OWC 1TB Aura Pro X2 4.0 NVMe Solid-State Drive for Select Macs (2013-2019)

Your Mac, More Space, Twice as Fast

A Mac's small stock SSD can fill up quickly�especially with photos, video files, games, and even your email. When storage gets tight, there's no reason to ditch the Mac you know and love. The OWC Aura Pro X2 provides up to 16x more capacity and the speed to keep up with your imagination. With that capacity and power, you can keep your Mac running optimally for years�all at a fraction of the cost of buying new.

Blazing Fast and Super Cool

The Aura Pro X2 combines speed, stamina, and efficiency that will change the way you experience your Mac. With read speeds reaching 2989 MB/s and write speeds of 1208 MB/s, the Aura Pro X2 is up to 2x faster than the factory Apple SSD, delivering performance on par with the latest Mac models. Calibrated to use less power and run cooler, Aura Pro X2 SSDs are the best way to upgrade your Mac.

15 Minute DIY Upgrade

Transform your Mac with Aura Pro X2 speed and capacity. OWC Install Videos guide you step-by-step through the install process. Plus, OWC's support team is just a call or chat away.

Enhanced Burst Performance

In addition to fast read and write speeds, the Aura Pro X2 is engineered with enhanced burst performance for instant full-speed write acceleration. Media projects and games stream fluidly and respond without lag on Aura Pro X2 enhanced Macs. You might even forget what that beachball looks like.

Built for Your Mac

The Aura Pro X2 is designed for macOS to take full advantage of the advanced features of APFS (Apple File System), including strong encryption, copy-on-write metadata, space sharing, cloning for files and directories, snapshots, fast directory sizing, atomic safe-save primitives, and improved file system fundamentals. All that adds up to one heck of a drive that's built to make your Mac perform at its best.

No Hassles, No Hacks

The OWC Aura Pro X2 PCIe-based flash storage upgrades are precisely engineered for your Mac laptop, so you'll never need to compromise your data, or rely on complicated software hacks. Just install, migrate your data, and enjoy the great performance and reliability of OWC flash storage.

7% Over Provisioning

OWC SSDs perform maintenance tasks in the background that optimize the health, performance, and endurance of your drive. These tasks utilize available unwritten space on the SSD. Aura Pro X2 SSDs reserve 7% of the overall drive capacity as free space to perform these normal maintenance tasks�making your drive a stable, dependable, and safe place to store all of your data.

macOS Compatibility

• macOS 10.13 High Sierra
• macOS 10.14 Mojave
• macOS 10.15 Catalina
• macOS 11.x Big Sur
• macOS 12.x Monterey
• macOS 13.x Ventura
• macOS 14.x Sonoma

Notes

• Not compatible with Apple Boot Camp when installed in the following hosts: MacBookPro11,1; MacBookAir6,1; MacBookAir6,2; iMac15,1 (Late 2014); iMac18,2; iMac18,3, iMac19,1; iMac19,2
• Some customers have reported an issue related to Apple NVMe resources that occurs when attempting to wake some Mac models from "Standby Mode" (a lesser known macOS "Sleep" behavior). Please review the support article "NVMe SSDs: Standby Mode" if you experience this issue.
• Installing an Aura Pro X2 Gen 4 NVMe SSD in a Mac Pro (Late 2013), Mac mini (Late 2014), or iMac (Late 2013-2019) requires additional tools and/or hardware. For complete installation solutions, see OWC's support articles.
• The host computer must be updated over an Apple factory SSD to the latest OS available before installing this drive.

