OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G
Introduction
We’ve seen SandForce-based solid state drives become very popular over the last while as prices have continued to drop and consumers are taking notice of the impressive overall system boost that these SSDs can offer. But for those who may want something with just a bit more horsepower under the hood, today we have the OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD.
The Mercury Extreme Pro 6G is their latest incarnation of the vaunted Mercury Extreme SSD, sporting the new SandForce controller and promising big performance increases to what was already an impressive product in its predecessor.
Solid State Drives are the exotics of the computer world, boosting performance increases in leaps and bounds.The OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G isn’t cheap but it certainly does look to offer huge performance results for enthusiast with a healthy budget.
We’ve got the 240GB drive on the bench, so let’s jump right in and see how fast this drive really flies.
