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  1. dkassar

    MacBook M2 Pro Storage Upgrade Dilemma

    I'm in a bit of a pickle regarding storage for my new MacBook M2 Pro. I went with the 12/19 Core with 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD, as performance is crucial for my use of multiple programs and moderate video editing. However, I don't really need the extra storage and can always get an external SSD if...
  2. N

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 pice to sata ssd

    Hello I have a Mac Pro 5.1 if I remove my os ssd from bay 1 and put it in OWC Accelsior S will it boot normally? Which is the max ssd size I can install there ? Thanks
  3. ryansebiz

    M2 Pro 512GB MBP SSD Slower Than M1 Pro 512GB MBP

    Apple used four 128GB NAND chips used in the M1 Pro 512GB MBP, but only used two 256GB NAND chips in the M2 Pro 512GB MBP. The M1 Pro 512GB MBP had a 3,950 MB/s write speed and a 4,900 read speed. The M2 Pro 512GB MBP had a 3,154 MB/s write speed and a 2,973 read speed (3,950 vs. 3,154 write...
  4. T

    SSD Question surrounding PCIe

    Hopefully someone on here can help with my question as google research hasn't really helped. I have a MBPR Late 2013 15in inch - A1398 I've tried Samsung NVME 970 EVO plus SSD (with an adapter) but was greatly unimpressed as the the heat it generated was ridulous. It also ended up failing...
  5. M

    SATA II Upgrade for Macbook Pro 4,1 ?

    Thanks to OpenCore Legacy Patcher, i have upgraded my MBP 4,1 from Catalina to Big Sur. Performance is much greater compared to Catalina. But at the same time, this upgrade bringed a confusing question to my mind. To my knowledge, my machine is using an Intel ICH8-M AHCI SATA Controller which is...
    • mbp41guy
    • Thread
    • a1260 kexts macbook pro 15 2008 macbook pro 2008 opencore legacy patcher sata ii ssd
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Early Intel Macs
  6. BENCHPRESS

    M1 Max MBP with 1TB storage, 32GB RAM. High SSD disk usage. I never even reach memory swap with my usage.

    Smartctl details As you can see, I have 30TB of data written onto my SSD. I don't use this device for anything but web browsing and light programming. No professional production work or gaming. With my usage throughout the life of this device, I can confidently say that there is no way I would...
  7. Z

    external SSD as a boot drive?

    Im thinking of getting the standard MacStudio, without upgrading the drive to the 1TB SSD. Better to save $300 and keep the 512GB drive that comes as standard cause i already have an external 1TB SSD and i was thinking of using it as a primary drive to boot connecting it using a MacStudio TBbolt...
    • zoran
    • Thread
    • boot drive mac studio ssd
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Mac Studio
  8. 0

    1 Hard Drive 2 Macs

    So I do a lot of video work and, as such, have a lot of storage. I would like to setup an external drive on a MacMini to run Dropbox and have the same drive mount on my MacPro, at the same time, for use of the files. This would allow my MacPro to sleep while the MacMini syncs with Dropbox. I...
    • 0339327
    • Thread
    • mac raid ssd
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: macOS
  9. G

    is there more than one ssd adaptor type

    Hey all About 6 month ago my 1TB SSD in a 2015 retina MBP packed up, or at least so I thought. I am now on SSD 5 and none worked I also bought a second adaptor as I thought maybe the adaptor is faulty. Telling a friend, he thought that maybe the SSD I can buy now are newer versions of the...
    • guido.coza
    • Thread
    • internal drive macbook pro ssd ssd adapter
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 10
  10. 6

    Disk Utility problem when formatting external SSD:s or faulty drive?

