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  1. M

    Adding Completely Portable Attached Storage to MBP

    I'm going to be buying a new MB / MBP when they're updated in June. I'd like to add some bus-powered storage in the 1TB+ range: Seagate 4TB slim drives are pretty cheap ($109 currently). Samsung's very sleek USB-C SSD drive's are starting to come down to the affordable range (~$360 for 1TB...
  2. W

    Mb air mid 2011 - owc aura 1tb goes bad for the second time

    after using macrumors for a while to troubleshoot all kinds of problems i decided to check if anyone had this problem as well. I have a macbook air mid 2011 , upgraded to 1tb owc aura 6gb/s , after a couple of months the ssd was unusable , sent it back to owc , they replaced it 3 months have...
  3. M

    iMac 27" Late 2012 and later - logic board-screw with/out HDD... (length)

    Hallo, I have a question for the iMac specialists/upgraders amongst you: I am wondering about a very specific logic board screw (arrow in the image below), which secures both the bracket for the HDD as well as the logic board (image taken originally from iFixit): iFixit states that this...
    • mbosse
    • Thread
    • hdd imac (27" late 2012) imac (27" late 2013) ssd upgrading
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
  4. D

    iMac 2011 27" Apple stock SSD swap

    Hi guys! Thought I'd post this here since there's little information about this exact procedure. Today I proceeded to swap the original Apple TS256C 256GBSSD with a Samsung EVO 850 250GB in my iMac 27" mid-2011 12,2. It's a pretty straight forward procedure and you can follow the instructions up...
    • Deividdo71
    • Thread
    • 27 inch imac mid-2011 replacement ssd swap
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iMac
  5. strickolas

    Can't Install el Capitan on InternalSSD

    So I have recently cracked open a Macbook Pro mid 2012, and swapped out the optical drive for a Corsair 120GB SSD. I have downloaded the "Install El Capitan" app from the app store and burned it to a thumb drive using a sudo command that I've seen on the forums. Tried alt-booting to the thumb...
  6. Zilthy

    Fusion Drive Question

    I have a late 2013 iMac that I just repaired tonight. The 3gb HDD portion of the fusion drive was dead, as well as the clutch for the hinge (long since dead, was coping using a block to support it). Although it is my understanding that the hinge could have been covered, I figured as long as I...
    • Zilthy
    • Thread
    • fusion ssd
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iMac
  7. L

    Where are Thunderbolt 3 external SSDs?

    I'd like to buy a portable solid state drive for a gift for a friend who has a new MBP with USB-C ports. He purchased it with a 512GB SSD and hoped to keep his large iTunes library as well as video editing projects on a fast external drive. Unfortunately I have not been able to find any portable...
    • Lisse
    • Thread
    • ssd thunderbolt 3 usb-c
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  8. R

    Where is my SSD, physically?

    This is an insane question but, where is the block of hardware known as my startup hard disk? I have three physical disks which consist of a total of four partitions, all visible and accessible in Finder. One of the disks is partitioned for Bootcamp, hence 4 partitions. I just opened the...
    • Riku7
    • Thread
    • mac pro ssd
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  9. jgelin

    MacBook Air Mid-2013 SSD?

    Hello all, I am currently looking to fix to sell my MacBook Air Mid-2013. I believe that the SSD failed about a week ago. As a result, I went to the Apple Store, and they told me that they could not tell if it was solely the SSD or the logic board. So I wound up purchasing a new MacBook Pro...
    • jgelin
    • Thread
    • air ssd hdd macbook air owc repair ssd storage user repair
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  10. Steve McPeterson

    MACBOOK PRO 2012 NOT BOOTING

    Hey Guys am new to the community. My macbook is pro 2012 4gigs of ram and i7 originally with 750gb hdd 7200rpm with bootcamp win7. And El Capitan It worked great until recently mac osx fail to boot & win7 got corrupt . Tried all reset methods , i think keyboards dead . Now i put 250g ssd...
  11. lewis_cooper

    Best Mac Pro SSD / HDD arrangement for Photo + Video Editing (8 bays, real mix of drives)

