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  1. Alvin777

    SSD Upgrade: Which is a Better Way To Run Windows 10/11 on the Mac?

    Hi Apple & Mac friends. Which is a better way to run Windows 10 or 11 off a Late 2015 5K iMac (model has Fusion Drive, Thunderbolt 2 only; the SSD and hardisk were deliberately separated, it's not "fused" anymore) which has a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface (I don't mind opening the iMac and buying that...
    • Alvin777
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    • ahci internal sata m.2 nvme ssd thunderbolt enclosure upgrade
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iMac
  2. Alvin777

    PC SSD Upgrade: PCIe x1 (w/ US$1.6 M.2 Adapter) or SATA II?

    Hello Apple & Mac friends (& Windows friends for just gaming; Macs for productivity & serious, less malware free, productivity work :-). I'd like to upgrade the a relatively old but still good for it's office needs (& and old 3D games like WoW or Everquest from more than a decade ago w/ a...
  3. D

    APFS or HFS+ for TimeMachine and Clone Backup HDDs?

    I am moving from Sierra to a new Mac with Monterey and this is my first contact with APFS. Currently, I am setting up an 18TB Western Digital HDD for TimeMachine and an 12TB WD HDD for clone backups (will be using either SupderDuper! or CarbonCopyCloner). Which file system should I choose...
    • danqi
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    • "macos extendend journaling apfs backup ccc hdd hfs journaled ssd superduper timemachine
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: macOS
  4. P

    Recommended Mac Fan Control Settings 2011 Imac with SSD ??

    Hey, I have an iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) running High Sierra. The shop I got it from upgraded the storage to a 1 TB Solid State SATA Drive and installed Mac Fan Control on it. When they gave it back to me it had these settings - ODD - Constant 3800 HDD - Sensor CT1000BX500SSD1 (start at 42...
    • Pi101
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    • fan fan control imac 2011 ssd
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iMac
  5. Y

    MBP 14'' 16GB or 32GB RAM?

    Hi! I am new to mac. o_O Background: I am currently a undergraduate in Computer Science major, having an old laptop with Ubuntu and Windows dual system installed. I mainly use Linux Ubuntu (for fun and coding XD) and rarely use Windows (dual system in my laptop) for game or Office365...
    • yww
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    • macbook pro ram ssd
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  6. Alvin777

    What's a the Latest Cost-Effective, Robust But Good SSD Drive for Simple Office Use?

    Hello Mac and Windows friends, What's the latest (2022 model?), cost-effective most robust/durable (long or has the longest warranty?) but good/decent SSD drive for simple office use to upgrade to from the current hardrive (browsing with lots of tabs, puzzle games after work, productivity...
  7. Heliotropen

    is there any SSD difference in 2014 rmbp and rmbp 2015?

    Hi all ... Can anyone explain to me the difference between the SSD in the 2014 mid rmbp and early 2015 early rmbp? *both 13" I assume the bus is faster in the 2015, but: 1. Can you swap the drive between them? 2. Is the "connector" the same? or does it take an adapter? 3. Do they use the...
    • Heliotropen
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    • 2014 macbook pro 2015 macbook pro ssd ssd adapter
    • Replies: 65
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  8. WilliApple

    Could Apple get sued for SSDgate?

    You may already know that Apple uses 1 single NAN chip in their M2 MacBooks. However, this comes at a huge cost in performance. The 256 GB SSD model on the M2 performs WORSE than the M1 models. That is what SSDgate is. Apple also makes the claim that the M2 MacBooks are faster, but they give...
    • WilliApple
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    • m2 chip macbook air macbook air m2 macbook pro macbook pro m2 nan chip single nan chip ssd ssdgate
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Apple Silicon (Arm) Macs
  9. K

    Power consumption of a 1TB vs a 2TB SSD on a M1 MacBook Pro

    I've seen speed comparisons, but has anyone documented any differences between the power consumption of a 1TB vs a 2TB SSD on a M1 MacBook Pro (14" 10/24 processor)? Similarly, is there power consumption data for 32GB vs 64GB RAM?
  10. D

    Resolved RAM Usage, Swap Files, SSD Degradation...

