Description

OWC 120GB ZIF Solid State Drive

1.8" IDE/ATA (PATA) SSD

for Early 2008 MacBook Air

2 Year Warranty (provided by Macupgrade)

A Complete Two-In-One Performance & Capacity Upgrade

If you own the original Early 2008 MacBook Air (Model ID: MacBookAir1,1) and are seeking a performance boost, more capacity than what the factory drive offers, or want both gains, the OWC ZIF SSD has all your needs covered.

With speeds up to 88MB/s and three SSD capacity choices – 30/60/120GB – for up to 87.5%* more internal storage space than the factory drive, the OWC ZIF drive delivers a one-two upgrade knockout punch that's lighter on your wallet than buying a brand new machine.

Plus, thanks to the value and innovation OWC is known for, a USB 2.0 enclosure and cable are included for retasking the original factory drive as a "new" external drive!

*Compared to 64GB factory SSD. Up to 50% more capacity compared to 80GB 4200RPM factory hard drive.

Highlights

Up to 87.5%* more internal storage space than the factory drive.
Speeds up to 88MB/s
2 year OWC warranty

Specifications:

120GB OWC ZIF SSD Specs:

Specifications

Form Factor

1.8″ MLC flash

Interface

40 pin PATA ZIF

Capacity¹

120GB

Formatted Capacity²

111GiB

Cache

64MB

SMART Attributes

Standard

Manufacturer Model Number

OWCSMBAZIF120

Format

Unformatted

Physical

Height (max)

5.2mm (0.204″)

Width (max)

54mm (2.125″)

Length (max)

71mm (2.795″)

Weight (typical)

<40g (<0.088 lbs.)

Reliability³

MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)

>1,000,000

Data Reliability

ECC Recovery: Up to 18 bytes correctable per 512-byte sector

Bit error monitoring and management

Yes

Dynamic and static wear-leveling

Yes

Dynamic bad block management

Yes

Support Auto garbage connection

Yes

Warranty

2 Year OWC Warranty

Performance

Sequential Read (up to)

88MB/s

Sequential Write (up to)

56MB/s

Random 4K Read

Up to 5,200 IOPS

Random 4K Write

Up to 5,200 IOPS

Read Latency

less than 0.1ms

Write Latency

less than 0.1ms

Environmental (Operating)

Shock

1500G / 1.0ms

Temperature (°F)

32°F to 158°F

Temperature (°C)

0°C to 70°C

Vibration

20G

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Shock

1500G / 1.0ms

Temperature (°F)

32°F to 158°F

Temperature (°C)

0°C to 70°C

Vibration

20G

Acoustics

Idle (Typical)

0.0 bels

Seek (Typical)

0.0 bels

1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
In terms of standard gigabytes, 1GiB ≈ 1.074GB and refers to the actual formatted capacity of shown under Mac OS 10.5 or earlier and Microsoft Windows OS.
Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability rates.

Compatible with:

*OWC ZIF is compatible with all MacBook Air models with Apple Model Identifier "MacBookAir1,1" Models with this identifier were produced from early 2008 and until October of 2008. Click here to find out your Mac's model id.

The OWC ZIF SSD is compatible with...Click here to find out your Mac's model id

MacBook Air

(January, 2008)

Model ID: MacBookAir1,1

1.6GHz, 1.8GHz

The OWC ZIF SSD is not compatible with...

NOT COMPATIBLE
MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2011)

(July, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookAir4,2

1.7GHz, 1.8GHz

NOT COMPATIBLE
MacBook Air (13-inch Late 2010)

(October, 2010)

Model ID: MacBookAir3,2

1.86GHz, 2.13GHz

NOT COMPATIBLE
MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2011)

(July, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookAir4,1

1.6GHz, 1.8GHz

NOT COMPATIBLE
MacBook Air (11-inch Late 2010)

(October, 2010)

Model ID: MacBookAir3,1

1.4GHz, 1.6GHz

NOT COMPATIBLE
MacBook Air (Mid 2009)

(June, 2009)

Model ID: MacBookAir2,1

1.86GHz, 2.13GHz

NOT COMPATIBLE
MacBook Air (Late 2008)

(October, 2008)

Model ID: MacBookAir2,1

1.6GHz, 1.86GHz

Content:

OWC ZIF Solid State Drive
USB 2.0 enclosure and USB 2.0 cable
Screwdriver for installing the new drive into the MacBook Air and the old drive into the supplied USB enclosure