OWC Aura N2 256 GB Solid State Drive - Custom Blade Internal - PCI Express NVMe (PCI Express NVMe 3.1 x4) - Mac mini, MacBook Pro, Air (OWCS4DAB4MB02)

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Get Back in the Game

After years of good, hard work, storage on your Mac is getting tight and load times and data transfers lag. You've invested years of gear, programs and customizations and it's not the time to switch. Upgrade with OWC Aura® N2 to make your Mac fast and more spacious than ever - for a fraction of the cost of a new model - and keep everything else just the way you like it.

Stretch Out and Run

Aura N expands your Mac with up to 1TB of storage space, so you can add to your media, games, and apps without picking favorites. It's advanced NVMe technology revives read speeds up to 1600MB/s write speeds up to 1100MB/s, giving your Mac the power to run like new again.

Sprints and Marathons

Aura N2 combines speed and stamina to prepare your Mac for the short race and the long haul. Engineered with advanced SLC caching, this SSD provides incredible burst performance for a faster and more responsive experience. Plus, the extra storage and speed can increase the working life of your Mac by years.

Right-Sized for Work and Play

The smaller stock SSDs for Mac can fill up quickly, especially with photo and video files, games, or even your email. Aura N2 SSDs are available in capacities up to 1TB, giving you more space to work and play. Newly calibrated to use less power and run cooler, Aura N2 is the best way to upgrade your PCIe equipped Mac.

No Hassles or Hacks Compatibility

Aura N2 SSD upgrades are precisely engineered for your Mac laptop, so you'll never need to compromise your data by relying on complicated software hacks or TRIM-enablers to get the most from your upgrade. Just install, migrate your data, and enjoy the great performance of flash storage with up to 8 times the capacity of the original drive.

7% Over Provisioning

OWC SSDs perform maintenance tasks in the background that optimize the health, performance, and endurance of your drive. These jobs take advantage of available, unwritten areas on the SSD. Aura N2 storage reserves 7% of the overall capacity as free space. Always. With this allocated free space, Aura N2 SSDs can perform these normal maintenance tasks making your drive more stable, dependable, and ultimately a safer place to store your data.

Quality That Lasts

Aura N2 SSDs are proudly designed in Austin and are backed by a lifetime of free, award-winning support.

Storage Capacity: 256 GB

Platform Supported: Mac

Maximum Read Transfer Rate: 1583 MB/s

Maximum Write Transfer Rate: 1007 MB/s

Endurance (TBW): 227 TB

Maximum Sequential Read: 2.14 GB/s

Maximum Sequential Write: 948 MB/s

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): 171.1 Year

Drive Interface: PCI Express NVMe

Drive Interface Standard: PCI Express NVMe 3.1 x4

Drive Type: Internal

Form Factor: Custom Blade

Height: 0.10" (2.54 mm)

Width: 0.90" (22.86 mm)

Length: 3.50" (88.90 mm)

Weight (Approximate): 0.32 oz (9.07 g)

Device Supported: Mac mini,MacBook Pro,MacBook Air

Compatibility:

• MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
• MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
• MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
• MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)
• MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)
• MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
• MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2017)
• MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
• MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
• MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)
• MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014)
• MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013)
• MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013)
• Mac mini (Late 2014)

Operating System Compatibility: macOS High Sierra 10.13,macOS High Sierra 10.13.6,macOS Mojave 10.14,macOS Catalina 10.15,macOS Big Sur 11.x,Mac OS X 12.x Monterey,Mac OS X 13.x Ventura,Mac OS X 14.x Sonoma,macOS Sequoia 15.x,Mac OS