Other World Computing may concentrate on upgrading aging Macs, but you do not have to possess one to jam one in every of its new Mercury Electra 6G SSDs to your computer. The high-end SandForce Driven line of NAND drives differ size-wise from 120GB to a much more impressive 480GB and, with the aide of 6Gb/sec SATA 3.0, can sustain write speeds of 523MB/sec and skim speeds of 556MB/sec. Obviously, this type performance doesn’t come cheap — the smallest of the trio will set you back $230, while the huge 480GB model weighs in at a wallet-sapping $930. You may pick them up now from OWC if you will have a significant need for speed, and lots of disposable income. Take a look at the PR after the break.
Consumer/Prosumer SSD Available in Capacities as much as 480GB Starting at $229.99 Provide Incredible Performance at a pretty good Price — Unmatched Data Reliability & Longevity
Most appropriate Components Including Tier 1/Grade A NAND Makes any Mac or PC “Faster in a Flash” with Sustained Data Rates over 500MB/s
June 15, 2011 Woodstock, IL — Other World Computing (OWC®) http://www.macsales.com, a number one zero emissions Mac® and PC technology company, today announced the OWC Mercury Electra™ 6G SSD, a brand new consumer/prosumer targeted SandForce Driven™ SATA Revision 3.0 6Gb/s Solid State Drive. Designed and in-built the united states utilizing the best quality components available, including Tier 1/Grade A NAND, the OWC Mercury Electra delivers 556MB/s read and 523MB/s write sustained data rates for over 7X faster performance than a regular factory harddrive present in Mac and PC computers.
Three Consumer/Prosumer Models Offered Starting At $229.99
Offering the SATA Revision 3.0 performance of a 6G SSD, but aggressively priced like a SATA Revision 2.0 3G SSD, the OWC Mercury Electra 6G is good for prime speed personal computing, home office environments, gaming, and production workstations, could be incorporated right into a RAID 1 or SPAN configuration, and is out there for fast ordering in three capacity sizes:
120GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G with Tier 1/Grade A NAND $229.99 MSRP
240GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G with Tier 1/Grade A NAND $479.99 MSRP
480GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G with Tier 1/Grade A NAND $929.99 MSRP
For additional info at the OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD, including reseller inquiries, visit: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/Mercury_Electra_6G/
For more info at the complete OWC Mercury SSD line, including expert reviews and user comments, visit: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/
Maximizes Any Computer’s 3G And 6G Data Bus
Whether a shopper has a Mac or PC with the SATA Revision 2.0 (3Gb/s) data bus or computer with the newest SATA Revision 3.0 (6Gb/s) interface, the OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD is in a position to deliver near bus saturating speed when installed in either interface. OWC benchmark testing confirms the Mercury Electra 6G SSD delivers as much as 284MB/s sustained reads and 268MB/s writes within the “3G’s” 300MB/s max speed bus. Benefiting from “6G’s” interface’s maximum bandwidth of 600MB/s, the Mercury Electra 6G SSD provides as much as 556MB/s sustained reads and 523MB/s writes.
Doesn’t Decelerate With Use Like Ordinary SSDs
Ordinary SSDs offer fast read/write performance during first initial uses, but can then experience significant write speed degradation over repeated, long-term usage. Independent simulation tests by leading drive performance experts confirm OWC Mercury SSDs’ ultra-efficient block management, wear leveling technologies, and real-time data redundancies enable incredibly high performance and extreme reliability, either one of that are maintained over long-term intensive use.
As much as 100X Greater Data Protection
Speed doesn’t matter if it could compromise data integrity. Way to SandForce® DuraClass™ technology, the OWC Mercury Electra 6G is in a position to provide as much as 100X higher data protection than provided by ordinary SSDs in addition leading enterprise class hard disk drive drives. By combining the best level of Error Correction Code (ECC) and SandForce RAISE™ (Redundant Array of Independent Silicon Elements) technology along side 7% over provisioning reserve/overhead flash allocation, the OWC Mercury Electra 6G provides RAID like data protection and reliability in one drive application.
