Apricorn Velocity Solo x2 Extreme Performance SSD Upgrade Kit for Desktop PCs and MacPro (VEL-SOLO-X2)
Take your desktop PC or Mac Pro to the extreme with the Velocity Solo x2. Simple to install and with PCIe 2.0 data transfer speeds up to 550 MB/sec with a single SSD and up to 800 MB/sec when configured with two drives, the Velocity Solo x2 enables you to experience the blazing speed of an SSD in your desktop via a super fast SATA III connection. Once installed, transfer your OS and applications from your desktop hard drive to your new SSD using Apricorn’s EZ Gig cloning software for PC systems, or for the Mac Pro use Apple's built-in Disk Utility. Running your OS and applications on an SSD provides a measureable performance increase, but the Velocity Solo is also the perfect upgrade for improving gaming performance. As games become too large for their assets to be fully cached on modern graphics cards and main memory, the addition of an SSD for faster disk access during game play results in less in-game pauses and a smoother playing experience. Games are also faster to load and save when using an SSD. The Solo is bundled with Apricorn’s EZ Gig Cloning software with Data Select. Data Select provides a simple method to deselect data folders from the cloning process which is helpful when migrating from a large HDD to a smaller SSD and perfect for creating a Boot Disk. System Requirements; Full size desktop system with PCIe x2 card slot or larger (usual installations will use a x4 slot or larger) For optimal speeds use with PCIe 2.0 slot or higher. The Velocity Solo will function in all Mac Pro models, but will only boot in EFI64 machines which are the last 2 models, 2009 and 2010, also known as MacPro4,1 and MacPro5,1, which can be found by doing an About This Mac, and then More Info. The first two models, the 2006, 2007 known as MacPro1,1, MacPro2,1 are EFI32, so won't boot from the Velocity Solo, but will function as high performance storage. The 2008 Mac Pro 3,1 is EFI64 but does not boot reliably, and therefore is not supported.