Compatibility

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15", Mid 2015)
Model ID: MacBookPro11,5 & MacBookPro11,4
2.5, 2.8, and 2.2 GHz Core i7

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13", Early 2015)
Model ID: MacBookPro12,1
2.7 and 2.9 GHz Core i5, 3.1 GHz Core i7

MacBook Pro (Retina 15", Mid 2014)
Model ID: MacBookPro11,3 & MacBookPro11,2
2.5, 2.8, 2.2 GHz Core i7

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13", Mid 2014)
Model ID: MacBookPro11,1
2.6 and 2.8 GHz Core i5, 3.0 GHz Core i7

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15", Late 2013)
Model ID: MacBookPro 11,3 & MacBookPro11,2
2.3, 2.6, and 2.0 GHz Core i7

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13", Late 2013
Model ID: MacBOokPro11,1
2.4 and 2.6 GHz Core i5, 2.8 GHz Core i7

MacBook Air (13", Mid 2017)
Model ID: MacBookAir7,2
1.8 GHz Core i5 & 2.2 GHz Core i7

MacBook Air (13", Early 2015)
Model ID: MacBookAir7,2
1.6 GHz Core i5 and 2.2 GHz Core i7

MacBook Air (11", Early 2015)
Model ID: MacBookAir7,1
1.6 GHz Core i5 and 2.2 GHz Core i7

MacBook Air (13", Early 2014)
Model ID: MacBookAir6,2
1.4 GHz Core i5 & 1.7 GHz Core i7

MacBook Air (11", Early 2014)
Model ID: MacBookAir6,1
1.4 GHz Core i5 & 1.7 GHz Core i7

MacBook Air (13", Mid 2013)
Model ID: MacBookAir6,2
1.3 GHz Core i5 & 1.7 GHz Core i7

MacBook Air (11", Mid 2013)
Model ID: MacBookAir6,1
1.3 GHz Core i5 & 1.7 GHz Core i7

iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5", Early 2019)
Model ID: iMac19,2
3.6 GHz Core i3, 3.0 GHz Core i5, and 3.2 GHz Core i7

iMac (Retina 5K, 27", Early 2019)
Model ID: iMac19,1
3.0G, 3.1, and 3.7 GHz Core i5 and 3.6 GHz Core i9

iMac (Retina 5K, 27", Mid 2017)
Model ID: iMac18,3
3.4, 3.5, and 3.8 GHz Core i5 and 4.2 GHz Core i7

iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5", Mid 2017
Model ID: iMac18,2
3.0 and 3.4 GHz Core i5, 3.6 GHz Core i7

iMac (21.5", Mid 2017)
Model ID: iMac18,1
2.3 GHz Core i5

iMac (Retina 5K, 27", Mid 2015)
Model ID: iMac15,1
3.3 GHz Core i5

iMac (Retina 5K, 27", Late 2014)
Model ID: iMac15,1
3.5 GHz Core i5 & 4.0 GHz Core i7

iMac (21.5", Mid 2014)
Model ID: iMac14,4
1.4 GHz Core i5

iMac (21.5", Late 2013)
Model ID: iMac14,3
2.9 GHz Core i5 & 3.1 GHz Core i7

iMac (27", Late 2013)
Model ID: iMac14,2
3.2 and 3.4 GHz Core i5, 3.5 GHz Core i7

iMac (21.5", Late 2013)
Model ID: iMac14,1
2.7 GHz Core i5

Mac Pro (2013)
Model ID: MacPro6,1
3.7 GHz 4-Core Xeon, 3.5 & 3.7 GHz 6-Core Xeon, 3.0 GHz 8-Core Xeon, 3.0 GHz 10-Core Xeon, and 2.7 GHz 12-Core Xeon

Mac mini (Late 2014)
Model ID: Macmini7,1
1.4, 2.6 GHz, 2.8 GHz Core i5 & 3.0 GHz Core i7

OWC Pro X2 Internal SSD Specs

Designed for	Apple
Total Installed Storage	1 TB
Drive Type	PCIe SSD

Total Installed Storage	1 TB
Drive Type	PCIe SSD
Read Speed	Sequential: 3140 MB/s
Write Speed	Sequential: 1208 MB/s
Encryption Support	No
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)	1.5 Million Hours
Endurance (Total Bytes Written)	1000 TB
Power Draw	1.39 W (Active) 0.09 W (Idle)

Operating Conditions	32 to 158°F / 0 to 70°C
Storage Conditions	-40 to 185°F / -40 to 85°C
Dimensions	3.5 x 0.9 x 0.1" / 88.9 x 22.9 x 2.5 mm
Weight	0.2 oz / 7 g