Making this an even less desirable option is the fact that
SSD FOR MACBOOK PRO 2012 NON RETINA UPGRADE
The only other and far more costly and time-intensive optionįor rMBP owners, as discovered by The SSD, is to upgrade the SSD throughĪn authorized dealer. “factory locked”, rMBP owners can add 87.5 percent more capacity with a 480GB Offered a 256GB SSD configuration with no upgrade option. When introduced this past June, the MacBook Pro with Retina display base model (a $59.95 value) for re-tasking the rMBP’s factory flash module as an external Additionally,Ĭustomers buying the $579.99 MSRP Aura Pro direct from OWC until September 30,Ģ012, will later receive the OWC Envoy Pro USB 3.0 bus-powered portable enclosure Owners 87.5 percent more capacity than the factory 256GB model. In 480GB capacity, the 6G (6Gb/s) SandForce Driven™ Mercury Aura Pro offers rMBP Upgrade for 2012 MacBook® Pro with Retina display (rMBP) computers. OWC Mercury Aura® Pro as the industry’s first high-performance Solid State Drive $59.95 Retail Value Enclosure for Re-Tasking Factory Flash Module as ExternalĪugust 14, 2012, Woodstock, IL - Other World Computing (OWC®) ,Ī leading zero emissions Mac® and PC technology company, announced today the SandForce-Driven 480GB SSD Offers 87.5 Percent More Capacity than Factory 256GB Solid State Drive Upgrade for 2012 MacBook Pro with Retina display
OWC Announces Mercury Aura Pro as Industry’s First While Apple also offers a 512GB model of its own for around the same price as OWC’s 480GB upgrade, OWC says that Apple’s included drives reach 461MB per second read speeds, while OWC’s reach 500MB per second. OWC’s upgrade consists of a 480GB drive for $579.The drives begin shipping in one week. OWC includes all of the necessary installation tools. The upgrade, called the Aura Pro, is designed for those who purchased the standard, 256GB SSD model and want to upgrade for more storage capacity. Today, Other World Computing announced the first non-factory-installed SSD upgrade for the MacBook Pro with Retina display.