Storage: 480GB
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Give your MacBook Pro the capacity to do more with the Aura Pro NT 480GB SSD Upgrade for Select 13" MacBook Pro from OWC . This drive provides you with 16 times more space than factory drive options and will keep your MacBook Pro running optimally for years to come. Featuring a 480GB storage capacity, this drive is capable of transfer speeds up to 2720 MB/s.
Form factor and generation interface dictate compatibility and speed. Prioritize drives with DRAM caches for OS boot drives, as DRAM-less drives can slow down significantly during heavy multitasking. Available from $94.99.
Solid State Drives (SSDs) have no ongoing costs and consume minimal power. Their cost of ownership is entirely the upfront price per gigabyte.
Common Failure Modes
SSDs have no moving parts, making them immune to physical shock. Failures occur through flash memory wear-out from writing massive amounts of data or sudden controller death.
Form factor and generation interface dictate compatibility and speed. Prioritize drives with DRAM caches for OS boot drives, as DRAM-less drives can slow down significantly during heavy multitasking.
SSDs have a finite number of write cycles, usually measured in Terabytes Written (TBW). For average consumers, this limit takes many years to reach.
The OWC MacBook Pro 13" 480GB 480GB 2016-2017 is available at bhphoto, starting at $94.99.
Solid State Drives (SSDs) have no ongoing costs and consume minimal power. Their cost of ownership is entirely the upfront price per gigabyte.
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