"Self Service Repair for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro offers more than a dozen different repair types for each model, including the display, top case with battery, and trackpad, with more to come," Apple said.
M2-based Macs will not be supported at that time, but Apple said the program will extend to more Mac models "later this year."Īpple launched its Self Service Repair Store in April with repair manuals and the option to order tools and parts for the iPhone 12 series, iPhone 13 lineup, and latest iPhone SE.Īs of tomorrow, the store will offer the same services to M1 MacBook Air and Pro owners, including the same parts made available to Apple Stores and authorized repair providers, according to Apple's announcement. SoftRAID is the most powerful and intuitive RAID management software on the market for macOS and Windows.Tomorrow, Apple will start providing repair manuals, parts, and tools for US customers to repair their own M1-based MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops. It has impressive features like multiple RAID options and predictive drive failure monitoring that deliver a level of performance that you can’t get with hardware RAID. SoftRAID 6.2 adds support for the all-new macOS 12 – Monterey.įor the first time ever, SoftRAID supports the creation, management and monitoring of APFS volumes and allows access to encrypted APFS volumes created with Disk Utility 1 The all-new SoftRAID 6.2 builds on this solid foundation with new technologies and features, making it the most powerful RAID utility available.
The redesigned SoftRAID driver provides a new method of handling TRIM commands on SSDs. The new mechanism is 3 times faster than before. What does this mean in the real world? For example, using SoftRAID with an OWC Accelsior 8M2 PCIe card allows continuous data transfer at over 10 Gb / s! This level of performance is not possible in previous versions of SoftRAID and is not possible with RAID volumes that do not use TRIM commands, such as Apple RAID.
“SoftRAID is for anyone who needs to securely store and back up important data, including audio / video professionals, photographers, archivers, families and small businesses,” said Tim standing, OWC VP of Software Development – Mac. “SoftRAID offers vast advantages over hardware RAID and makes catastrophic data loss a thing of the past. “Īt the heart of SoftRAID is RAID creation and management technology that has been refined over 20 years of development. Multiple RAID levels give you maximum volume capacity, optimal disk efficiency, data protection, or a combination of attributes. SoftRAID is perfect for anyone who needs to store and back up massive amounts of data securely. Universal: SoftRAID works with both Mac and Windows and built-in OWC MacDrive technology lets you seamlessly move SoftRAID volumes between operating systems.Advanced: Create RAID 0/1/4/5/1 + 0 (10) with Macs, RAID 0/1 with Windows machines.Simplified: Disk tiles are grouped by enclosure, making it easy to track multiple disks.Licenses: easily activate, deactivate and add additional seats at a reduced price.Protected: SoftRAID Monitor continuously monitors your drives and alerts you if problems are detected.Validated: Volume validation ensures that sectors can be read and parity is correct.Certified: Check drives before use to ensure they are safe for data storage.Alert: error prediction helps protect against unexpected failures.SoftRAID is powerful yet easy-to-use RAID software that maximizes drive capacity, delivers faster performance, and protects against data loss.
It is ideal for big data roles including audio / video production and editing, photography, graphic design, database servers, financial applications, and more. It is the brains of running, maintaining, and protecting your RAID arrays.
SoftRAID 6.2 is a free upgrade for current SoftRAID 6 users and discounted upgrades are available from the OWC software store () for SoftRAID 5 users. SoftRAID also comes with some OWC cases including ThunderBays, ThunderBlade, Express 4M2, Mercury Elite Pro Quad, Mercury Pro U.2 Double and Accelsiors.
SOFTRAID FOR MAC FULLĪs always, you can test SoftRAID for yourself, FREE, with the full 14-day trial. SoftRAID 6.2 for Mac is compatible with macOS 10.12 or later, including macOS 12. Apple silicon Macs (M1) require macOS 11.3 or later. SoftRAID 2 for Windows works with Windows 10. SoftRAID is licensed per computer, additional discount seat purchases are available. Other World Computing (OWC), founded in 1988, is dedicated to helping Mac and PC enthusiasts do more and go further.