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  1. kentbrad

    Early 2011 MBP upgrade HDD to SSD

    Sorry if this is a recurring question, but trying to get people's opinions rather than a 'solution'. I have an early 2011 MBP which is becoming increasingly slow (loading programmes, scrolling through large albums of photos, system struggling when carrying out larger tasks). I am assuming my...
    • kentbrad
    • Thread
    • early 2011 mbp hard drive hdd mbp memory running speed slow ssd upgrade
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  2. MacUse-R

    SSD - LBAs Written increases to quick

    I just bought a new Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD disk and installed it in my MacBook Pro Late 2011 a couple of days ago. I check the SSD with the DriveDX software and I noticed that the written data to the SSD (LBA) increases very quickly without me doing basically anything at all that would be...
  3. P

    Macs Fan Control Settings for Mid 2010 27" iMac 3.2 GHz Intel Core i3 HDD - SSD swap

    I swapped out my HDD for the Samsung EVO 850 SSD and it has been a night and day difference. I have been using the Macs Fan Control to control the fan speeds. What would be the ideal fan speeds (min/current/max) and temp settings for all of the components? Attached is my current temp stats...
    • procrit
    • Thread
    • 2010 imac imac ssd temp & fan speed
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
  4. S

    High Sierra SSD Upgrade on iMac 2013 27"

    Hello, I have upgraded my old hard drive on my iMac 2013 to a Crucial MX500 (500 GB SSD). I did a clean install of High Sierra, (after formatting the SSD to APFS using Disk Utility). I have enabled TRIM in Terminal. The iMac is now painfully slow - read/write speeds to the SSD are around...
  5. K

    iMac 2017 for Xcode and 4k video?

    Please help my decision!
    • kris_olmytee
    • Thread
    • 4k display imac ssd ssd upgrade xcode
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
  6. M

    Mac Pro 5.1 + GPU Upgrade + BOOTCAMP + WINDOWS 8.1/10

    Hey Guys I have been looking for a GPU upgrade for some time to replace the stock ATI 5770. I looked for: 980, 980 TI, 780, 780 TI and cards in that range but don't want to spend to much money since I don't need a "strong" GPU for professional work or something like that. In my research I...
    • MikkelAD
    • Thread
    • boot camp gpu upgrade mac pro 5.1 (2012) ssd windows 10
    • Replies: 79
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  7. C

    Recommendations needed for USB 3.0/Thunderbolt enclosure for external 250GB SSD for iMac.

    AS per the title, anyone got any recommendations as to decent external enclosures for a 250GB SSD that I am planning to use on my iMac as a boot drive? I was very surprised to see that the enclosure can have a significant impact on the transfer speeds as I thought it would be simply a SATA and...
  8. dmtworld

    Do I have a SSD?

    My parents have a late 2013 27’ iMac that came with a traditional HD. After some years (beginning of 2016) the system was being a bit sluggish so I convinced them to upgrade the thing with a SSD to speed things up. I ordered a 250GB Samsung EVO SSD. Gave it to my parents and they passed the SSD...
  9. jimcoey

    All data easily recoverable after disk utility erase on SSD

    Hello everyone, really hoping someone can help me out, i'd be very very grateful! Its come to the time to upgrade and therefore sell my old laptop. Its a mid-2012 13" macbook pro with an intel core i5 and 4gb ram. Originally it came with a 500GB hard drive but I have upgraded this myself to a...
  10. Heliotropen

    Sleep when booting from external Thunderbolt SSD

    Hi guys, So I'm now booting very successfully from a Transcend StoreJet500, and I really like the speed and everything. But since I never turn my imac off always just let it sleep on it's own - I'm a bit worried about the drive. It seam to run a bit warm / it's warm not burning when i put...
    • Heliotropen
    • Thread
    • boot imac sleep ssd
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: iMac
  11. jgelin

    iCloud Documents Folder, moving to External?

