OWC launches its highest capacity 2.5" solid state drive ever

OWC, a zero emissions Mac and PC technology company whose products are available in Australia, the Philippines and Singapore, today announced the all-new Mercury Electra MAX 6G 2.0TB SSD, the highest capacity 2.5” solid state drive ever offered by OWC. The new drive combines a large capacity with the performance and reliability of the OWC Mercury SSD lineup.

Source: OWC. The 2.0TB Mercury Electra MAX 6G SSD. 

The 2.0TB Mercury Electra MAX 6G SSD features SATA 3.0 6G speeds of up to 490MBps on sequential reads, with write performance up to 471 MBps. It is fully compatible with SATA 2.0 (3G) and SATA (1.5G).

Utilising advanced controller technologies along with 7% over-provisioning; the Mercury Electra MAX 6G 2.0TB SSD provides RAID-like data protection and reliability without sacrificing performance. Global wear levelling algorithms automatically distribute data evenly, maximising the SSD lifespan. The StaticDataRefresh feature manages free space efficiently and safely, preventing data corruption while Hardware Error-Correcting Code corrects errors as they occur for superior data retention. The drive also supports 128/256-bit-AES full-disk encryption, and comes with a three-year OWC SSD limited warranty.

"The Mercury Electra MAX 6G 2.0TB SSD was designed from the ground up for heavy-duty use," said Larry O'Connor, Founder and CEO, OWC. "Our benchmark testing yielded impressive results, but the Electra MAX truly shines when performance matters most, especially in real-world content creation applications."

Interested?

Shipping this January, the Mercury Electra MAX 6G 2.0TB SSD will be available at OWC authorised resellers and MacSales.com. The manufacturers' suggested retail price is US$799.99 with street pricing from under US$700.

Prepaid MasterCards of solid silver, gold and platinum launched

Source: Pure + Solid.

Pure and Solid has taken six years of development to produce payment cards for international monetary transactions made from precious metals. 

The Pure + Solid Prepaid MasterCard cards made of platinum (Pt999), gold (18k) or silver (Ag925), and are not restricted to a specific level of income or funds nor to minimum spend requirements. There is a minimum amount of US$100, GBP100 or€100 to be loaded onto the card, however.

While the cards are targeted at the luxury market, they could potentially be deployed as corporate cards, or in situations where expenditure above a specific amount should not be exceeded.

Pure and Solid says the cards can be used for electronic payments. All cards are delivered to customers with a certificate of authenticity within four to ten weeks of ordering and are valid for 60 months. Every card also comes with a Priority Pass to the VIP lounges of world's largest independent airport lounge access programme.

The Pure + Solid Platinum MasterCard is available for €28,690. View the card fees and limits here.