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  1. D

    Will I need an external scratch disk?

    I am doing photo and video editing as well as some 3d (Blender) and will be updating from a 2010 Mac Pro. In the Mac Pro I use a dedicated 1TB SATA SSD as a scratch disk for caches and such. I was taught that it's always best to keep a scratch disk that is physically separate from the system...
    • danqi
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    • cache external hard drive mac studio performance scratch disc ssd
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac Studio
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    MP 1,1-5,1 SSD Scratch Disc VS SSD System Disc

    Regarding a classic Mac Pro 5.1 for media work: If you had 1. a faster SSD (NVMe) that connects via PCIe slot and 2. a slower SSD in one of the four harddisc drive bays and 3. an even slower HDD in one of the four harddisc drive bays, which of those 3 would you use for A. Operating...
    • countershading
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    • final cut harddisc mac pro 5.1 mojave nvme pcie photoshop premiere scratch disc upgrade
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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