OWC Expands Built-in-USA 6Gb SATA SSD Line

Other World Computing (OWC) 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 high quality components, 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.

Three Consumer/Prosumer Models
Starting At $229.99
Offering the SATA Revision 3.0 performance of a 6G SSD, but priced like a SATA Revision 2.0 3G SSD, the OWC Mercury Electra 6G is for high speed personal computing, home office environments, gaming, and production workstations, can be incorporated into a RAID-1 or SPAN configuration, and is available for ordering in three capacity sizes:

• 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

Maximizes Any Computer’s 3G And 6G Data Bus
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 3G’s 300MB/s max speed bus. Taking advantage of 6G’s interface’s maximum bandwidth of 600MB/s, the Mercury Electra 6G SSD provides up to 556MB/s sustained reads and 523MB/s writes.

Doesn’t Slow Down With Use Like Ordinary SSDs
Ordinary SSDs offer fast read/write performance during first initial uses, but can then experience significant write speed degradation over repeated, long-term usage. Independent simulation tests by leading drive performance experts confirm OWC Mercury SSDs‚ ultra-efficient block management, wear leveling technologies, and real-time data redundancies enable high performance and extreme reliability, both of which are maintained over long-term intensive use.

Up To 100X Greater Data Protection
Speed doesn’t matter if it can compromise data integrity. Thanks to SandForce DuraClass technology, the OWC Mercury Electra 6G is able to provide up to 100X higher data protection than provided by ordinary SSDs as well as enterprise class hard disk drives. By combining the Error Correction Code (ECC) and SandForce RAISE (Redundant Array of Independent Silicon Elements) technology along with 7% over provisioning reserve/overhead flash allocation, the OWC Mercury Electra 6G provides RAID like data protection and reliability in a single drive application.

Risk-Free 30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee
To ensure high level of customer satisfaction, OWC is extending its renowned 30-Day Money Back Guarantee on its SSD line to include the new Mercury Electra 6G SSD. If a consumer is not completely satisfied with an OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD for any reason, they simply need to contact OWC’s Customer Service department – which offers 24/7 Live Chat support – to request a full refund.

"We‚re very excited to continue the evolution of our solid state drive line with this new Electra model," said Larry O’Connor, Founder and CEO, Other World Computing. "We’re being very aggressive in pricing this model to appeal to consumers and prosumers who have yet to make the SSD switch. With over 500MB/s of highly reliable performance, the OWC Mercury Electra 6G helps Mac and PC owners make their machines quickly and easily faster in a flash."

"The new SandForce Driven 6Gb/s Mercury Electra line, using our latest SF-2000 SSD Processors, is well suited for further expanding the deployment of SSDs into both the Mac and PC environments," said Kent Smith, Sr. Director of Product Marketing for SandForce. "SandForce is already in volume production with these latest award-winning SSD Processors and fully prepared to support this new OWC product line expansion."