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The 1TB Aura SSD features a suite of industry leading controller technologies for performance and reliability for 2012-2013 MacBook Pro with Retina Display. OWC Aura Pro X 1TB Solid State Drive. The newest member of OWC's Aura family of high performance drives sets the new gold standard SSD upgrade for PCIe equipped Macs, with guaranteed compatibility and capacity to spare. Add more storage to your new Mac Pro. Upgrade your 2013 Mac Pro's internal SSD and gain up to eight times the original capacity. Available in capacities from 1TB to 4TB, the Aura SSD for Mac Pro continues OWC's dedication to giving you more from your Mac.
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Installation was fairly easy, but the thermal pad covers the entire drive, so I wasn't able to seat the drive without dislodging the thermal pad. It went right back on, and there was plenty of adhesive to hold it, but it was disturbing. My only other qualm with it is that after you install it and put all the screws back in, the drive will show as an ejectable, external drive, complete with the orange icon.
It displays on the desktop if you have Finder set to show external drives on the desktop. You can't eject it if it's the boot drive, so that's good, but it's stupid. I looked all over and couldn't find a way to change the drive to flag it as not removable. There are at least half a dozen remedies suggested by the forums, but none worked for me. OWC does offer some quality icons that you can use in place of the default orange removable drive icon, and replacing the icon is extremely simple.
Also there's a driver you can download from the OWC site to make it seen as an internal (but still removable) drive so you can install bootcamp. The case it ships with is really nice too. The cable is very stiff though, so the (very light) case doesn't sit flat unless you have it placed exactly right. Overall, a great - if pricey - upgrade. UPDATED: September 30, 2017 - Additional Issues Experienced: - 1. (Possibly Heat/Thermo Related) I could not figure out why my MacBook Pro was not sitting level on my desk(s).
It was wobbling as if the case were warped. Turns out my MacBook Pro battery was Swelling to the point where it was bending the aluminum bottom cover!!! The Battery only had 380 Cycles and was reporting 90% Health. Researching battery swell like this usually comes back to overheating. GarageBand Error: 'Garageband Disk too slow' 3. A lot of issues moving data between VMWare Fusion and the Native Mac side.
BEACHBALL ceasing all multitasking. Sometimes for minutes. Doing a VMWare Fusion VM Clean-up to 'Reclaim Disk Space' same problem. (When this is happening iStat is reporting 10MB/s disk activity) 4. Boot issue, they talk about on their support site Note: Put back in factory Apple Dive and none of these problems exist. I need my Mac to do TWO simple things. Run GarageBand/Logic well & Run VMWare Fusion well.
With this drive, I am doubting its capabilities. I also don't like the fact BlackMagic Speedtest is incompatible with this drive. Jury is still out with APFS and High Sierra. Original Review Below - First, I am a big fan of OWC and their contributions to the Mac community. I have their Docking Station(s) and did a similar Aura/Envoy upgrade on an older MacBook Air without issues.
I have had good experience with their (phone) Tech Support. Also, I am the ultimate power user. I have built Hackintosh's from scratch, designed power supplies, owned a Computer Store in the early 90's.
That said, this sort of upgrade is about as easy as they come. My use case for this was to give my 13' MacBook Pro plenty of storage for my dozen or so Virtual Machines/VMWare/Linux Distributions. HOWEVER- This 1TB solution has its short comings. First and foremost the HEAT it generates. As others have mentioned this will turn your Macbook into the ultimate 'Hand Warmer'. (More on this later) I had a bad Envoy enclosure as well. Technical Shortcomings and (if you choose to use this product, how to overcome them): 1.
This 1TB version is based on RAID-0 with I believe 4x256Gb NAND chips. While RAID-0 is nothing new, make sure you maintain regular backups as a failure of the controller or a memory chip will most likely result in a total data loss. I am guessing the RAID-0 is how it maintains OK performance (Solution: Backup, Backup, Backup!!!) 2.
Performance Oddness. This is slower than the Apple drive you are replacing. You CAN NOT use BlackMagic Speedtest or Diskmark to 'reliably' benchmark this drive.
