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Trying to "Future Proof" an iMac worthwhile?
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The M3's product brochure mentions "superspeed" but not UASP( USB Attached SCSI Protocol ), so I'm not convinced file transfer will be "massively quick". $60 (US dollars ) is certainly inexpensive but leaving your data to the low-priced option doesn't leave me sanguine either. This $15 enclosure accepts the SSD of your choice and supports UASP.
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Not everyone is going through your post history to see whether or not you understood stuff. They are all trying to be helpful.Yes thanks you are literally the third person to have said this.The first person great thanks my bad. The rest stop being point provers and read the entire thread before posting. Seriously....
What's the big deal, who cares of someone else posts similar to what you or others did about the speed of the drive. They're trying to help the OP, why be negative about it.
They probably aren't even aware of what you are talking about. Not everything is about you.
But a 1TB SSD is between £150-£200. The Samsung M3 1TB is £40.
For portable backups its definitely quick enough. I wouldn't use it if you are booting from it or loading files to work on, but for basic backups like Movies or Time Machine theres just no point spending the money on anSSD if you are going external.
If you want to spend the money on an external SSD then may as well just get the internal one instead.
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Why is it either/or? Some of us want both. Also, the internal SSD upgrades are very expensive. To go from 512GB to 1TB is $600.
Sorry I dont read the whole thread before responding - sometimes that is impossible with dozens of comments
Future proofing is both about making sure that your computer lasts you a long time... and also about making sure you don't absolutely hate yourself for settling on cheaper/old tech in your expensive new machine.
Trust me, you don't want to settle with these machines. It will eat at you. Everytime you use the computer, even if it seems fast and does everything you need... a part of you will wonder "what if". Just spend the extra money, max out the computer. The peace of mind alone is worth doing so.
Trust me, you don't want to settle with these machines. It will eat at you. Everytime you use the computer, even if it seems fast and does everything you need... a part of you will wonder "what if". Just spend the extra money, max out the computer. The peace of mind alone is worth doing so.
I use an SSD, in an external case, connected via USB 3 as my OS drive, and have done so since I first purchased my machine (a 21' iMac). With Apple's SSD options being a RIDICULOUS price, an external SSD was a good compromise.
It works extremely well, and apart from the occasional glitch, and being a bit slower, it is identical to using an internal SSD. The internal drive in my machine is used as a data drive only.
If you do go external, just make sure to pick the right SSD (one that doesn't need TRIM activated), and that your external case is compatible for booting on OS X. You also need to be aware that you cannot install Bootcamp on an external drive, so if you are using Windows on your Mac, it will be on the slower internal hard drive. Updates for Windows on Bootcamp is the main area where you will encounter glitches, with the Mac booting into Windows rather than Mac OS X when you restart, until you hold down option and manually select, but this is a minor inconvenience only.
The hardware I'm using for this consists of a Vantec Aluminium Enclosure and a Transcend 256gb SSD (links below) both of these can be found on Amazon. The total cost of this combination is $85, while keeping the 1tb drive that is built in. By contrast the cost of an internal SSD option from Apple is $200 and you lose the 1tb drive.
To me this is a no-brainer. Given what Apple is charging and the reducing costs of SSD drives, having one externally makes a lot of sense, and it makes for a very easy upgrade later on, should you decide you want a larger or faster drive.
http://www.amazon.com/Vantec-2-5-Inch-Aluminum-Enclosure-NST-266S3-BK/dp/B00IAUPDFE/ref=pd_sim_147_6?ie=UTF8&dpID=41c+szlDHVL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160,160_&refRID=1S92T2BCSE3A0VDEBGZA
http://www.amazon.com/Transcend-SSD...81379&sr=1-3-spell&keywords=transcend+sad+340
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