OWC introduced the first bootable SSD with PCI Express interface for the Mac

The range of well-known supplier of Apple-accessories Other World Computing (OWC) added SSDs ultra high-Mercury Accelsior. According to the vendor, Mercury Accelsior - the industry's first SSD-drive with an interface PCI Express, which may be in the computers boot Mac Pro. The device is also compatible and machines running Windows.

New product aimed at users who are professionally employed in demanding applications such as Photoshop, Final Cut Pro and Avid Pro Tools. The drive is an AHCI-compliant and does not require any drivers to work.

The speed of data transmission SSD based on 24-nanometer flash memory and controller LSI SandForce SF-2281/82, reaches an impressive 780 MB / s read and 648 MB / s write, and performance of up to 100,000 IOPS.

The company proposed to model Mercury Accelsior 120 GB, 480 GB and 960 GB at prices of $ 400, $ 980 and $ 2180 respectively. At the beginning of line will be expanded to 240 GB version of the volume, which is estimated at $ 550. OWC device is accompanied by a three-year warranty.