OWC Mercury Electra 6G 500 GB (S3DAP12K500)

This is a 500GB 2.5" SSD on the SATA interface. Sequential throughput reaches 550 MB/s reads and 520 MB/s writes. SATA throughput caps near 550 MB/s — fine for game libraries and backups, slower for heavy scratch work. Use the PlanMyPC system builder to verify it works alongside your other components.

OWC backs the product through its standard warranty channels; check the listing for region-specific terms. Every published spec is tabulated below, and compatibility against your current part list is checked automatically. The category page surfaces comparable models near the same price, which makes shortlisting against this drive straightforward.