OWC Announces The Mercury Electra 6G SSD

By Nathan Kirsch

OWC today announced the Mercury Electra 6G SSD, a new consumer/prosumer targeted SandForce Driven SATA Revision 3.0 6Gb/s Solid State Drive. Designed and built in the USA utilizing the highest quality components available, including Tier 1/Grade A NAND, the OWC Mercury Electra delivers 556MB/s read and 523MB/s write sustained data rates for over 7X faster performance than a standard factory hard drive found in Mac and PC computers. The OWC Electra is is available now in three capacities:

  • 120GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G with Tier 1/Grade A NAND $229.99 MSRP
  • 240GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G with Tier 1/Grade A NAND $479.99 MSRP
  • 480GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G with Tier 1/Grade A NAND $929.99 MSRP

OWC Electra SSD

Whether a consumer has a Mac or PC with the SATA Revision 2.0 (3Gb/s) data bus or computer with the latest SATA Revision 3.0 (6Gb/s) interface, the OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD is able to deliver near bus saturating speed when installed in either interface. OWC benchmark testing confirms the Mercury Electra 6G SSD delivers up to 284MB/s sustained reads and 268MB/s writes in the 3Gs 300MB/s max speed bus. Taking advantage of 6Gs interfaces maximum bandwidth of 600MB/s, the Mercury Electra 6G SSD provides up to 556MB/s sustained reads and 523MB/s writes.

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