    Would love some experienced advice on this. Background: I'm a photographer with very large Lightroom photo libraries and perform high-end retouching in Photoshop. I shoot most weekends and spend very little time deleting unwanted shots, needing to focus my available time on the selected shots...
    • lewis_cooper
    • Thread
    • apricorn final cut pro lightroom mac pro photography premiere raid ssd velocity video
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Digital Video
  12. J

    Best SSD/ RAM for Mid 2010 Macbook Pro

    Hey guys I am looking to upgrade my macbook in order to avoid buying a new computer this year. I found a thread that basically answered my questions about SSD and RAM upgrades but i want to know if these are still the best options since it is an old machine, or if there is something new to...
  13. dprdoran

    HDD with similar read/write speed as an SSD = similar performance?

    Hello, I have a Mac Pro 1,1. (I know, time for an upgrade.) I have 2 dual core 2.33 processors and 16gb of RAM. I want to make my computer faster. I figured swapping out my boot hdd for an ssd would be a good option. After doing some research I realized that I am limited my the early Mac Pro's...
    • dprdoran
    • Thread
    • faster hdd mac pro 1.1 read speed ssd write speed
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  14. kringlelikechris

    Should I wait for the release or buy now..

    Hey guys. Should I wait for the release of the new iMacs or just buy now? I am currently using a Mid 2011 iMac [2.7 GHz Core i5, 12 GB Ram, 1TB HDD] I BADLY need an upgrade! I'm a designer, videographer, and photographer. So the programs I mainly use are Final Cut Pro X, Lightroom, Illustrator...
  15. I

    Mac Pro 5,1 (mid 2010) - SSD Upgrade?

    Like the title says, I have a mid-2010 MacPro 5,1. I recently added more ram (now at 52) and replaced all the hard drives a little over a year ago. It's a great machine, but I do feel like maybe there's a little room for speed improvement. I'm a professional photographer and mostly use...
    • iRabbit
    • Thread
    • mac pro mac pro (mid 2010) sad upgrade ssd ssd disk ssd drive upgrade
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  16. D

    Extend SSD with portable storage... bad idea?

    Hi guys, I have some ridiculous idea to extend my MacBook Pro 15 (late 2016) with external SSD storage in order to install on it modern games, which as you may know, requires around ~50G for each... So, if you have similar experience, please tell me worth it or not? what about performance...
  17. pallapolum

    Can I recover memory from my broken Macbook 2015?

    Good afternoon everyone, I bought a new 12inch Grey Macbook in 2015 (Retina Version)... I recently broke the laptop into 2 pieces... A perfect snap, the screen/monitor being one piece and the keyboard/CPU being the other piece. I was wondering if the SSD inside the macbook is ex-tractable...
  18. N

    Late 2015 iMac 27 storage upgrade options

    Hi, I have a late 2015 iMac 27 with 1TB HDD. It is too slow for applications to open and regular Finder operations. I am planning to upgrade the storage to improve the speed. Here are my options. 1) Apple 256 GB Flash drive (PCIe SSD?) for $500 (labor included) - Result 1 = 1 TB fusion...
    • netmac
    • Thread
    • flash drive imac 2015 ssd
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
  19. W

    Non-Apple SSD blade in iMac 21.5" Late 2013 PCIe slot?

    I've made a low-cost SSD upgrade to a MacBook Air 11" Mid 2012 (MD224) from 128 GB factory default to 500 GB Samsung 850 Evo M.2 NGFF SSD, using this cheap M.2 NGFF SSD to 18+8pin SSD Adapter. Works like charm and much, much cheaper than a genuine Apple SSD module. I'm trying to figure out if...
    • Wookbert
    • Thread
    • adapter emc 2638 imac late 2013 pcie ssd
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iMac
  20. L

    Mac mini 2012 i5 2.5ghz still worth it?

    Hi guys I'm wondering if the Mac mini from 2012 is still worth it. I'm thinking of buying one with these specs: i5 2.5 GHz, Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536MB, 8GB of ram with an SSD Is this still a good and fast computer?
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