Wednesday, August 15, 2012

OWC releases first Retina SSD upgrade


Mac-centric peripheral and upgrade supplier Other World Computing has released new solid-state drive upgrade options for Apple's latest MacBook models. These upgrades allow you more flexibility in the configuration options for your MacBook system over the CTO options that Apple has supplied through its online store, especially for early adopters of the systems.


Apple's latest MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with Retina Display systems have all been crammed with more features in smaller chassis designs, which has resulted in Apple shying away from industry-standard form factors for components to more proprietary designs that it can morph around the constraints of its systems. While there is plenty of room in desktop systems like iMacs and Mac Pros to accommodate the connectors and modules for industry-standard components, in the latest MacBook systems Apple is awarding itself extra millimeters for other components by soldering RAM to the motherboard and providing its own slim SSD cards for hard drives.



The Aura Pro comes with an enclosure to house your previous SSD as an external USB drive.


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