This photo displays the long metal heat sink which is glued to the NAND flash chips. It has 128-bit AES encryption and contains a rather prominent non-removable heat sink that sticks to the base of your MBA, once installed. Where the original was tested at over 750MB/s read and write, the new Aura specifications list it at 763MB/s read and 446MB/s write disk transfer speeds. The new OWC Aura PCIe SSD is not as fast as our original Apple 256GB SSD, however, it is four times the capacity.
OWC AURA PRO X SSD 1TB UPGRADE
Included in our sample 1TB Aura Upgrade kit, we received the 1TB Aura PCIe SSD, external case in a nice cloth felt bag, microUSB cable to plug into the system, a Torx T5 and a Pentolobe P5 screwdriver, as well instructions on installation of the Apple SSD into the external adapter. If you wish to migrate or transfer your data, the upgrade kit is a must. Their pricing ranges from $399 to $649, dependent on size and whether you buy just the SSD or complete upgrade kit, the latter coming with a gorgeous external adapter and necessary tools for the migration. The Aura is available in capacities of 480GB and 1TB and both comes with a 3-year OWC limited warranty and their amazing customer support.
It is the only non-Apple replacement SSD available on the market. The Newest OWC Aura PCIe SSD is compatible with mid-2013 and later MacBook Air and MacBook Pro systems, including those with Retina display. Just in the nick of time, however, OWC pulls it off giving me a reason to hold on to this system for some time longer. The SSD was the hardest pill to swallow as I found myself having to carefully watch what I stored on this system for some time, as did countless others, because there simply was no upgrade. It was back in 2013 that we first reviewed the newest MacBook Air with its new high performing PCIe SSD capable of up to 825MB/s, and shortly after I threw in another report entitled ” Is Apple’s 2013 MacBook Air The Absolute Best and Untouchable by Ultra Standards Today?” As great as the system is, integrated memory (8GB) that cannot be swapped and Apple’s proprietary SSD (256GB) held the promise that one day this MBA would become obsolete. Because of its limited storage capacity and Apples horrendous cost for upgrades, it was very close to being replaced, at least until OWC contacted me a week ago asking if we might like to review their latest 1TB Aura PCIe SSD replacement for mid-2013 and later MacBooks. It is not so much the product as it is internal decisions on build that bothers me, my present MBA being the longest I have ever kept a laptop, eliminating any question whatsoever of product build.
Considering my rather vocal opposition to Apple’s products over the years, it’s somewhat amusing that I make daily use of a 27″ iMac, MBA and new iPhone.
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