    Hello all, I am wondering if there is some way to move the files that are synced in the documents folder so that rather than being stored on the internal SSD the documents are stored on and reside on a permanently connected external HDD on my iMac. Reason being is I would like to move my...
    • jgelin
    • Thread
    • desktop and documents documents and data external storage hdd icloud icloud documents settings ssd system preferences
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: macOS High Sierra (10.13)
  12. C

    Resolved Upgrade HDD to SSD and extra RAM?

    I have a late 2013 iMac - 2.7ghz Core i5, 1tb 5400rpm HDD, 8GB DDR3 1600 Ram. Rather than spending a fortune on a new iMac I am looking to upgrade it and I guess my options are to get 16GB RAM and upgrade the HDD to an SSD. I don't use the Mac for anything particularly intensive but would just...
  13. M

    Why SSD for Apple laptops are expensive?

    I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) that has 500GB SSD in it and I would like to upgrade the storage to 1TB SSD. I was checking prices for SSD drives, compared to other laptop SSD, those produced for Apple (OWC, Transcend) are considerably more expensive than Samsung et al. Why...
  14. Ben777

    Booting from extrnl SSD: Applications?

    Please, help me to understand. I bought external SSD drive for my iMac late 2012. So I have to options, right? Option 1. Cloning all content of iMac (OS, Applications and whatever else I want) and transferring it to SSD. In that case all software is on SSD. Option 2. Installing only OS...
    • Ben777
    • Thread
    • applications booting from ssd external ssd ssd upgrading imac
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: iMac
  15. 8

    Mac pro 1.1 + ssd +El capitan

    My macbook pro 15 video card is died so, i would like to use the ssd (el capitan) into my mac pro 1.1 (2006). What do i do? the idea is to boot on it and to start working. Do you think it's possible?
    • 808b
    • Thread
    • 2006 el capitan macpro 1.1 ssd video card
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  16. SurJones

    Late 2015 iMac Upgrading Questions

    I've read and read and watch youtube videos and just amazed there isn't more decisive info out there. I'm gonna be upgrading from the Stand to the Vesa Mount, so while I was all the way torn down, It thought I would start looking at options for other upgrades. Current 3TB Fusion. I have the...
    • SurJones
    • Thread
    • 27" imac late 2015 mount replacement ssd vesa
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iMac
  17. B

    SATA III SSD to optibay MacBook 13" early 2011

    Hi, I just wonder if I can install second SSD with optibay adaptor in my Early 2011 13" i7? I have checked the system report and SATA configuration says it is both main drive and optical drive Sata interfaces are capable of handling 6Gb/s which is SATA III (as shown at attached screenshots). So...
  18. Y

    SSD won't boot on MacBook mid 2010

    Hello all, I got a problem with not booting SSD. I have a first MacBook mid 2010 with the fellowing specs : MacBook 1 MacBook Mid-2010 (7,1) Core 2 Duo 2,4 GHz 8 Gb DDR3 Ram 240 Gb SSD macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Perfectly working) Yesterday i have bought another one (exact same model) in...
    • Yojx21
    • Thread
    • high sierra macbook 7.1 ssd
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: MacBook Neo
  19. T

    SSD compatibility across 13" & 15" (late 2013)

    Hello! Could anyone tell me whether the SSD of my 13" MPB (late 2013) physically fits into a 15" MPB (late 2013)? Google search did not help, despite the fact that a website is selling a non-original SSD compatible with both models. Having a look at ifixit's videos, the original SSDs from 13"...
    • TobiasMario
    • Thread
    • 13" 15" compatibility macbook pro late 2013 mbp ssd
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  20. Cock Robin

    SSD weirdness in a mid-2010 5,1 Mac Pro running Sierra (10.12.6)

    I bought a Western Digital 1 TB SSD (WD Blue) to speed my Mac Pro up. Curiously enough, if I put it into one of the HD bays the SSD does not show up in Disk Util - it's as if the drive bay is empty. Connect the SSD to one of the optical drive cables though, and it pops right up and works fine...
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