In those tools, I see abnormal pauses, and erratic results such as UNDER 10/MBs Random Read Writes. Since installing this, I notice longer pauses when launching applications, and more beach balls not horrific, but worse than stock. Also, I did a FRESH install of OSX (Solution: To benchmark the drive you need to purchase the $20 Intech Speedtools Suite for Quickbench) 3.
Most SSD makers, like Samsung, publish operating temp ranges up to 70'C/158'F.My original/stock Apple Drive consistently ran at 42'C(109'F) while in the MacBook -This Aura 1TB under NO LOAD runs around 60'C. Doing actual work on the machine, the Aura runs at that 70'C/158'F. This is with Apple's 'default' fan profile of around 1300 RPM.
(In case you didn't know, your very quite fan is always running at about 1300 RPM under light loads) I have seen temps hit 82'C/179'F in an Air conditioned 20'C/68'F office/room. That said my trackpad, keyboard consistently register 35'C/95'F to over 100'F!. Air Vent Temps around 50'C/118'F.:-( (Solution/Work Around & How to Read Temp's = I run iStat Menus which gives me sensor reporting, fan speed, and the ability to create a custom FAN profile. In order to keep the drive under 60'C I have boosted the default 1300RPM to 2000RPM. This will obviously impact battery life if you are not plugged in.) 4. Envoy External Enclosure - QC Issues. My first one had the headers soldered on about 1mm out of alignment.
When screwing down the stock Apple SSD in it, the lock-down screw would lock it down at a short-circuiting angle. The USB header was also slightly tweaked. OWC excellent tech support replaced the Envoy.
More Envoy Issues. This could be fall-out from the above 'shorting'. I was able to get my stock Apple drive to boot a total of 2 times before it locked up, and ultimately corrupted my stock drive. Disk Utility First Aid reports it as NON-FIXABLE. I can no longer 'Option-Boot' it.
Finally, with the stock Apple drive inside the Envoy, and out of the Macbook's 'Fan Cooling', the stock Apple drive also pushes 70'C inside the Envoy enclosure.:-( To Summarize: RAID-0 & High Heat may be a risky proposition. Envoy Quality Control Issues left me with a Corrupted stock drive. Performance can be erradic and will be slower than what you are used to. I will keep the drive, and run my fan faster to compensate.
In retrospect, I would have been better off Velcro-ing a Samsung T3 to back of the display Mad-Max style and saving half the cost.:-. UPDATED: September 30, 2017 - Additional Issues Experienced: - 1. (Possibly Heat/Thermo Related) I could not figure out why my MacBook Pro was not sitting level on my desk(s).
It was wobbling as if the case were warped. Turns out my MacBook Pro battery was Swelling to the point where it was bending the aluminum bottom cover!!! The Battery only had 380 Cycles and was reporting 90% Health. Researching battery swell like this usually comes back to overheating. GarageBand Error: 'Garageband Disk too slow' 3. A lot of issues moving data between VMWare Fusion and the Native Mac side.
BEACHBALL ceasing all multitasking. Sometimes for minutes. Doing a VMWare Fusion VM Clean-up to 'Reclaim Disk Space' same problem.
(When this is happening iStat is reporting 10MB/s disk activity) 4. Boot issue, they talk about on their support site Note: Put back in factory Apple Dive and none of these problems exist. I need my Mac to do TWO simple things. Run GarageBand/Logic well & Run VMWare Fusion well.
With this drive, I am doubting its capabilities. I also don't like the fact BlackMagic Speedtest is incompatible with this drive. Jury is still out with APFS and High Sierra.
Original Review Below - First, I am a big fan of OWC and their contributions to the Mac community. I have their Docking Station(s) and did a similar Aura/Envoy upgrade on an older MacBook Air without issues. I have had good experience with their (phone) Tech Support. Also, I am the ultimate power user. I have built Hackintosh's from scratch, designed power supplies, owned a Computer Store in the early 90's.
That said, this sort of upgrade is about as easy as they come. My use case for this was to give my 13' MacBook Pro plenty of storage for my dozen or so Virtual Machines/VMWare/Linux Distributions.
HOWEVER- This 1TB solution has its short comings. First and foremost the HEAT it generates. As others have mentioned this will turn your Macbook into the ultimate 'Hand Warmer'. (More on this later) I had a bad Envoy enclosure as well.
