It's very difficult to tell however, with a larger motor, it's my wish that it's more efficient.
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Mac Mini Upgrade Nightmare
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It's very difficult to tell however, with a larger motor, it's my wish that it's more efficient.
Only if you have a Thunderbolt-capable Mini (not my case, as I have a mid-2010 one). I'm planning upgrading to an internal SSD + 16GB ram in the future.
It seriously is not that hard as long as your patient and careful.
If you've worked inside a PC then just think of it that way on a smaller scale. No joke, I was laughing when I was done because I could have just done it right away instead of putting up with the slow stock HD.
[[ Only if you have a Thunderbolt-capable Mini ]]
Nope. Not at all.
USB3 is as fast as Thunderbolt -- in most cases, you'll notice little difference or none.
USB3 is a "completely different animal" than was USB2. It now uses something called "UASP" (USB Attached SCSI Protocol). This relieves the computer's CPU of the processor cycles that were previously required in USB2.
USB3 with UASP seems to operate much like SCSI did on the old "Classic" Macs -- that is, it "works on its own" without robbing the computer of CPU time...
Prediction:
The next iteration of USB ("3.1"?) is going to leave thunderbolt in the dust, insofar as speeds are concerned. It may push thunderbolt aside, the same way that USB3 has pushed firewire "out of the picture"...
Nope. Not at all.
USB3 is as fast as Thunderbolt -- in most cases, you'll notice little difference or none.
USB3 is a "completely different animal" than was USB2. It now uses something called "UASP" (USB Attached SCSI Protocol). This relieves the computer's CPU of the processor cycles that were previously required in USB2.
USB3 with UASP seems to operate much like SCSI did on the old "Classic" Macs -- that is, it "works on its own" without robbing the computer of CPU time...
Prediction:
The next iteration of USB ("3.1"?) is going to leave thunderbolt in the dust, insofar as speeds are concerned. It may push thunderbolt aside, the same way that USB3 has pushed firewire "out of the picture"...
Although off the subject, this conversation is VERY INTERESTING...thanks for sharing, especially since my G-Raid pro enclosure didn't work out and I am stuck with 10TB worth of hard drives to find an inexpensive enclosure. So, since Mavericks supports USB-UASP and Thunderbolt enclosures are an arm and a leg, I might be taking that route. Dual Raid USB-UASP enclosures are going for $80 verses the Thunderbolt five Raid enclosures for $500.
http://www.usb.org/developers/presentations/pres0410/2-4_SSUSB_DevCon_UASP_Stevens.pdf
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