DIY Upgrade Kits from OWC Lets One Easily Migrate from HDDs to SSDs

While most users are still attached to their hard disk drives, OWC figured it would make it easier for them to move to solid state storage by offering a means by which the switch can be made without the need for outside assistance.

As end-users probably know, solid state storage has been gaining traction on both the enterprise and consumer markets.

However, there are several factors that have prevented the general user base from truly considering a transition to SSDs en masse.

The price of solid state drives is the main issue, along with the relatively small storage capacity compared to HDDs.

Still, since many companies believe that the transition to SSDs is inevitable, OWC figured it would help move things along.

As such, it brought forth what it calls the DIY (do-it-yourself) SSD upgrade kit, which should allow users to transfer old data onto a new SSD before installing it.

The kit is made up of a Mercury Extreme Pro drive, screwdrivers needed for the installation process, a cable for transferring data and a software for cloning and data backup.

“OWC DIY SSD Kits are the most cost effective and comprehensive solutions available for getting the most performance from MacBooks, MacBook Pros, Mac minis, and PC notebooks,” said Larry O’Connor, Founder and CEO, Other World Computing.

“With all of the included tools and helpful resources plus the external enclosure for reusing the existing internal drive, these kits have become extremely popular with consumers,” he added.

Other World Computing offers multiple SSDs as an option when buying the kit, from the 40 GB ($109.99) Mercury Extreme Pro, to a 480 GB version.

Those that do not remember will be interested in knowing that the storage device can read and write at 280 MB/s and 275 MB/s, respectively, thanks to a SandForce controller. Sales should begin soon.