Owc stands for other world computing, is a computer hardware provider since 1988. Ive been looking at the owc mercury extreme pro and the crucial c300, and both drives appear to support garbage collection, but i cant find any useful information past. For those looking to trade performance for value and extra storage, the owc mercury extreme pro is also available. Glenn kunzler feb 16, 2011 with all of the recent discussion about ssds, and whether maybe even macbook pros may be getting them in the future, i began to ask myself the ssd question. No drivers, extra software or workarounds are required, its as easy as plug and. Owc owcssd7p6g480 mercury extreme pro 480 gb internal.
Owcs mercury extreme pro was one of our favorite sf1200 ssds at the time, and remains a solid performer today. Give your mac the true speed advantage of a mercury electra 6g. Owc 240gb mercury extreme pro 6g solid state drive. Mercury electra 6g the gold standard ssd for your mac. With an owc ssd, theres no need for trim rocket yard. Turn your mac pro or pc desktop into an extreme performance single drive. We took a recently built i7 test system with minimal ram installed and no external graphics card yet, and quickly cloned the c drive to the ssd so. Unfortunately, while perhaps better suited to raid, the mercury extreme pro 6g ssd. As solid state drives became more affordable, the trim command was.
If you do decide to enable trim using an owc ssd, to avoid any possible issues it is important to make sure that the firmware has. The owc mercury extreme pro ssd transfers at over 500mbs both reading and writing which is outstanding for a solid state drive. This is not a characteristic of any previous ssd release that we are aware of but, quite possibly, we may start to see it should another drive be released with matching controller and over. Packaging for the mercury pro is rather clean and has a professional appeal to it. This update is nondestructive for any ssd already containing an ntfs or fat32 partition bootcamp automatically does this. During the test conducted in wr do not get speeds above 70 mbs.
The mercury extreme pro 6g ssd delivers consistently sustained readwrite speeds over 500mbs throughout its storage capacity. Even though my computer doesnt even support the fastest transfer speeds of this 6g harddrive, its very nice to know that ill be able to drop it into. Apfs not compatible with owc ssds macrumors forums. Owc ssds built to perform with or without trimforce command. Its a bug in the owc firmware and i think it is justification enough for asking for a. Jul 01, 2016 this firmware is for the following owc mercury ssd models.
Give your mac the premium, prospeed advantage of mercury extreme pro. With a sustained read speed of 556 mbs, owcs mercury electra 6g ssd is among the fastest sata iii drives in the market, and can be compared. For those looking to trade performance for value and extra storage, the. Out of curiosity, do you use any sort of benchmark software to test the. Mercury extreme pro is the first choice for pros who need maximum speed. Extreme pro extreme pro re extreme pro 3g extreme pro 6g aura pro aura pro mba aura pro 1. Achieving data rates up to 515mbs with incompressible files and certified for use in blackmagic digital film equipment, mercury extreme pro is an indispensable component in any creative professional toolkit. Owc mercury extreme pro 6g ssd ata device driver download list description. The current specs look similar to that of sandforces sf1200 controller, not the.
Owc sent one of their mercury extreme pro 3g ssds solid state. When you match powerful hardware solutions with robust, problemsolving software you get more done. When the first mercury extreme pro 6g ssd was launched nearly a decade ago, it was built to be the fastest, most reliable, and longest enduring 2. Download owc mercury ssd firmware for os independent. Aug 04, 2011 owc data doubler and mercury extreme ssd unboxinginstallboot on 2011 macbook pro 15 2. Owc is going to garner a lot of attention if they keep putting out products like the 240 gb mercury extreme pro 6g ssd as we found it to be the best overall performing sata iii. Ive made an installation of clean os x, and has not changed the speed of the ssd, i do not have trim. The 240gb owc mercury extreme pro 6g came in under the 120gb model in our 4k write latency test. The owc mercury extreme pro re ssd is a may 2010 release available exclusively from other world computing and is identifiable by the letters re for raidready enhanced in the name. Owc is going to garner a lot of attention if they keep putting out products like the 240 gb mercury extreme pro 6g ssd as we found it to be the best overall performing sata iii drive we have. Owc announces the most affordable sandforcedriven ssd, 40 gb. The professional choice ssd for your mac give your mac the premium, pro speed advantage of mercury extreme pro. Apples 128gb solid state drive ssd mac os x support for ssd trim sata performance with owc mercury extreme pro ssd ssd.
Aug 17, 2011 this feature is not available right now. Owc mercury extreme ssd first look at a 50gb sandforce drive. This sandforce sf2281 powered drive boasts an inputoutput per second iops of 60,000 at 4k random write. We took some time out to test one of owcs mercury pro 6g ssds 1tb in size to see what it can accomplish. Speaking of trim, since owc caters to the mac crowd, os x lion is rumored to support trim although there is conflicting reports on whether or not. We took a recently built i7 test system with minimal ram installed and no external graphics card yet, and quickly cloned the c drive to the ssd so that we could compare the performance between the two. Owc data doubler and mercury extreme ssd unboxinginstallboot on 2011 macbook pro 15 2. Apr 27, 2011 the owc mercury extreme pro 6g does just that and more, leveraging the new sandforce sf2281 processor to deliver sustained sequential reads of up to 559mbs and writes up to 527mbs. If maximum data rate speed up to 285 mbsec is desired, we recommend the installation of a 2.
