Uh, what? I think he was talking about the memory pressure graph being red.
There is no disk pressure indicator.
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Really slow iMac 2011- increase the RAM?
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There is no disk pressure indicator.
Yes, it was the memory pressure graph that went red when I was deleting the iOS backups, but it hasn't happened since. I also had the Photos App open at the time which may have had something to do with it. I have also made a few changes like turning off animations, reducing transparency, emptying Safari caches, SMT and PRAM restarts, which all seem to have improved things.
If you need capacity and have to open the iMac anyway to replace a failed HDD go for it. Otherwise I'm not convinced the gain over a perfectly good 7200rpm HDD is worth the tool expense overhead and upgrade hassle.
1. Don’t get an SSHD.
2. A Fusion drive is two drives fused in software. Not recommended either.
It all depends on your applications and uses. Mine was unhappy at 24G and fine with 32G.
I don’t know that my wife’s ever need more than the 4G it came with. Putting my surplus 4g sticks into hers bumped it to 12G — no reason to think it made much difference.
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Agree 100%.
A 2011 27” has two SATA III busses plus a SATA II for the optical drive. Pointless to fuse a pair of SSDs when one larger one is less expensive.
A 2011 21.5” has one of each buss. Retaining the optical drive makes a fusion impossible.
An SSHD still requires opening it up and installing a temp sensor. If a 2.5”, you still need a bracket.
Just install an SSD. You could have done one action per day following the iFixIt guidelines and have been done by now.
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This. Plus it runs cooler and will last longer.
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I have found this one on Amazon which looks great value at £55 for a 512GB and comes with 3 year warranty.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silicon-Po...nce-Internal/dp/B07997QV4Z/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
Any comments on this one please?
Would install it internally use it as boot drive and retain existing HDD for storage.
Is it still possible to use one external HDD as a Time Machine backup drive for the internal SSD and HDD?
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https://wccftech.com/review/silicon-power-a55-512gb-review-is-it-any-good/amp/
It will work but if this is your main machine you may want to consider a more mainstream brand with better performance, if cost permits.
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£55 with a 3 year warranty. It's an older NAND design which, in real world performance means nothing by itself but these are more likely to need someone to back up that warranty. The Crucial MX300 is similar.
Those with 3D NAND such as the current Toshiba made WD 3D Blue & SanDisk 3D (same drive), Crucial MX500 and Samsung 860EVO are priced only a little more, are newer technology and have 5 year warranties. That they are also faster in bench tests will not affect affect real world performance in a 2011 iMac.
The Micron 1T 1100 has no warranty at all but it is priced less. Once you've gone into an iMac the first time, doing it again is quite easy. The bracket and sensor are one-time purchases and are re-used if you change SSDs later.
Those with 3D NAND such as the current Toshiba made WD 3D Blue & SanDisk 3D (same drive), Crucial MX500 and Samsung 860EVO are priced only a little more, are newer technology and have 5 year warranties. That they are also faster in bench tests will not affect affect real world performance in a 2011 iMac.
The Micron 1T 1100 has no warranty at all but it is priced less. Once you've gone into an iMac the first time, doing it again is quite easy. The bracket and sensor are one-time purchases and are re-used if you change SSDs later.
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What do you mean by “these are more likely to need someone to back up that warranty”. Also, the Micro 1100 is actually more expensive in the UK.
I've probably installed a hundred or more Micron 1100 and Crucial MX300 SSDs. I've had to eat the drive (Micron) or send in for warranty (Crucial) five times. That's five more than I have had to do with the Sanyo.
When there was a large price difference, it was a consideration. Now that there's very little spread, I tend to recommend the 5 year warranty.
The £ prices I quoted were Amazon UK. They were current the day I posted them. I don't see that a £49 1TB Micron 1100 is more expensive than a £55 512G SSD from another company—it ain't.
You've asked the same question so many times in so many ways that getting the answers confused is understandable.
I've relatives in London and buy from AmazonUK from time to time so it's one of my saved bookmarks.
When there was a large price difference, it was a consideration. Now that there's very little spread, I tend to recommend the 5 year warranty.
The £ prices I quoted were Amazon UK. They were current the day I posted them. I don't see that a £49 1TB Micron 1100 is more expensive than a £55 512G SSD from another company—it ain't.
You've asked the same question so many times in so many ways that getting the answers confused is understandable.
I've relatives in London and buy from AmazonUK from time to time so it's one of my saved bookmarks.
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When I read the small print for the Micron on the Amazon page the £49 only gets you 240GB storage.
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Did give it a thought but way over budget at the moment. Just looking to make some improvements that will last me another couple of years with the 2011 iMac hence trying to keep the cost down.
Have ordered the Silicon Power 512GB and the OWC kit for installing it as a second drive so hopefully it all goes well!
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Part way through installation. Have got front glass off and removed the screws for the LCD panel. However, really struggling to get the first cable unplugged (top left vertical sync cable). It looks different from the one in the OWC instruction video. Do I pull it towards me i.e. away from the back of the Mac or pull it to the right.
Pull the vertical sync (center of picture) to the right. If this is the first time the cable has been disconnected since it left the factory then it will probably be jammed in tight and require more effort than you would expect to work loose.
(Also check if the instruction video is for 21.5" or 27").
(Also check if the instruction video is for 21.5" or 27").
Okay, so have completed the addition of the SSD. Have powered up the iMac, heard the chime, but display is completely black and then can hear fans running at full speed. What have I done wrong?
Found the problem, removed display, looks like one of the connectors wasn't in correctly. All good now, what a relief!
I now have the new SSD (512GB) set up and I transferred (using migration assistant) everything from my HDD (1TB, but only 400GB used) onto the SSD. So I now effectively have two copies of the same system on each drive. The SSD is now set as the boot drive and has about 100GB spare capacity. Was thinking of wiping the HDD and then moving photos (180GB) and music (35GB) libraries across to it to free up space on the SSD. What is the best way to do this?
Also, on the new SSD I now appear to have two users (both me). One appears to be migrated from the HDD, whilst the other appears to be when I installed the OS (High Sierra) onto the new SSD in recovery mode. Can/should I delete the 2nd user (the one associated with installing the OS)?
I had MS Office 2011 on the HDD and it has migrated over to the SSD. However, when I try to open it it is asking for a product key. Can I transfer the product key from the HDD onto the SSD after I wipe the HDD?
I have an external HDD that I used for Time Machine backups for the HDD. Can I still use this to back up both drives after moving the photos and music libraries?
Also, on the new SSD I now appear to have two users (both me). One appears to be migrated from the HDD, whilst the other appears to be when I installed the OS (High Sierra) onto the new SSD in recovery mode. Can/should I delete the 2nd user (the one associated with installing the OS)?
I had MS Office 2011 on the HDD and it has migrated over to the SSD. However, when I try to open it it is asking for a product key. Can I transfer the product key from the HDD onto the SSD after I wipe the HDD?
I have an external HDD that I used for Time Machine backups for the HDD. Can I still use this to back up both drives after moving the photos and music libraries?