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OWC Aura Pro
Capacity 250GB
Form Factor External
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 530 MB/s
NAND TLC
30 Overall Score
Price CA$100
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
- Below average capacity (12th percentile)
- Below average random (21st percentile)
- Below average speed (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 250 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 530 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 495 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | OWC Aura Pro | Samsung 9100 PRO MZ-VAP1T0B/AM | Crucial T710 CT1000T710SSD8 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Corsair MP700 Elite | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRSK/1000G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 250GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 530 MB/s | 14,700 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW | 600 TBW | 1000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWC Aura Pro | 22.7 | 21.2 | 78.4 | 12.4 | 56.6 | 6.5 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO MZ-VAP1T0B/AM Compare | 98.4 | 98.6 | 97.5 | 54.8 | 86.2 | 96.4 |
| Crucial T710 CT1000T710SSD8 Compare | 99.2 | 98.7 | 90.3 | 54.8 | 94.7 | 82.5 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.6 | 99 | 90.3 | 54.8 | 98.2 | 6.5 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.4 | 85.3 | 54.8 | 87.5 | 96.4 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRSK/1000G Compare | 81.7 | 93.3 | 93.7 | 54.8 | 94 | 96.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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