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OWC Announces 16GB Memory Upgrades for Apple Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and iMac Models Now Under $100

Friday, November 16th, 2012 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Other World Computing announced today its 16GB memory upgrade kits for Apple Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and iMac models are now available for under $100…a cost savings of over 66 percent compared to comparable sized factory options. Fully certified for Apple Macintosh computers, these memory upgrade kits come backed by a lifetime replacement warranty, free installation videos, and free shipping for an even greater value.

More Memory and 15 Minutes = Faster Mac

Adding more memory is the most cost-effective, benchmark-proven performance upgrade offered. Easily installable in most Macs in 15 minutes or less, having more RAM enables optimum performance of typical daily computer uses, as well as dramatically improving the responsiveness of memory intensive applications. Users wanting to run Windows and Mac applications simultaneously via Parallels will gain especially exceptional results.

OWC Certified 16GB Memory Upgrade Kits:

Upgrades for all Mac mini models from $15.99

  • 16GB Kit (8GB x 2) from $99.00 for maximum memory

Upgrades for all MacBook & MacBook Pro (non-Retina) models from $29.99

  • 16GB Kit (8GB x 2) from $99.00 for maximum memory

Upgrades for all iMac models from $11.99

  • 16GB Kit (4GB x 4) for 2009 models for $97.99 for maximum memory
  • 16GB Kit (8GB x 2) for 2010(i5/i7) & 2011 models for $99.00 (can add to existing)
  • 32GB Kit (8GB x 4) for 2010(i5/i7) & 2011 models for $197.99 (double the factory offered maximum)
Category: Press Releases

OWC Aura Still 100% Compatible With rMBP

Thursday, November 8th, 2012 | Author: OWC Grant

We were contacted by a very high level source today that had received some serious misinformation that the factory flash drive in the 2012 13″ MacBook Pro with Retina display was soldered in, thus leaving the machine not able to be upgraded. We won’t go into details, but it was enough that we thought that we should nip any bad info in the bud about this, in case you too may have been misinformed.

Absolutely nothing has changed in the last two weeks since we confirmed the ability to upgrade the new rMBP with an OWC Mercury Aura Pro SSD.

In fact, for some “independent” confirmation, head over to ZDNet and read Jason O’Grady’s take on it from earlier today. You’ll see that he had no problems using an OWC Aura in a rMBP. And… spoiler alert… he found the Aura was both faster and less expensive than the Apple unit, too!

UPDATE 2:43PM 11/8/12

Seems as though Rob over at Barefeats.com also posted a performance benchmark test today showing the Aura Pro is compatible with the rMBPS as well as how it smokes the factory drive in Quickbench and AJA System Test results.

New Shootout Videos Continue to Prove SSD’s Benefits

Thursday, November 8th, 2012 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

As the Holidays rapidly approach, it gets somewhat tempting to justify gatting a new Mac as “a gift to yourself.” After all, those new iMacs are pretty slick-looking. And, you know what – there’s nothing wrong with that if you’ve already maxed out your RAM and have added a fast OWC SSD, yet are still craving more power. Heck, aside from the new Retina display-equipped MacBook Pros and the MacBook Airs, you can pretty much use the same SSD in the 2012 models as you could with earlier iterations.

However, if you’re still running on the stock memory and drive, you may be better served by upgrading your existing machine with more RAM, an SSD, and/or even a second drive bay with the OWC Data Doubler for added storage.

We’ve added a pair of videos to our series of shootouts that underscore how dramatic an improvement adding an OWC Mercury, Aura, Electra, or Accelsior SSD to your system can make. Check them out below. Article Continues…

OWC Announces Mercury Aura Pro as Industry’s First Solid State Drive Upgrade for the New 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Other World Computing announced today the OWC Mercury Aura Pro is the industry’s first high-performance Solid State Drive upgrade for the new 2012 13″ MacBook Pro with Retina display (rMBP) computers introduced by Apple last week. Available in 480GB capacity for immediate ordering and with additional capacities to be announced in November, the 6G (6Gb/s) SandForce Driven Mercury Aura Pro offers rMBP owners up to nearly 3x more storage and/or backup capacity than the factory 128GB flash module. Article Continues…

Category: Press Releases

OWC Aura Pro works in the new 13-inch rMBP

Thursday, October 25th, 2012 | Author: OWC Chris S.

Once we had the new 13″ MacBook Pro with Retina display unboxed, it was just a matter of time before we installed an OWC Aura Pro SSD to see how well it worked.

Well, as these pictures show, the Aura Pro fits just fine in the 13″ rMBP’s drive caddy (something new that wasn’t in the 15″ model), and so far everything seems to be running quite solidly.

Obviously, we’ve got a battery of other tests to put the drive through and we’ll have a more definite answer by early next week, but right now, all signs are pointing to “Yes.”