    There have been a lot of posts on the above subject scattered throughout the Apple Silicon, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro fora and so I decided to delve deeper into the close to 9-year-old 512GB SSD of my heavily used MacBook Pro that has 16GB RAM. So far I have established that at a typical time...
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    NEW MacBook Air M1 buyers ,do you also suffer from slow SSD ?

    My question only applies to those who bought mba m1 base 256gb model in the last 2/3 months Would you please report what ssd speeds read/write run at ? Is it 1500/1700 like the mba m2 or 2800/3000 like the mba m1 at launch Thank you
  13. AstroRexaur

    Its better to upgrade SSD or RAM (Unified Memory) at new MBA M2?

    I'd saw many videos but none of them can analyze this question. SSD vs RAM (Unified Memory (UM)). With this new issue about the SSDs and the swapping to help the RAM (UM), I don't know what is better: Upgrade the SSD to have 2 (256gb) storage meaning faster swapping and storage data management...
    • AstroRexaur
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    • m2 series m2 ssd macbook air mba ssd unified memory
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  14. Cide

    Weird SSD Failure - Apple SSD Drive corrupts files when storage over 50%

    I just made a post about my MacBook Pro Retina's from 2012 being bullet proof, And moments later my system died, apparently with unfixable Disk Utility / first aid reports, Many errors, in fact it reached the max amount of reporting and ended subsequent reports. This was easy to replicate, By...
    • Cide
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    • failure macbook ssd
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  15. Cide

    MacBook Pro Retina Mid-2012 SSD Upgrade with OWC suggested, or used Samsung part?

    Hello community, I am new here. So Hello! I am Cide. I have 2 MacBook Pro Retina Mid-2012 (With Samsung LCD Screens!) which I run with Catalina, they are very snappy and a joy to use, Still. After 10 years of owning the same machine, with a 15TB Promise Thunderbolt backup solution in place, in...
    • Cide
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    • macbook pro retina 15 mid-2012 ssd
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  16. chiragd

    Should I buy the 512 gb or 16 gb of ram for the new M2 MacBook Air? I can only afford one

    I’m a computer science major who will have big coding assignments but nothing crazy. I don’t do a lot of high end editing on a regular basis. My only professional use would be these coding projects, other than that, maybe a light gaming(not a big gamer at all), Netflix and everyday things on...
    • chiragd
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    • apple m2air macbook macbook air ram ssd
    • Replies: 74
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  17. Add-Delay

    MBP14" 32GB/1TB or 16GB/2TB for Design?

    Now that the dust is well and truly settled on the M1Pro Macbook Pros - what's the general consensus now on whether it's better to sink money into RAM or SSD capacity? I've aware of the Max Tech videos which point towards SSD and relying on virtual memory to pick up the space, but that doesn't...
  18. D

    Glyph Atom Raid SSD on MBP M1 Max

    I have recently purchased a used Glyph Raid SSD 4tb drive and tried doing a benchmark speed test and I was seeing 30/40mb/s for read write? (should be up to 950mb/s) I have tried to format the drive but I am still seeing the same issue and I have tried a couple of type c cables.. Any help would...
  19. mattyjoe

    M2 MacBook Pro SSD read/write speeds compared to M1

    Okay, there are a couple YouTubers who have done BlackMagic Disk Speed Tests on the M2 13inch MacBook Pro, and have found that the speeds are SLOWER than the M1 13inch. I've done some investigating and discovered what I think the difference is. MaxTech got a write of 1463 MB/s and read of...
    • mattyjoe
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    • 13inch 13inch macbook apple m2 blackmagic disk speed m2 macbook pro m2 nvme m2 ssd macbook pro 13 speed test ssd
    • Replies: 107
    • Forum: Apple Silicon (Arm) Macs
  20. R

    If I buy (2nd hand) a 2019 iMac with a "Fusion Drive", can I replace the Spinning Hard drive with an SSD ?

    There are a couple of videos online with people doing this, but will it cause any issues with the way the onboard flash recognises or communicates with the new SSD? Does the SSD have to be a similar size as the HD that it replaces? * An iMac from2019 is my budget maximum. But I have read so...
    • rice7373
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    • fusion drive replace drive ssd
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iMac
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