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Technical Shortcomings and (if you choose to use this product, how to overcome them): 1. This 1TB version is based on RAID-0 with I believe 4x256Gb NAND chips. While RAID-0 is nothing new, make sure you maintain regular backups as a failure of the controller or a memory chip will most likely result in a total data loss. I am guessing the RAID-0 is how it maintains OK performance (Solution: Backup, Backup, Backup!!!) 2.
Performance Oddness. This is slower than the Apple drive you are replacing. You CAN NOT use BlackMagic Speedtest or Diskmark to 'reliably' benchmark this drive. In those tools, I see abnormal pauses, and erratic results such as UNDER 10/MBs Random Read Writes.
Since installing this, I notice longer pauses when launching applications, and more beach balls not horrific, but worse than stock. Also, I did a FRESH install of OSX (Solution: To benchmark the drive you need to purchase the $20 Intech Speedtools Suite for Quickbench) 3. Most SSD makers, like Samsung, publish operating temp ranges up to 70'C/158'F.My original/stock Apple Drive consistently ran at 42'C(109'F) while in the MacBook -This Aura 1TB under NO LOAD runs around 60'C.
Doing actual work on the machine, the Aura runs at that 70'C/158'F. This is with Apple's 'default' fan profile of around 1300 RPM. (In case you didn't know, your very quite fan is always running at about 1300 RPM under light loads) I have seen temps hit 82'C/179'F in an Air conditioned 20'C/68'F office/room. That said my trackpad, keyboard consistently register 35'C/95'F to over 100'F!. Air Vent Temps around 50'C/118'F.:-( (Solution/Work Around & How to Read Temp's = I run iStat Menus which gives me sensor reporting, fan speed, and the ability to create a custom FAN profile. In order to keep the drive under 60'C I have boosted the default 1300RPM to 2000RPM. This will obviously impact battery life if you are not plugged in.) 4.
Envoy External Enclosure - QC Issues. My first one had the headers soldered on about 1mm out of alignment. When screwing down the stock Apple SSD in it, the lock-down screw would lock it down at a short-circuiting angle. The USB header was also slightly tweaked. OWC excellent tech support replaced the Envoy. More Envoy Issues.
This could be fall-out from the above 'shorting'. I was able to get my stock Apple drive to boot a total of 2 times before it locked up, and ultimately corrupted my stock drive. Disk Utility First Aid reports it as NON-FIXABLE. I can no longer 'Option-Boot' it. Finally, with the stock Apple drive inside the Envoy, and out of the Macbook's 'Fan Cooling', the stock Apple drive also pushes 70'C inside the Envoy enclosure.:-( To Summarize: RAID-0 & High Heat may be a risky proposition.
Envoy Quality Control Issues left me with a Corrupted stock drive. Performance can be erradic and will be slower than what you are used to.
I will keep the drive, and run my fan faster to compensate. In retrospect, I would have been better off Velcro-ing a Samsung T3 to back of the display Mad-Max style and saving half the cost.:-. I upgraded the drive on my MBP because I was short of space. It is great to have more space. But there are really serious issues with the machine's heat now. I have done three things to manage the temperature: - bought a laptop fan that runs continuously - bought software to monitor the temperature - removed the bottom aluminum cover so that the fans can cool the laptop With the bottom cover on and the computer resting on the fans, the CPUs are about 195F when I am not doing anything.
With the bottom removed and the fans on, the temperature is more like 120-140F. What does this mean? I would no longer take this computer with me without the fans. I would not use it while traveling in a car or plane. The range of uses for this laptop are seriously altered by adding this SSD to my MBP.
If I had fully understood this in advance, I would not have bought this product. It totally changes the usability of my laptop. Installation was fairly easy, but the thermal pad covers the entire drive, so I wasn't able to seat the drive without dislodging the thermal pad. It went right back on, and there was plenty of adhesive to hold it, but it was disturbing. My only other qualm with it is that after you install it and put all the screws back in, the drive will show as an ejectable, external drive, complete with the orange icon. It displays on the desktop if you have Finder set to show external drives on the desktop.
