This just in from OWC Folks!!! I also have a 100Gb version of the newly released SSD below enroute to play with and review. More To Follow!!!
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OWC Doubles Capacity Of Award Winning Built In The US Mercury Extreme Pro Solid State Drive To 400GB.
SandForce® processor based SSD line offers up to 285MB/s sustained data rates, up to 28% Enterprise level over-provisioning, RAID readiness, and industry leading five year warranty available now from $219.99.
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May 4, 2010, Woodstock, IL — Other World Computing (OWC®) https://www.macsales.com, a leading zero emissions Mac® and PC technology company, announced today it has added a new highest capacity 400GB model to its award-winning OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD line. Designed and made in the U.S. from imported parts, the new 400GB model doubles the capacity of previously announced OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD models while delivering the same best combination of performance, reliability, and warranty coverage available on the market in a 2.5″ SATA Solid State Drive (SSD).
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Ideal For Mac and PC Power Users and RAID Configurations
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The new OWC Mercury Extreme Pro RE SSD 400GB model comes with enterprise level 28% over-provisioning, five year warranty coverage, and is compatible with Mac and PC computers that can utilize single or multiple 2.5″ SATA compatible drives including all RAID configurations. Priced at $1599.99 MSRP, the 400GB model is available for pre-ordering with shipping to begin 5/21.
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Existing models in the line (previously named the Mercury Extreme Enterprise SSD) are available for immediate ordering and share the same redundancy, reliability, and form factor as offered by the 400GB model which provides easy installation in notebooks as well as in desktop/towers with an adapter:
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· 50GB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro RE SSD $219.99
· 100GB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro RE SSD $399.99
· 200GB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro RE SSD $729.99
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For more information on the OWC Mercury Extreme Pro RE SSD, including Reseller inquiries, visit: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/internal_storage/Mercury_Extreme_SSD_Sandforce.
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The Fastest, Most Reliable Long Term Performance Available
Ordinary SSDs offer fast read/write performance during first initial uses, but then experience significant write speed degradation over repeated usage. Independent tests by leading Mac performance experts confirm the OWC Mercury Extreme Pro RE SSD is able to provide sustained and consistent read and write times of over 260MB/s with 0.1 ms latency and experience virtually no reduction in data transfer rate over heavy usage of the drive.