You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who didn’t want an affordable SSD capable of 500MB/s sustained data rates. This is exactly why OWC just unveiled its 60GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD which promises to make any Mac or PC “faster in a flash”. The 60GB model is priced at $129.99 (£79), but that’s not all; there’s also a Mercury Extreme Pro 6G.
One look at these spec sheets and you’ll be “feeling the need… the need for speed” like Maverick and Goose in Top Gun. The drives are capable of 556MB/s read and 523MB/s write sustained data rates. That’s over seven times faster than the standard factory hard drive found in most Mac or PC’s. Here’s the specifics:
The Mercury Electra 6G SSD can be incorporated into a RAID 1 or SPAN configuration and will be offered in 60GB, 120GB, 240GB and 480GB capacities. The Mercury Extreme Pro 6GB SDD, in addition to the previously mentioned speeds, is capable of up to 479MB/s incompressible data rates. It can be incorporated into a RAID 0, 1, 10 or SPAN configuration and ships in 120GB, 240GB and 480GB capacities.
All drives are available for immediate ordering and are fully SATA compatible (1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps, 6 Gbps).
Out Now | OWC | starting at $129.99 (£79)
