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    iMac - 2017 - Modifying Fusion Drive

    Just posting. I had an 2017 - 18,2 iMac 21 Inch. It was crazy slow. I had about 600 GB stored and the fusion drive (32 GB + 1 TB platter). Just a few things I learned recently and figured to share. - Apple stops its support of the machine. Latest OS is Ventura, I would not invest much in...
  2. X

    Can I install 2nd SSD in iMac?

    Hi I have a mid-2011 27" iMac. I have TOSHIBA 256GB SSD in SATA 1, and my question is Can I install 2nd SSD in SATA2? That TOSHIBA disk have Apple logo, and I want to install 500GB Samsung. Can it work? With gratitude
    • xibuh
    • Thread
    • drive imac imac12.2 imac2011 imacmid2011 ssd ssddrive
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iMac
  3. on the rocks

    Which protection and format would be recommended for a T7 SSD to protect its data

    Recently I have bought a Samsung T7 Shield 4TB SSD drive. I would like to protect the data on this particular drive. I wouldn’t mind if it’s with a password or encryption. As long it has some protection which is reliable. Reliable as in for instance it doen't depend on software updates for it to...
  4. daniramirezescudero

    Mac mini 8/16GB - 256/512GB and multiple open tabs

    I'm a journalist. I work mainly with the following services open simultaneously: mail app, Spotify, grammarly, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Calendar, Deepl, Bluetooth connected keyboard + mouse + loudspeaker and heavy browser usage (Brave mainly) I usually can have 20 tabs open. I type in several...
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    MP 7,1 2019 Mac Pro SSD questions.

    Hi all, hope well. Question for you; Is it that the 2019 model MUST have two drives installed to function? If not can the two internal drives be configured as two separate ones as opposed to some kind of RAID that I assume it is usually?
  6. Buadhai

    M1 Base Model MBA (8/256) Poor External Drive Performance

    I put together an external drive for my M1 MBA base model (8GB RAM, 256GB Internal Drive). The external drive is a Samsung 1TB 970 EVO Plus M.2 NVMe SSD. The enclosure is an ORICO USB4.0 M2 NVMe SSD Enclosure 40Gbps PCIe3.0x4 The cable is an ORICO PD Cable for Thunderbolt 4 Video 8K 60Hz...
  7. macthekatt

    Will a Catalina SSD run if put in a 2010 Macbook Pro?

    Hi everyone! My cousin gifted me his old Macbook Pro 15" - 2,88 GHz processor, 4 GB RAM, 512 MB display, 500 GB HDD, battery with only 35 cycles. I think it is a 2010 model. Not sure, as in "about this mac" it only shows "El Capitan" but no year at all. I was thinking of replacing its El Capitan...
  8. rjalex

    Please help choose M.2 NVMe 4.0 4TB SSD

    Dear friend, I want to assemble a 4TB NVMe 4.0 to host my Documents folder and music production libraries and project for both my M1 Mini and my M2 Macbook Pro. After a lot of reading I would be inclined to use this Acasis TBU405PRO enclosure at 160 euros. Can anyone help me decide amongst the...
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    USB enclosure + SSD best matching iMac late 2013

    Some number of knowledge and recommendation exchange sites has been visited. Tips found either cover altogether wide range of situations or in particular deviate from situation here. In latter case in result unsure how well can transfer (those found) to goals set here. We look for compound USB...
    • Arak
    • Thread
    • best bootable clone external late '13 match ssd usb
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
  10. on the rocks

    Is SSD Samsung T7 Shield good for storing movies/series? Plus backing up data for the long run?

