose the factoryinstalled mac pro ssd as an elegant aluminumbody usb 3. Apr 16, 2019 the new aura pro x2 is owc s third generation aftermarket storage upgrade for apples custom ssd form factor. Owc mercury extreme pro ssd with data doubler kit j. Convert an old mac ssd into a new portable ssd drive with a single unit of the envoy pro usb 3. Upgrade your macbook pro to an ssd for up to 6x the capacity and 106x the speed of the original drive.
Aura pro x2 is designed for apfs file system available on macos 10. The aluminum mac pro towers offer two solidstate drive upgrade options. Batterie 103 wh pour macbook pro 17 unibody 2009mi2010batterie portable mac owc. Owc macbook pro laptop upgrade ssd kit unboxing video. Lab featuring nearly every apple mac model and variation manufactured over the. Owc ssd kits for macbook pro retina display 2012 20. How to install a hard drive into the macbook pro 17inch owc. Use pcie cards with your thunderbolt 3 mac and windows pc. Aura pro x 20 and later macbook air, macbook pro, and mac pro. How to install a ssd into a macbook pro 17inch 2010 owc. The owc kit was less money so i went with that this time. Ready to go in i have a 1tb owc mercury electra 6g ssd, and a 16gb ram kit.
For a while i figured there had to be a secret deal between owc and apple that enabled the auras enhanced. Our stepbystep installation videos guide you through upgrading your mac, iphone, ipad or ipod. Mac ssd upgrades for all macbook pro models macs by. Get everything you need to upgrade your 2010 macbook pro ssd for a total system. Owc 1 tb aura 6g ssd plus envoy upgrade kit for macbook pro. Owc gets 1,200mbs from ssd in 2014 macbook pro with. Jun 05, 2019 owc doesnt have a complete lock on this upgrade market.
Today we will be taking a look at owcs complete upgrade kit for a macbook pro user, that is considering to upgrade their system with an ssd, but also keep their current hard drive as a storage device for their files and documents. Upgrade your 2006 early 2008 macbook pro to an ssd for 106x faster speeds. Ssds solidstate drives designed for the macbook pro owc. Owc aura pro x 1tb ssd pci express owcs3dapt4mb10 macbook mac pro air retina.
Today we will be taking a look at owcs complete upgrade kit for a macbook pro user, that is considering to upgrade their system with an ssd, but also keep their current hard drive as a storage device for their. Mac mini mac pro macbook air macbook pro macos catalina tvos watchos 6 wwdc 2020 guides. Owc 1tb aura pro 6g ssd with kit for macbook pro with retina. All of the owc products sold by megamac come with a ukeu warranty and a ukeu plug. Owc barrette ssd aura pro 6g 250 go macbook air 2012disque ssd owc. If youre looking to upgrade the ssd on your older macbook, mac mini or mac pro, owc just launched new versions of its popular upgrade kits with the aura pro x2 ssd for macs. The first and only ssd upgrade for mid20 and later macbook pro with retina display and macbook air laptops up to 8x the capacity of your apple factory ssd install kit includes all tools. Upgrade your macbook pro retina 2012 and early 20 ssd to greater speed and capacity.
Apr 28, 2016 the first and only ssd upgrade for mid20 and later macbook pro with retina display and macbook air laptops up to 8x the capacity of your apple factory ssd install kit includes all tools. All of the owc products sold by megamac come with a ukeu warranty and a. Owc launches 1 tb ssd upgrade kits for 20102012 macbook air. In preparation for our official owc mercury extreme pro 6g ssd introduction next week, our team has. Get everything you need to upgrade your 2011 macbook pro ssd for a total system performance and capacity boost. Aura 1tb ssd macbook pro retina storage upgrade kit. One is to use a readily available drive trayadapter to convert an off the shelf sata ssd to 3. View as thumbnails view as a list most popular sort results. For the first time, upgrade the pciebased flash ssd in your mid20 or later macbook pro with retina display, macbook air, or mac pro with up to sixteen times the original capacity. Called up owc for assistance and tech was gracious to walk me through the setup again. We offer a broad range of owc mac products including drives and storage devices, apple memory ram, cables, and adapters. Owc gets 1,200mbs from ssd in 2014 macbook pro with retina display wednesday, august 6th, 2014 author. Transfer data to a newly installed internal ssd or keep the original drive as added external storage. Most mac laptops 20 and later include small 128gb or 256gb stock flash ssds that.
Great macbook pro 2011, i love it, and i believe it is one of the better series of machines apple has. Owc 500gb aura pro 6g ssd and envoy pro upgrade kit for 201220 macbook pro with retina display owcs3dap12k500 4. In preparation for our official owc mercury extreme pro 6g ssd introduction next week, our team has been focused of all aspects of performance of it and including of course that offered by the apple macbook pro 2011 laptops, apples first computers with a sata 3. How to replace mac ssd with owc aura pro x2 ios mac. Owc ships aura pro x pcie ssd flash storage upgrades for 20. The new aura pro x2 is owcs third generation aftermarket storage upgrade for apples custom ssd form factor. The aura pro x ssd is compatible with the folllwing mac models. Another option is the use of a pcie ssd card in one of the slots which can typicially support either 1 or 2 2. I didnt purchase an ssd from owc but i did buy the. How to add a fast new ssd to your old mac or macbook for only.
