

To achieve the higher bandwidth potential of the SATA 6Gb/s bus standard, the OWC Aura Pro 6G SSDs utilize Tier-1 Synchronous NAND instead of commonly utilized Asynchronous NAND.

Just like other OWC upgrades, we include the installation tools you need plus a free 'how-to' video to make this an easy and money-saving DIY upgrade. Now, instead of being "factory locked", the OWC Aura Pro 6G gives you the freedom to upgrade your capacity to meet your storage needs. And current base models start from 128GB to 256GB. Once again, OWC provides Mac users the only upgrade solution that delivers higher performance, functionality, and reliability! When first introduced, the MacBook Pro with Retina display base model offered a 256GB SSD configuration with no upgrade option.

Plus, reuse the original drive with the award-winning, sleek, portable, and fast, OWC Envoy Pro USB 3.0 external enclosure.Į/shop/ssd/owc/macbook-pro-retina-display/2012-2013Ġ0:00 – Title, Notes, and Difficulty LevelĠ0:30 – Part 1 – Removing the Original SSD CardĠ2:26 – Part 2 – Installing the Mercury Aura Pro SSDĠ3:59 – You Can Now Format Your New DriveĠ4:07 – Closing, Legal Stuff, and Copyright Get up to 8x more capacity and go up to 5.8x faster than the original drive. OWC SSD Upgrades for 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display (2012–Early 2013) models.
