
(Who wouldn't take a portable SSD for 50 bucks?) But, that's assuming you can live without the extra bits and bobs, like the Envoy Pro enclosure. You can knock $52 (around £35, AU$70) off the price if you buy the drive only. Shipping for the Aura SSD kicks off later this month, but the kits don't come cheap. Though, usage isn't so much a factor as age in terms of SSD failure rates, the latest research finds.

OWC offers a three-year warranty for the new SSD, and the company boasts that it only uses Tier 1 flash to ensure "amazing performance and dependability." Plus, the drives employ a "global wear-leveling algorithm" to prevent excess wear on any given section of flash, thus extending the overall longevity of the hardware. So, when you're done with the upgrade, you can place that old MacBook drive inside this enclosure and for use as an external drive via USB. Sweetening the pot ever further, OWC includes an Envoy Pro SSD enclosure in the box.