    Hello I have the following dilemma. At the moment I have a 4K tv always hooked up with my Macbook M1 to watch movies and series I've downloaded. I am planning of buying myself an OLED for a better movie experience. Therefore I will probably also download larger quality content as REMUX files for...
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    Portable SSD as permanent external storage for my Mac Studio

    I need reasonably fast external storage for my Mac Studio and am sort of new to this as before I had all my drives internally in an old Mac Pro (6 drives in total...). For now I do not want to go with the most expensive options due to budget concerns and I also do not want to "build" it myself...
    • danqi
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    • drive expansion external ssd hard drive hdd mac studio samsung ssd thunderbolt usb
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
  12. Brodgar

    Migration from 8TB 5K iMac to Mac Studio?

    Hello, I'm using a Retina 5K 27" Late 2014 iMac equipped with a 8TB SSD. This computer is struggling to keep up with the latest software and macOS (it's running Sonoma via OpenCore), and for years I've been hoping Apple would restart selling a 27" Retina iMac, but as everyone knows, that's not...
    • Brodgar
    • Thread
    • external imac larger drive mac studio ssd upgrade
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Mac Studio
  13. Berti10

    iPad Pro iPad‘s downgraded USB-C port?

    How it it possible that i’m able to connect an external 2TB SSD to an iPhone 15 Pro, but not to an iPad Pro 12.9“ which has a even better thunderbolt port?
    • Berti10
    • Thread
    • drive ipad iphone ssd
    • Replies: 38
    • Forum: iPad
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    Acasis Enclosure SSD running hot when unmounted or sleep ?!

    I look to upgrade my iMac 27 for a Mac Studio with 2to ssd, but I will probably wait for the M3. In the meantime, I bought two 2TB WS_Black SN850X SSDs for my future setup (one for video editing and one for current files). I bought an Acasis TBU405 PROM1 enclosure (with built-in fan). It...
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    Macbook Pro 13 early 2015 SSD speed

    Hi guys, I have two questions with regards to SSD speed with Macbook Pro 13 early 2015 (16gb RAM, 1TB) I still keep High Sierra for this in order to run old software and by checking with Blackmagic speed test app, my unit gets faster writing speed (700-730 MB/s) than spec but significantly...
    • ken_u
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    • macbook pro "13 2015 ssd
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    Thunderbolt 2 SSD

    Hi guys, I own a 2015 27" iMac, and I'm using an external SSD drive through usb 3. It's got thunderbolt 2, which is supposed to be 4x faster than usb3. Can I use an external thunderbolt ssd with the system and boot it from there? Ideally I want a 2TB SSD. I don't seem to find such devices for...
    • zalle
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    • imac ssd thunderbolt 2
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: iMac
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    Benchmarks of power consumption for different SSD sizes? 4TB vs 8TB

    Is anyone aware of any benchmarks/stats on the specific wattage for the different SSD configurations on silicon MBPs? Would like to know the power usage numbers comparing 1TB -> 2TB -> 4TB -> 8TB Would also be great to know if there are any stats on battery life per configuration.
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    MP 1,1-5,1 El Capitan and Ventura via OpenCore on same SSD in MacPro 4.1

    Hello everyone. I have an old MacPro 4.1 that I upgraded with an OWC Accelsior S Card and an attached Samsung 1TB SSD. I installed El Capitan on this SSD and it works fine. Now I would like to install Ventura via OpenCore Legacy Patcher on the same SSD while keeping the El Capitan installation...
    • nDanne
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    • el capitan opencore opencore legacy patcer partition ssd ssd ssd adapter ventura
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  19. Mrsaxomaphone

    8tb External drive Solutions

    Hi, I currently own a 2019 MacBook Pro with 8tb of SSD. I am a music composer and have a great deal of my samples and sessions on the drive. It's great not having drives hanging off and failing!! (Its happened many times) I am wishing to upgrade this machine now to the new M3 chip but not sure...
  20. prysma

    USB-C Hub that works with DJI-MIC + SSD

    Hi guys, i´m a filmmaker and searching for a a working USB-C hub for the new iPhone 15 Pro (MAX) which supports SSD and a DJI Mic. SSD seems no prob for most of the USB-C hubs. But does anybody own a hub on which the DJI Mic AND(!) SSD works fine on this device?
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