Internal vs External SSD for M4 iMac - MacRumors Forums
Nov 10, 2024 · To get near 3000 MB/s real life speed from an external SSD could cost more than the internal SSD upgrade. However for a reasonable cost it will not be too much slower. There …
Moving Home Folder to External for those getting the 256GB Base …
Nov 16, 2024 · I backup several terabytes of photos, music, family iPhones, laptops, 2 iPads, and one iMac to external hard drives. My final photo edits go to hared drives, but edits in progress …
Best Way to Use External SSD as "Main" Drive - MacRumors Forums
Dec 19, 2023 · Before you consider booting from an external drive, do a drive speed test on the new iMac's SSD. You may be surprised at how fast it is, vis-a-vis an external. In fact, if you …
External SSD vs. internal storage on Mac Mini Pro
Oct 29, 2024 · That 2018 uses a 4 TB SSD as my primary data storage, putting the home folder there. I’d love to get either 4TB or 8TB internally with the new Mac Mini, but it is SOOO …
Is FileVault the best option for external SSD encryption?
Sep 30, 2023 · My Mac is encrypted with FileVault, the macOS native tool. However, I want to encrypt with password my external drives, which are also formatted in APFS. The drives are …
External SSD recommendation for iMac - MacRumors Forums
Sep 18, 2020 · The Samsung Portable SSD T7 is the next standard in external storage. With transfer rates up to 9.5x faster than traditional external hard drives and read/ write speeds up …
OWC's Thunderbolt 5 External SSD for Latest Macs is Impressively …
Nov 5, 2024 · Announced in September, OWC's Envoy Ultra external SSD is compatible with Apple's latest Macs, and it has Thunderbolt 5 support for advertised data transfer speeds of …
Thunderbolt 2 external ssd - is there such thing? - MacRumors …
Sep 30, 2021 · Just get an USB 3.0 box and a 2.5" SATA SSD. It's cheap and popular, but still fast enough for you to feel the improvement moving from internal HDD to external SSD, thanks …
How Do I Cope With Mac mini M4 Dismal 256GB Storage?
Nov 9, 2024 · I may be "forced" to get the top-of-the-line 990 Pro with DRAM just for price reasons. (The DRAM in the 990 Pro should help it maintain consistent high performance much …
When Buying external NVMe SSD, how much does HMB vs DRAM …
Apr 14, 2023 · As is frequently discussed on this Mac Accessories forum: You can purchase a TB3 NVMe M.2 external enclosure from Orico or Acasis. You can insert an M.2 SSD drive into …