OWC Aura Pro
OWC
36 Overall Score
vs
ADATA LEGEND 860
ADATA
60 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Budget
Gaming
Portable
Console
Specifications
| OWC Aura Pro | ADATA LEGEND 860 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 4★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | SLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
OWC Aura Pro
- Strong feature (78th percentile)
- Below average capacity (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (23rd percentile)
ADATA LEGEND 860
- Strong endurance (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong feature (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong speed (69th percentile)
- Below average social proof (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
Pricing
OWC Aura Pro0.826score per dollar
vs
ADATA LEGEND 8600.701score per dollar
OWC Aura Pro offers 1.2x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: ADATA LEGEND 860
Scores 60 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 7 of 15 specs.