    Sorry for my bad English. I have three external ssd drives. 1 samsung t7 shield 2tb 1 samsung t7 shield 1tb 1 samsung t5 500gb I can without any problems format the t7 shield 2tb and the t5 500gb (using APFS / GUID). But when I try to format the t7 shield 1tb, using the same APFS /...
    • 6870796
    • Thread
    • disk utility external disk harddrive disk utility solid state drive ssd
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: macOS Monterey (12)
  11. S

    External m.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure Ugreen

    Hello, I'm having a problem connecting m.2 disk to this UGREEN dual M.2 Enclosure. It doesn't fit, I can't make it work. I already have another Asus rog strix arion m.2 enclosure (PIC 5) and everything is working fine , I know how to connect hardware. I tried to put inside Samsung m.2 980...
    • stevanvejin
    • Thread
    • b-key dual m.2 enclosure external enclosure m.2 nvme raid ssd ugreen usb-c
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
  12. S

    Which is highest performing SSD to put in Mid-2015 MBP? + Few related ?'s too.

    Hi All, and thanks in advance for patience on my ?'s - (I'm new-ish but HUGELY appreciate the wisdom I've gleaned from responses on here). I unfortunately missed the window to buy the 14" MBP M1 Pro 16GB that was on sale for $1600 everywhere for black friday and cyber monday, and now I'm...
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    iMac Pro ssd read speed is slower than write speed

    Hi all, I have iMac Pro Late 2017. I had some performance issues and formatted my Mac. I have installed ventura but nothing changed. Mac boots slow and also runs slow. I did some tests and there's something strange. Write speed is faster than the read speed. Do you think it's normal? If not...
    • duman
    • Thread
    • imac performance ssd
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
  14. C

    Disk space used on new Mac Studio?

    I’ll be buying a Studio Max and trying to determine how large a drive I should get. Especially important as internal SSD cannot be upgraded (as I understand it) and will have to last a number of years. The internal drive will have system and apps; data, Time Machine, videos etc will be on...
  15. Leezona

    Upgrade Macbook Mid 2017 Storage

    Hi all! I want to upgrade internal storage of Apple 12" MacBook (Mid 2017) from 256 gb to 512 or 1 tb. According to laptop specs, there is PCI-E 3.0 SSD. Can I install something like Adata XPG https://ssdrive.net/adata-xpg-gammix-s5-1-tb that has PCIE-3.0 or I need compatible with MacBook solid...
    • Leezona
    • Thread
    • adata ssd upgrade 2017 mid
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook
  16. B

    Anyone using PCIe SSD cards like Tempo? Any success making those SSD bootable?

    Interested to hear some real-life experiences. Theoretically it should be possible, and at least Tempo are officially supported (bootability is not, but apparently doable via OpenFirmware trickery.) What SSD make sense to get for such cards to get the max speed while not overpaying unnecessarily?
  17. ItsAShaunParty

    External SSD Incorrect Free Space (With Pictures!)

    Monterey 12.6 iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) 3.8 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i7 72 GB 2133 MHz DDR4 This has probably been answered before but I don't see anything.... I have an external SSD named "Rocket." It's 2 TB M2, etc. Very Fast. I trashed some stuff from it, but I guess it didn't take...
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    Old SSD unbootable/unrecognizable

    I’m trying to figure out what’s wrong with my old 1TB SSD. It crashed in the summer of 2021 and upon restarting my entire MacOS partition wasn’t recognized and I could only access my windows partition. I remember when I checked the partition type in Disk Utility (safe mode) the MacOS partition...
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    Free space . Partition error

    I was installing windows on my mac. For that reason I made a 351gb partition on my mac. But there happened some mistakes and I decided to remove the partition. But when I was removing the partition suddenly my charger got detached from the plug and my mac turned of. When I started it again I was...
  20. kahlil88

    2015 iMac crashes or hangs waking from sleep

    Trying to fix an iMac for a client. Computer is VERY slow to resume from sleep mode (blank screen for maybe a solid minute) or kernel panics and reboots. Customer also reported programs and files won't open. My initial suspicion was a buggy or incompatible SSD, but I've had no success with a...
    • kahlil88
    • Thread
    • crash imac monterey resume sleep mode ssd
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
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