Owc mercury extreme pro 6g ssd ata device driver driverdouble. Owc announces the most affordable sandforcedriven ssd, 40. The owc team has created tons of really awesome videos that make it hasslefree to replace any mac components all by yourself. Its a bug in the owc firmware and i think it is justification enough for asking for a refund. Ive made an installation of clean os x, and has not changed the speed of the ssd, i do not have trim enabled. Compared to a hard disk drive, youre only transferring a peak of 70mbs which compared to an ssd is like comparing a sports. For complete program details and return policies, click here. Give your mac the premium, pro speed advantage of mercury extreme pro. Hard drive hdd only machines can be upgraded with a owc mercury extreme pro 6g ssd or owc mercury electra 6g ssd.
Ive bought 3 owc mercury extreme pro drives over the past couple of years. Add a second internal drive inside your imac, mac laptop, and mac mini. The professional choice ssd for your mac give your mac the premium, prospeed advantage of mercury extreme pro. Durawrite extends the endurance of your solid state drive ssd. May 07, 2010 the owc mercury extreme pro re ssd is a may 2010 release available exclusively from other world computing and is identifiable by the letters re for raidready enhanced in the name. Even though my computer doesnt even support the fastest transfer speeds of this 6g harddrive, its very nice to know that ill be able to drop it into pretty much any new mac i care to in the future.
Ssds or hard drives for fast singledrive or raid volumes in a portable enclosure. This speed was measured on an owc mercury extreme pro ssd, using. Owc owcssd7p6g480 mercury extreme pro 480 gb internal solid. Owc mercury extreme pro 6g 1tb solid state drive 0. Other world computings mercury extreme pro 6g ssd drive. Owc is second to market with a consumergrade enthusiast ssd based on the scorching performance of the sandforce sf2200 processor family, pacing behind ocz and. Owc mercury extreme pro 6g ssd ata device driver setup version. Essentially, if you are using an owc ssd, there is no need for trim.
The owc mercury extreme 6g pro ssd is five pieces of perfectly cooked bacon to your existing computer sandwich. Use pcie cards with your thunderbolt 3 mac and windows pc. From powerful raid solutions to crossplatform harmony, owc software helps make your workflow easier, faster, and more secure. I got to know the brand when i was searching for video tutorials about how to open my macbook pro case. Make offer mac minipro, imac, macbook owc extreme 6g 480gb 2. Skill, patriot and the rest of the team sandforce landmarks. When only the fastest and most reliable solid state drive on the market today will suffice for your data storage and backup, look no further than the owc mercury extreme pro 6g ssd.
Other world computing announced a new 40gb model to its owc mercury extreme pro ssd line as the most affordable high performance sandforce processor based ssd on the market designed and made in the u. Firmware updater for mercury accelsior e2 for the following macs with model ids. I was initially impressed with how dramatic it can be to switch from a rotary drive to an ssd, and i was almost equally impressed with the gains i experience between owcs two generations. Get maximum mobile performance and battery life from your notebook. No drivers, extra software or workarounds are required, its as easy as plug. May 05, 2011 owc mercury extreme pro 6g 120gb resiliency as ssd sequential write speed 6gbps. The case could could be made that this is a rather expensive upgrade, but for. Do i need to enable trim support with trim enabler when using owc mercury extreme pro on a mac mini mid 2011 with os x 10. Ive been tempted to get my first ssd, but the lack of trim support in os x and the seeming lack of information regarding how well garbage collection works has given me pause. Owc mercury extreme pro 6g ssd unboxing and install. I have installed a ssd owc mercury extreme pro 3g in a mbpro 15 intel core 2 duo, os x mavericks. But the new wave of sata 6gbs has enthusiasts excited about taking ssd performance to the next level.
Owc mercury extreme pro 6g 120gb resiliency as ssd sequential write speed 6gbps. This item owc owcssd7p6g480 mercury extreme pro 480 gb internal solid state drive crucial mx500 ct500mx500ssd1z 500 gb 3d nand, sata, 2. The owc issue is because the owc ssd software identifies the ssd as a spinning disk. Mercury extreme pro 6g ssd the professional choice ssd for your mac. Owc mercury ssd firmware updater for windows or intel macs. The problem with the os x trim command it that it kills your ssd. Owc mercury extreme pro ssd with data doubler kit j. Other world computings mercury extreme pro 6g ssd drive the ssd drive from maccentric distributor is suitable for systems running linux, mac os x, windows. The owc mercury extreme pro 6g does just that and more, leveraging the new sandforce sf2281 processor to deliver sustained sequential reads of up to 559mbs and. After your computer restarts, open the owc mercury 6g ssd firmware updater application and verify that your firmware rev shows 603abbf0 back up data to an alternate drive.
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