Internal vs External SSD for M4 iMac - MacRumors Forums
Feb 27, 2024 · To get near 3000 MB/s real life speed from an external SSD could cost more than the internal SSD upgrade. However for a reasonable cost it will not be too much slower. There …
External SSD for storage - A little advice please
Nov 9, 2024 · I changed the user folder to be on the external drive and the application directory to be on the external drive (changing external to be boot prohibits AI from working), so most work …
Moving Home Folder to External for those getting the 256GB Base …
Jun 11, 2010 · I backup several terabytes of photos, music, family iPhones, laptops, 2 iPads, and one iMac to external hard drives. My final photo edits go to hared drives, but edits in progress …
Best Way to Use External SSD as "Main" Drive - MacRumors Forums
May 20, 2021 · Before you consider booting from an external drive, do a drive speed test on the new iMac's SSD. You may be surprised at how fast it is, vis-a-vis an external. In fact, if you …
2017 iMac 27" external SSD as boot drive? - MacRumors Forums
Jan 28, 2009 · Connected the external SSD to the iMac via USB-C. Used Disk Utility on the iMac to format the SSD as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) with GUID partition map. Downloaded …
How to boot from an external SSD - USB or Thunderbolt
Dec 22, 2019 · I have solved the current problem booting external SSD from a Mac Mini M1: I looked at various threads and followed all suggestions. Nothing worked. I used the regular …
When Buying external NVMe SSD, how much does HMB vs DRAM …
Apr 10, 2023 · As is frequently discussed on this Mac Accessories forum: You can purchase a TB3 NVMe M.2 external enclosure from Orico or Acasis. You can insert an M.2 SSD drive into …
External SSD for Late 2015 27" iMac recommendations
Jan 9, 2023 · Just picked up a late 2015 27" iMac with a 256GB internal SSD. I'd like to use an external SSD of 2TB and partition it with about half for external backup/Time Machine and use …
External Bootable SSD Late 2015 iMac - MacRumors Forums
Jan 22, 2019 · When I tried an external USB3.1 ssd I got a little less speed via the dock compared to directly connected to the iMac (about 320 MB/s vs 350 with a Crucial MX500 1TB in an …
How Do I Cope With Mac mini M4 Dismal 256GB Storage?
Mar 21, 2005 · If one considers 256 GB mass storage to be "dismal," instead of complaining [the OP headline] buy the new mini with more storage; or (my preference) cheaply add external …