You can't eject it if it's the boot drive, so that's good, but it's stupid. I looked all over and couldn't find a way to change the drive to flag it as not removable. There are at least half a dozen remedies suggested by the forums, but none worked for me. OWC does offer some quality icons that you can use in place of the default orange removable drive icon, and replacing the icon is extremely simple. Also there's a driver you can download from the OWC site to make it seen as an internal (but still removable) drive so you can install bootcamp. The case it ships with is really nice too. The cable is very stiff though, so the (very light) case doesn't sit flat unless you have it placed exactly right.
Overall, a great - if pricey - upgrade. Install was simple as kit had everything necessary, once the bottom cover was off, took 1 hold down screw for SSD out and removed the old unit, inserted the new unit and put the cover back on the mac. Next, installed the OEM SSD in the Envoy enclosure, used the USB cable provided with the kit and booted the mac to use the OEM SSD in the enclosure. Once the system came up I opted to use Super-Duper to copy the content of the OEM SSD to the new OWC 1.0TB Aura SSD. Super-Duper takes care of making the new SSD bootable. Powered the mac off, disconnected the OEM SSD and rebooted and was pleased to see everything in place and working.
So far the system is running fine and have not observed any of the issues with heat other reviews indicated was an issue. Honestly I love the fact that I now have one terrabyte of storage on my Early 2015 Retina Display Macbook Pro, so far it's working perfectly. My only complaint is that my package was sent with the wrong size pentalobe and hex screwdrivers. Both of them were too big. I figured okay maybe they're just too big for my laptop but they arent for the usual ones, but then as I tried to put my original SSD into the storing compartment I realized that the hex screwdriver was still too big for the screws given to screw the SSD down as well as tighten the 'box' together.
Luckily I had a tool kit from repairing my phone months ago with the right sized hex bit as well as a small flathead which I got to work in the pentalobe holes, so I did the whole process with ease/with a little help from good ole youtube. Great product but I would have been screwed if I didn't have the other tool kit.
Nearly a year and half ago, OWC was one of the first companies to launch a Thunderbolt 3 dock, offering over a dozen ports of various types to support a variety of accessories. OWC this week is announcing the newest member of its family of 'extreme performance drives,' the ThunderBlade V4. The ThunderBlade V4 is an external drive targeted at professional users who need the fastest possible speeds, and it packs four M.2 solid state drive blades into a single enclosure that runs over Thunderbolt 3, with total capacities ranging from 1 TB to 8 TB. The result is what OWC says is the 'fastest SSD ever made,' with read speeds topping out at 2800 MB/s and write speeds up to 2450 MB/s.We've spent a bit of time with the ThunderBlade V4, and it's definitely an impressive piece of technology, although its pricing that starts at $1200 and rises significantly from there will limit the potential market. This is an accessory for demanding professionals who need to squeeze every bit of performance out of their external drives and is undoubtedly overkill for consumers simply looking to back up their computers.DesignThe ThunderBlade V4 comes in a hefty aluminum enclosure covered in large fins to help with heat dissipation, as this drive can get fairly warm when you're reading and writing a lot of data. There is no active cooling in the drive, which helps with the ThunderBlade V4's ruggedness as there are no moving parts.The ThunderBlade V4 measures just under 5 inches wide, a little over 7.5 inches deep, and just over an inch high. It weighs a little under two pounds, which gives it a solid feel and good stability on a desk.
A separate power adapter also adds some bulk to deal with elsewhere. The only feature on the front of the ThunderBlade. Last November, longtime Mac vendor OWC was among the first wave of companies to announce Thunderbolt 3 docks designed to expand the capabilities of the new MacBook Pro. It's taken a while to finalize the product design, testing, and manufacturing, but OWC's Thunderbolt 3 Dock is now just about ready to ship and we've had a chance to spend some time with a production-ready unit.Priced at $299, OWC's Thunderbolt 3 Dock includes an array of 13 ports to allow you to connect a host of devices to your MacBook Pro. It all comes in a package measuring about 9 inches by 3.5 inches and an inch thick, with brushed aluminum around the sides and glossy black plastic on top and bottom.The design is relatively unobtrusive, although the OWC logo and 'Thunderbolt 3 Dock' text on the front are fairly prominent. The dock is powered through a decently large external power brick, which cuts down on the size of the dock itself but means there's one more piece of equipment to tuck away with all of your other cords. Since the launch of Apple's Retina MacBook last April, users have been looking for ways to expand the functionality of the single port included on the machine, a USB-C that can support a multitude of functions including power and data.