Add a second internal drive inside your imac, mac laptop, and mac mini. Select your macbook pro model change mac model how to find. Owc offers diy ssd upgrade kits for macbooks, mac mini. The company this week announced the owc dec, a flushmount device that attaches to the bottom of the 2016 15inch macbook pro and adds additional storage, an sd card slot, usb type a ports, and. Mac compatible solidstate ssd drive recommendations. Owc 1tb aura pro 6g ssd with kit for macbook pro with. Ssds solidstate drives designed for the macbook pro. Since we already had them opened up for our exclusive unboxing, we decided we might as well have a little fun with the new 2014 macbook pro with retina display models after their release last week. Up to 10x the speed, 16x the capacity, and with lower power consumption for longer battery life, the aura pro x line of ssds beats the factory ssd hands down. Ive done this upgrade a couple times before, but used the ifixit kit. Macbook pro 15inch retina display mid 2015 model id. Our own harris craycraft has swapped the ssd in his moms aging fouryearold macbook air for a 1tb aura pro x2. Timetec hynix ic 16gb kit2x8gb compatible for apple ddr3 33mhz pc310600 for earlylate 2011 15 17 inch macbook pro, mid 2010 midlate 2011 21.
To simplify the installation process further, owc offers an upgrade kit alongside the ssd blade, which includes the tools required to open up the mac or macbook, a usb 3. How to upgrade your macbook pro retina to a 1tb pcie ssd. Owc doesnt have a complete lock on this upgrade market. Apple was an early adopter of pcie ssds in the consumer space, introducing. May 29, 2019 the owc lowcost aura n series and the higherperformance, slightly morecostly pro x2 are the best known and, really, the only logical solutions on the market today for increasing the onboard storage capacity of pre2016 macbook pros. Owc 480gb aura pro x2 ssd for macbook air mid 202017. Nov 15, 2018 i have the patient in this case an a1297, 17 inch late 2011 macbook pro with 8gb of ram and a 1tb hard drive. The new aura ssd continues owc s dedication to giving you more from your mac. Storage info for each macbook pro details on speed, dimensions, and hard drive and ssd interface specifics is listed.
Owcs aura ssds not working with macos high sierra, fix. Owccblmb17shld owc sata cable shielding kit for 17 macbook pro 2011. Ready to go in i have a 1tb owc mercury electra 6g ssd, and a 16gb ram. Owc offers aura ssds for a range of macs, including many macbook air, macbook pro, and mac pro models. Great macbook pro 2011, i love it, and i believe it is one of the better series of machines apple has produced.
Apple was an early adopter of pcie ssds in the consumer space, introducing them to. The apple pcie ssd form factor is a bit longer than m. Get everything you need to upgrade your 2011 macbook pro ssd for a total. The owc dec promises to make your macbook pro again. A complete ssd upgrade kit for macbook pro early 2011. Owc ships aura pro x pcie ssd flash storage upgrades for. Owc 1 tb aura 6g ssd plus envoy upgrade kit for macbook. According to the company, aura ssds compatible with the following machines are affected. Other world computing unveiled their aura pro pcie dropin ssd upgrade kits last month for 20 and later macbook pro with retina display and macbook air model notebooks. Owc envoy pro external ssd enclosure mid 2012 and early 20 macs make your factory installed apple ssd into an external ssd drive. With 480gb, 1tb and 2tb capacity options, now you can upgrade your mac laptop with a capacity boost up to 8x the original pciebased flash ssd.
This item owc 480gb aura pro x2 ssd for macbook air mid 202017, and macbook pro retina, late 20 mid 2015 computers owcs3dapt4mb05 crucial p1 1tb 3d nand nvme. Owc 240gb aura pro x2 complete ssd upgrade solution with tools and owc envoy pro enclosure for macbook air mid 20 to 2017, macbook pro retina, late 20 to mid 2015. According to the company, aura ssds compatible with the following machines. Aura n is designed for apfs file system available on macos 10. Long story short, we got the mac to recognize the drive and i was able to. Owc solid state drives for macbook pro with retina display 2012 early 20 up to 16x the capacity of the original drive.
Nov 06, 2014 with apples move to pciebased ssds beginning with the 20 macbook air, owc has yet to launch new ssd upgrade kits for the latest notebooks, but the company has promised it is hard at work on. The owc lowcost aura n series and the higherperformance, slightly morecostly pro x2 are the best known and, really, the only logical solutions on the market today for increasing the. Owc launches aura pro x2 nvme ssd upgrade for macs. Owc ssd upgrades are built to the highest quality standards, custom made for mac first and rigorously lab tested for reliable. He shot the whole process so give his video a quick watch to see for yourself just how easy it is to speed up your mac without breaking the bank. Mac specs by capability mac storage upgrades macbook pro models.
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