OWC – 480GB Aura Pro X2 – NVMe Solid-State Drive Upgrade Solution for select 27″ and 21.5″ iMac models (Late 2013-2019)

Does your iMac with an SSD or Fusion Drive begins to show signs of weakness? The Aura Pro X2 SSD for iMac is the perfect solution to boost the performance of your desktop Mac while guaranteeing full compatibility. In addition to the SSD, this complete kit contains all the tools needed to remove the iMac as well as the adhesive strips to stick the screen once you have installed. Double the Performance With this OWC SSD equipped with a latest generation controller that combines performance, endurance and efficiency, your iMac will be faster than ever! On some models you can see twice the read and write performance of the original iMac SSD. And even on the latest models, the gain will be in the order of 400MB/s to 500MB/s – both read and write speed. In addition, it uses less power and heats less than previous generations of SSDs. So it can run longer at its peak performance. Finally, the Aura Pro X2 SSD is 100% compatible with macOS and fully utilizes the advanced functions of APFS, introduced from macOS 10.13 (High Sierra). 7% Over-provisioning The OWC SSD performs maintenance operations in the background. They are designed to optimize the lifespan, performance and endurance of the SSD. These tasks use an SSD free space where no data was written on. The Aura Pro X2 delivers 7% of its total storage space as available for performing these maintenance tasks. This is called over-provisioning and this value represents the difference between the overall capacity of the SSD and its formatted capacity. So by continuously performing these maintenance tasks on a dedicated disk space, your SSD is more stable, reliable and will be a safe space for the …