Boost capacity and performance on your iMac with the 2.0TB Aura 6G SSD for Late 2012 and Early 2013 iMac from OWC. Designed specifically for iMacs, this drive replaces your old drive with a SATA III SSD. The 2TB Aura 6G SSD features read and write speeds of up to 530 and 494 MB/s, respectively. In addition to built-in error-correcting code or ECC, this drive also sports Tier 1 NAND flash and a lifespan of 1,500,000 hours. A pick is included to help separate the screen, while a mounting screw and set of adhesive strips are intended to make installation easy. The OWC Aura SSD is compatible with 27" Late 2012 iMacs with 2.9, 3.2, and 3.4 GHz i7 CPUs as well as Late 2012 21.5" iMacs with 2.9 and 3.1 GHz CPUs. This drive is also compatible with 21.5" Early 2013 iMacs using 3.3 GHz i3 processors. Please note this drive is not compatible with 2.7 GHz 21.5" iMacs from Late 2012.

For Late 2012 & Early 2013 iMacs    2TB Storage Capacity    SATA III Gb/s Interface    Up to 530 MB/s Read Speed    Up to 494 MB/s Write Speed    Silicon Motion SM2258 Controller    SMART and TRIM Support

The Aura 6G SSD for iMac is designed for and built with tier-1 NAND flash and backed by a 3-year warranty. This drive has undergone a rigorous 7-stage lab testing process intended to ensure reliability at maximum performance.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is this the empty model ( 0 GB ) installed ?

A: Yes, this is only for the enclosure and there is no storage included.

Q: 2. Does this support Ubuntu? and can i pair two or three of this with software raid on linux?

A: The OWC Accelsior 4M2 NVMe SSD Enclosure supports Linux kernel versions 5.4 and higher, but the SoftRAID software it comes with only supports Windows 10 and higher or MacOS 10.12 and higher.

Q: 3. Can this be used as JBOD?

A: The OWC Accelsior 4M2 NVMe SSD Enclosure BH #OWSSDL4M20GB can be used as a JBOD.

Q: 4. Is the Serial number for softraid xt software sent after checkout or is it written on the packaging?

A: The serial number for the SoftRaid software will be listed on the back of the OWC Accelsior 4M2 NVMe SSD Enclosure.

Q: 5. Does this work with an M.2 NVME SSD? Thanks!

A: According to OWC, this enclosure is specifically made to be used with the original Apple PCIe flash storage. Using other manufacturer's flash storage may not work and even cause damage.I found this disclaimer on OWC's website:1.The OWC Envoy Pro enclosure is specifically designed for use ONLY with the factory SSD installed in select Apple Macintosh computers. Do NOT attempt to install or use OWC Aura or Aura Pro X SSDs in the Envoy Pro as you may damage the OWC drive, the enclosure, or both, and such damage is not covered under warranty.

Q: 6. What blade SSD's will be supported? Is soft raid included?

A: M.2 - 2280 "M Key" SSD's. I do not know of any models that do not work. Softraid XT is included.

Q: 7. Does it come with a cable or do I need to purchase one separately?

A: The OWC 16TB ThunderBay 4 mini 4-Drive SSD Thunderbolt 3 RAID 5 Array does come with 1 Thunderbolt 3 Cable and 1 External Power Supply. It comes with all the cabling you'd need to get started.

Q: 8. Is a re-format required if switching between mac and pc. If so, I suppose that means data deletion each time?

A: To switch from using a Mac device to a PC device using the OWC 4TB Express 1M2 USB4 External SSD, you will need to reformat the Mac-formatted OWC device over that operating system to begin use.

Q: 9. Does the OWC Express 1M2 come with a USB4/TB4 cable?

A: Yes, the OWC Express 1M2 USB4 External SSD Enclosure comes with a 40 Gb/s USB-C (USB4) cable.

Q: 10. Does this device require raid format be implemented or can I use it as independent disk storage?

A: The OWC 16TB ThunderBay 4 mini 4-Drive SSD Thunderbolt 3 RAID 5 Array comes pre-configured in RAID 5 but can be configured into JBOD format with the software.