Risk-Free 30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee
To make sure the best level of shopper satisfaction and confidence, OWC is extending its renowned 30-Day A refund Guarantee on its SSD line to incorporate the brand new Mercury Electra 6G SSD. If a client isn’t completely happy with an OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD for any reason, they only wish to contact OWC’s award-winning Customer support department – which offers 24/7 Live Chat support – to request a whole, hassle-free refund.
“We’re very excited to continue the evolution of our solid state drive line with this new Electra model,” said Larry O’Connor, Founder and CEO, Other World Computing. “We’re being very aggressive in pricing this model to entice consumers and prosumers who’ve yet to make the SSD switch. With over 500MB/s of highly reliable performance, the OWC Mercury Electra 6G helps Mac and PC owners make their machines quickly and simply ‘faster in a flash’”.
“The brand new SandForce Driven 6Gb/s Mercury Electra line, using our latest SF-2000 SSD Processors, is definitely fitted to further expanding the deployment of SSDs into both the Mac and PC environments,” said Kent Smith, Sr. Director of Product Marketing for SandForce. “SandForce is already in volume production with these latest award-winning SSD Processors and entirely prepared to support this new OWC product line expansion.”
Expands Most Comprehensive SSD Line For Macs And PCs
The brand new Mercury Electra 6G SSD joins OWC’s existing line of performance leading, world speed record breaking Mercury Pro SSDs for almost every Mac and PC produced during the last decade available in capacities from 40GB to 480GB ranging from $99.97:
OWC Mercury Aura™ Pro
First and only high performance SandForce processor based SSD for 2008-2010 Apple MacBook® Air models for as much as 4X the utmost factory available SSD capacity; in addition to a SandForce processor based model specifically to be used with netbook/subnotebook computers that use an internal 1.8″ sized SATA drive.
OWC Mercury Legacy™ Pro
First and only SandForce processor based IDE/ATA SSDs available for pre-Intel PowerPC based Mac and PC notebook/laptop and desktop/tower computers.
OWC Mercury EXTREME™ Pro 3G SSD
High performance 2.5″ SATA Revision 2.0 SSD with as much as 285MB/s sustained reads and 275MB/s writes for demanding portable and desktop tower use.
OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 3G RE SSD
RAID-Ready Enhanced performance with 28% over-provisioning for data centers, network operation centers, and dedicated RAID installations. Used to set overclocking world record: http://eshop.macsales.com/NewsRoom/Framework.cfm?page=PR/ssdre_032411.html
OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD
Ultra high performance 2.5″ SATA Revision 3.0 SSD with over 500MB/s sustained data rates and as much as 479MB/s incompressible data rates for just about SATA 3.0 bus saturating speed for prosumers and A/V, photography, and graphic production professionals.
About Other World Computing (OWC)
Other World Computing (OWC) have been providing quality hardware products and support to the pc industry since 1988 and contours among the many largest online catalogs of computer, iPod®, iPhone®, and iPad® enhancement products through its e-commerce portal www.macsales.com. As a member of the Apple® Developer Program, OWC also provides extensive US based technical support for Macintosh users all over the world in addition Internet access via www.fastermac.net and www.owc.net
OWC’s industry awards and popularity include: Crain’s Chicago Business 2009 and 2011 “Fast 50″ List of fifty Fastest Growing Companies inside the Chicago Area; Inc. 5,000 “Fastest Growing Privately Owned Companies in America” honoree 2007-2010; Reseller Ratings Elite Member 2009 & 2010; Better Business Bureau Top Rating of A+ 2010-2011; Reflex Packaging Commitment to Excellence Recycling Award 2009; Computerworld Magazine Top Green-IT Companies for 2008; and McHenry County Economic Development Corporation 2008 Business Champion Award.
In March 2010, OWC’s corporate campus was designated as LEED® Platinum by the golf green Building Certification Institute (http://eshop.macsales.com/green/index.html). Platinum is the top achievable LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Program level, which began in 1998. Out of greater than 14,000 LEED projects engaged worldwide because the program’s inception, OWC is one in every of lower than 300 to succeed in the Platinum standard. In September 2010, OWC’s headquarters earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® rating for building operations that perform within the top 25 percent of comparable facilities nationwide for energy efficiency.
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