Many third-party companies have begun shipping single-use dongles and small hubs for MacBook fans to be able to get full use out of their ultra-thin 12-inch notebooks. All pictures in the review are of a pre-production unit lacking proper screen printing with port designations OWC's USB-C Dock is one of the first full-featured alternatives for the MacBook. At $159.00, the 8-inch by 3.5-inch dock comes with ten ports for users to take advantage of: four USB Type-A, one USB Type-C, an SD card reader, HDMI with 4K display support, Gigabit Ethernet, an audio headphone jack, and one USB 3.1 Type-C computer link.The first thing that should be noted is that the dock requires two included cables to fully function: an external 80W power source that plugs into an outlet, and the USB-C cable that connects everything to the MacBook. Thankfully, the power adapter also charges the MacBook while it's in use; after that initial setup, most things plugged into the dock work without any added steps. While we await iFixit's inevitable comprehensive teardown of Apple's new iMac Pro, third party Mac component supplier OWC has just published its own teardown video, providing some interesting tidbits on the internal configuration of the non-user upgradeable machine. Whereas standard 27-inch iMacs have a small hatch in the back that allows the RAM in the machine to be upgraded after purchase, the iMac Pro does not. Fortunately, an Apple Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider is able to open up the iMac Pro and swap out the RAM, and here's what they can expect to find upon doing so.
Four DIMM memory modules (left) and two solid-state drives (right) The teardown reveals that in the 32GB base model, there are four 8GB DIMM modules, a configuration type that appears to be mirrored in the 64GB (4 x 16GB) and 128GB (4 x 32GB) models. The good news is that this means the iMac Pro supports quad-channel memory, but the bad news is that it also means users looking to upgrade from, say, 32GB to 64GB will have to replace all four modules to do so. The teardown also reveals that in the iMac Pro 1TB base model, Apple has chosen to use two 512GB SSDs in a RAID configuration. Rather than soldering the flash storage on the main board, both drives exist as separate modules that are attached via screws, so replacing them is at least technically feasible, even if Apple does not make it easy.OWC says that in the near future it will be offering a DIY memory upgrade kit for the iMac Pro, although most users are likely to hand over such an undertaking to a qualified.
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OWC has launched a new USB-C travel dock suitable for Apple's latest MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks.The dock connects to a Mac or PC with a single USB-C cable and provides access to the following five ports:2× USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports1× USB-C port for power1× HDMI 2.0 port1× SD card readerThe USB-C port provides up to 60W of pass-through charging, while the HDMI 2.0 port can drive a 4K display at 30Hz.The compact-sized dock is available on MacSales.com in MacBook-like Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, and Space Gray for $49.99 in the United States.It's also available on Amazon in select. Apple announced a refreshed range of iMacs during its keynote at the Worldwide Developers Conference this week, offering three stock configurations of the new 27-inch model with Kaby Lake processors, Thunderbolt 3 ports, and faster graphics, with optional memory and storage upgrades at purchase. OWC has announced that it will be debuting a range of new Thunderbolt 3 products at the 2017 NAB Show this weekend in Las Vegas.Envoy Pro EX with Thunderbolt 3 First up is the Envoy Pro EX, a pocket-sized, bus-powered SSD with Thunderbolt 3. Storage capacities will start at 240GB. As it remains a prototype, no release date was specified.
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OWC's existing Envoy Pro EX with USB 3.0 starts at $199.99.Mercury Helios 3 OWC's new Mercury Helios 3 is a PCIe expansion chassis with a dedicated cooling fan and two Thunderbolt 3 ports. It can accommodate a half-length, full-height, double-width PCIe card. OWC said it will be available in the second quarter of 2017. Pricing was not disclosed.Other products include the Helios FX external GPU powered by Thunderbolt 3, ThunderBay 6 six-bay RAID with Thunderbolt 3, and Mercury Viper portable Thunderbolt 3 SSD suitable for daisy chaining.
