The OWC Mercury Electra 1TB 6G SATA SSD delivers the latest flash NAND and controller technology utilizing 3D NAND + SLC caching for long-lasting power-efficient performance. They offer a powerful combination of performance and reliability for demanding everyday computer users. This SSD delivers fast reliable performance thanks to its 6G SATA connection. It works as a hard drive upgrade internally and in bus-powered or self-powered external enclosures (any Mac PC or enclosure that supports 2.5″ SATA drives must support 7mm drive height). OWC SSDs have no moving parts resulting in a quiet cool highly rugged storage solution that also offers near-instantaneous system response. With real-world speeds over 500MB/s the OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD line delivers unbeatable performance. FEATURES: The best performance upgrade for Macs and PCs with SATA drive bay Latest flash NAND and controller technology Global wear leveling data distribution Static data refresh technology for free space management Hardware ECC (error correction) S.M.A.R.T and TRIM command support Standby power benefits to extend battery life for laptop road warriors SPECIFICATIONS: Capacity: 960GB usable capacity Total Flash Memory Components: 1024GB 64GB Allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction Formatted Capacity: 894GiB S.M.A.R.T. Attributes: Standard attributes supported Native Command Queuing (NCQ): Up to 32 simultaneous commands RAID Support: Yes Form Factor: 2.5-inch 7mm Storage Interface: SATA 6.0 Gb/s Random 4K Read: Up to 100000 IOPS Random 4K Write: Up to 90000 IOPS Sequential Read (Max): Up to 540 MB/s Sequential Write (Max): Up to 530 MB/s Nonrecoverable Read Errors: 1 per 1016 bits read MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): 1600000 hours Wear Leveling: Supported TRIM Support: OS Dependent Security: TCG Opal Secure Erase (SE): Chip Based Data Encryption: 256-bit AES-compliant Endurance: 340TB total bytes written (TBW) equal to 187 GB per day for 5 years Mac OS Compatibility: Yes PC OS Compatibility: Yes Other Requirements: Host or device with a built-in SATA connection. Write Mode (Max): Up to 2 Watts Seek Mode (Max): Up to 2.2 Watts Idle Mode (Max): Up to 0.1 Watts Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.7 cm Product Weight: 55g WHAT’S IN THE BOX: OWC Mercury Electra 1TB 6G SATA SSD – Black x1