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  1. GreenLimeCrush

    External SSD on Late-2013 27" iMac

    I have a late-2013 27" iMac and was hoping to improve its performance by installing macOS Catalina on an external SSD drive and connecting it via Thunderbolt. I bought: Samsung 500GB X5 Thunderbolt 3 Portable SSD includes Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) USB-C Cable) - this cable isn't compatible with a...
    • GreenLimeCrush
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    • external ssd imac imac (27" late 2013) samsung x5
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: iMac
  2. S

    New Samsung X5 hard drive died almost immediately on a new iMac

    I've had my new iMac 5k Retina (3.6ghz Core i9) for about a week and it's been a great experience. Bought a 500GB Samsung X5 to use as a working drive for video/photo projects. Arrived today, I formatted it for Mac (as I had read was a good idea), no issues there. I moved a few video files to...
    • slidewilson
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    • imac samsung samsung x5
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: iMac
  3. nemoryoliver

    Fusion Drive Upgrade to Internal/External SSD or build my own NVMe SSD?

    Hi everyone! I recently purchased a 2019 iMac 27” with 1TB Fusion Drive and I made a huge mistake by choosing the 1TB Fusion Drive option. I chose Fusion because I knew I can just purchase and use a SATA based SSD as a replacement. But what I didn’t know before is that Apple’s Proprietary NVMe...
    • nemoryoliver
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    • apple ssd feather m13 fledging hatssd imac (27" 2019) nvme pcie samsung x5
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: iMac
  4. Mettwurst

    Looking for solution for problem with eGPU and external bootcamp SSD.

    Hello everybody I'm trying to keep it short as I'm already a week off. I would like that if I start bootcamp on my external SSD, which can keep my eGPU connected and Windows does not crash when booting, because it does not get the power management. Windows I got on it according to this video...
  5. samumhango

    Can I use Samsung X5 SSD as external bootable drive, iMac 2019?

    Hi All I have just bought a new 2019 iMac. I have an internal fusion drive. I bought a Samsung X5 SSD external drive. I wanted to install a copy of mojave on this and use this as a second bootable drive and place my graphics programs like After Effects and Premiere on it. I couldn't get it to...
    • samumhango
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    • bootable drive imac samsung samsung x5 ssd thunderbolt
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: iMac
  6. L

    Slow Boot Even w/ Thunderbolt 3/NVMe APFS Drives?

    It's a pretty common issue to have slow boot times now with external ssds connected with USB 3 or USB-C, but does this problem still exist with TB3 NVMe external drives (such as a Samsung X5)?
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