OWC said the ThunderBay 6 is coming in late 2017, but no word on pricing or availability for the other products.OWC's previously announced Thunderbolt 3 Dock and DEC for the 2016 MacBook Pro will also be on display at the. With the release of the 2016 MacBook Pro, there were a slew complaints over the compromising thinness and the removal of ports. For professionals who rely on the MacBook Pro, this latest iteration fell short of expectations. The outcry was so loud, in fact, that Apple slashed prices on its USB-C adapters, a move rarely seen from the company. This is the DEC from Other World Computing.
It's a new dock for the 2016 MacBook Pro that's designed to return some of the missing features Apple removed. It's unique in the way that it connects to the computer and the functionality it brings. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. The DEC attaches to the bottom of the MacBook Pro by replacing the screws that hold on the bottom plate. This method won't void your warranty, but it will allow for the dock to be securely attached at all times. At first glance the DEC looks comically large, but in person the size and weight are more than manageable.
OWC claims that when attached to a 2016 MacBook Pro, the DEC will be as thin as the 2012 MacBook Pro. Weight didn't seem to be an issue, but this is an unfinished prototype that doesn't have all the hardware in place.When considering the functionality of the dock, the size and weight compromises may be worth it. The DEC connects to the MacBook Pro over Thunderbolt 3 and will bring USB Type-A ports, Gigabit Ethernet, an SD Card Slot, and up to 4TB of storage. Additional features are also being considered, such as an expanded battery pack. The models shown here are still in prototype phase, but OWC. OWC today introduced its latest product, a Thunderbolt 3 USB-C Dock designed to work with the newly announced MacBook Pro. Designed for users who are concerned about the limited number of ports on the MacBook Pro, OWC's Thunderbolt 3 Dock offers a range of different ports for connecting displays, external hard drives, and other accessories.The OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock has a total of 13 ports and it includes full support for Thunderbolt 3 with transfer speeds of up to 40Gb/s.
Two Ultra HD 4K displays are supported, or a combination of 4K, HD, and other displays using the DisplayPort port and the Thunderbolt 3 port.There are two Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports, each of which can support up to five daisychained Thunderbolt 3 devices. For connecting USB accessories, there are five USB-A 3.1 Gen 1 ports that support USB-A accessories, and two of the ports feature fast charging capabilities for charging the iPhone or iPad. Other ports include FireWire 800, Gigabit Ethernet, mini DisplayPort, an SD Card reader, an audio combo port for headphones or microphones, and an S/PDIF digital audio port.' With our critically-acclaimed Thunderbolt 2 Dock and USB-C Dock, OWC defined a new standard in providing more connectivity at a time when new computers were shipping with fewer ports,' said Larry O'Connor, Founder and CEO, OWC. 'The all-new Thunderbolt 3 Dock is the best expansion solution we've ever made, offering the incredible speed of Thunderbolt 3 technology coupled with 13 ports of connectivity, perfect for getting the most out of the new 2016 MacBook Pro.' Announced last.
OWC announced today that it has released new software drivers that expand Boot Camp support to its entire SSD lineup.The 'Dual Boot Enablers' are available as free downloads on OWC's website for multiple previously unsupported SSDs, including the OWC Aura SSD for Mid-2013 and later MacBook Air and Retina MacBook Pro models, OWC Aura SSD for the 2013 or newer Mac Pro, and the Mercury Accelsior S and Mercury Accelsior E2.Boot Camp enables Mac users to partition their SSDs or hard drives and install Windows directly on the machine, allowing for OS X and Windows to be run side by side. It differs from virtualization software like Parallels and VMware Fusion, which allow Windows to run within OS X itself as essentially a desktop app.OWC's Dual Boot Enabler can be installed on Macs running OS X 10.6.8. Other World Computing today announced a new product that will allow newer Retina MacBook Pro and MacBook Air owners to upgrade the storage in their notebooks for the first time.Aura SSD upgrade kits are available in 480GB and 1TB capacities and will work with the Late-2013 Retina MacBook Pro and newer and the Mid-2013 MacBook Air and newer. At up to 1TB of storage, a Retina MacBook Pro or MacBook Air can gain up to 8x the capacity of the standard 128GB hard drive that comes with lower-end models. For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with OWC to give away the Envoy Pro mini, a desktop class solid state drive that fits into a keychain-sized enclosure.