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  1. F

    Fastest external drive for Mac Pro 2013?

    I just learned (very little) of the NVMe ssd today. I'm simply looking for a fast 2TB SSD, including an enclosure for my 2013 Mac Pro. Would something like this work...
  2. W

    Advice upgrading PCIe and SATA drives on 2017 iMac

    Hi! I have a 2017 27 inch iMac (EMC 3070) with a 1TB fusion drive. I'm wanting to upgrade the storage, and thinking: Upgrade SATA III to: Crucial MX500 2TB (3D NAND, SATA, 2.5 Inch, Internal SSD) Upgrade the PCIe to: Samsung 970 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 SSD Does this seem a good plan? I reckon I can...
  3. Ithrial

    Mac Pro 5,1 HS slow M.2 Performance

    Afternoon all. I had a question about NVMe performance Mac Pro 5,1 Quad Core Xeon with 32GB HS 10.13.6 7950 3GB GPU I went a little cheap on the adapter and boot NVMe (which is still way faster than the SSDs I was using) Drive: Inland Professional 256GB M.2 2280 Gen3x2 SSD...
    • Ithrial
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    • 5.1 high siera mac pro nvme ssd
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    Ingesting video from a USB C SSD on a 2015 MBP with no USB C port

    Im about to get delivery of a Black Magic pocket 4k that records to an SSD. The SSD is connected by USB C but my MacBook only has thunderbolt 2 and USB 3 ports. I know you can get adaptor cables but is this all just snake oil here. Has anyone actually done it and got it to work successfully...
    • mty
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    • black magic macbook pro 2015 ssd thunderbolt 2 usb 2 usb c
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  5. Arta

    Macbook continuous reboot, chime, black screen after SSD change?

    Macbook Pro Retina Early 2015 (bought refurbished, have no warranties) It had 121 gb storage and I wanted to up it a bit; bought SSD from OWC https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc/aura-pro-x2 with 240 gb. Short story - the change didn't work, but computer still works with my old SSD, so no...
    • Arta
    • Thread
    • black screen startup early 2011 macbook pro retina owc owc aura pro rebooting loop ssd
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    Upgrade Mac Pro Mid 2010 SSD

    Hey I have a few questions about an SSD upgrade for my Mid-2010 Mac Pro. I mainly use it for Video Editing, Rendering and Music Production. So far it runs the programms and the Data Storage on HDD Drives but it is getting a bit slow. I have been researching a lot and many people advise to the...
    • mimalot
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    • mac mac pro mid 2010 mac upgrade ssd ssd specifications ssd upgrade mac
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    How to install Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB Internal SSD to Mac Pro 2009

    Hi, I would like to install the Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB Internal SSD M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 PCI Express to my Mac Pro 2009. Will it support ? How to install ? (do I need a software or any technical things to do? How to make it a boot drive and transferring all the Apps from the old...
    • Rohanpainter
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    • bootdrive macpro 2009 samsung 970 evo plus ssd
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  8. bcartwright86

    MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017) SSD Speed

    Hi I have a MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017) and was wondering if anyone knows why I'm getting such slow speed from my ssd especially my read speeds?
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    iPod iPod Classic SSD Upgrade Struggles

    Hi all, Hoping to get some expert advice here on a topic I have no doubt some of you will be sick of reading. I've searched and searched but can't find any sort of solution. I've got an mSATA 128GB SSD, which is formatted to FAT32 and definitely works. This is mounted on an mSATA to ZIF...
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    Which SSD for iMac 2017?

    Hello there, i am honest from the beginning, i am not a mac person. I am buying a used mac to suprise my wife but the problem i have is that every used mac i find just has a 1TB hard drive in it. So i decided to buy a used mac, a SSD and then later on let a technician put the SSD in. My...
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    SSD upgrade MacBook Pro 15' mid 2012 NON- retina

    Hi everyone! I want to replace my SSD that I bought from origin to a new one because the space is an issue (I only have 128gb LOL). What do you think about replacing it for a Samsung EVO 860 sata III? It it a good choice? Thanks in advance
    • insonias
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    • macbookpro mid 2012 non retina ssd
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  12. NicolaNicolas

    Clean install only boot in safe mode Samsung 860 SSD

    Hello, I have replaced my hard drive with a SSD Samsung EVO 860 on my Macbook 13 mid 2012 - 2,5 GHz - 4 Go. I have made a clean install of El Capitan. This was working very well, I tested this for 30 minutes. I have then reformatted the disk and made a clean install of Mojave. I can only...
  13. iglaoftheninth

    External SSD issue: EFI partition missing after reformatting, now can't be read altogether

    (MacBook Pro 13" late 2013, 8 GB RAM, i5 2.4 GHz) Hi all! I recently got a 1 TB Seagate Backup Plus external SSD and was planning to install Mojave on it. After plugging it in for the first time, I opened Disk Utility to change the partition map from MBR to GUID and then started up the...
    • iglaoftheninth
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    • disk utility diskutil drive efi external partition ssd
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  14. iglaoftheninth

    External SSD issue: EFI partition missing after reformatting, now can't be read altogether

    (MacBook Pro 13" late 2013, 8 GB RAM, i5 2.4 GHz) Hi all! I recently got a 1 TB Seagate Backup Plus external SSD and was planning to install Mojave on it. After plugging it in for the first time, I opened Disk Utility to change the partition map from MBR to GUID and then started up the...
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    Resolved Mid 2011 27" iMac SSD Placement

    Hi! My Mid 2011 27" iMac has an SSD and a HDD that it came with from Apple back in the day. The HDD is easy to spot when I open up the machine, but I can't find the SSD. Does anyone know where the SSD is placed? Best regards Christian
  16. Intenditore

    2013 MBP SSD upgrade on a budget

    Hi! I've got 2013 A1398 machine with only... 128gb ssd :eek:. I need an upgrade option not breaking my wallet. I know Samsung NVMEs, 970 series are good, but my budget is no more than 80-100 bucks which is enough only for 256 model, that is not quite what I need - 500gb rather is. Is there a...
  17. Escape_Artist

    Teach me how to upgrade - teach me-teach me how to upgrade

    Hey all, Firstly, does anyone know of performance comparisons for iMacs running a Fusion Drive vs an SSD in terms of numbers? Everything I've read says that an SSD is faster (of course it is), but I haven't found any numbers to give it scale. Context: I'm upgrading soon (mid-2011 iMac, 32gb...
    • Escape_Artist
    • Thread
    • fusion drive fusion vs ssd imac ssd
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iMac
  18. PeterTheGreat17

    Samsung T5 or DIY external SSD for 2019 iMac?

    I just ordered the 2019 iMac with i9 vega 48 and 512G SSD. Since I'm editing videos on the machine, I'm looking for a external SSD solution. Option1: Samsung T5 1TB for around $190. Speed capped at 500MB/s. (or sandisk/WD counterparts) Option2: Samsung PM981 1TB and a nvme SSD case with USB3.1...
    • PeterTheGreat17
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    • external drive imac pm981 samsung ssd
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: iMac
  19. NannanPremier

    Compatibility SSD MBP pro 2013 -> 2015?

    Hello, New here... My old MBP 13" is about to die and I have seen some affordable refurbished ones. I am considering buying one, however the hard drive is only 128 GB. Which is to small. Is it possible to reuse my current SSD 512 GB in a MBP Pro 13" 2015 Retina? If so, does anyone have a link...
  20. 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
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