Upgrading 2013-2015 Macbook Pro SSD to M.2 NVMe
WEBMar 1, 2017 · The 2013-2014 MacBookPro retina models originally shipped with 2x lanes PCIe 2.0 AHCI SSD (speed ~700MB/s). They support up to 4TB NVMe SSDs if their BootRom is at least MBP111. 0142.B00 (for 13" models) or MBP112. 0142.B00 (for 15" models) and will make them run at PCIe 2.0 speed with up to 4x lanes.
2021 iMac: get 1 TB internal SSD or 2 TB? - MacRumors Forums
WEBApr 30, 2021 · The 2 TB internal is ~$550 more than the 1 TB internal. With 2 TB internal everything is cleaner looking on my desktop, but with $550 I could get an external SSD with money left over and I suppose theoretically safer for my data in case the OS got corrupted and “bricked” the SSD.
2TB SATA SSD vs 2x1TB SSD in RAID0? - MacRumors Forums
WEBSep 23, 2020 · You could get yourself one of the relatively inexpensive USB 3.2 gen 2 (10 Gbps) NVMe enclosures and a 2TB m.2 NVMe SSD. You'll saturate the 10 Gbps USB 3.2 offers (so likely real-world sustained of around 1,000 MB/s), but, should you want more speed down the line, just purchase a Thunderbolt 3-m.2 NVMe enclosure and you could …
MacBook Pro 16" M1 Max – 1TB vs 2TB SSD - MacRumors Forums
WEBAug 1, 2022 · 2TB (ie.for an extra 1TB) costs an extra USD $400. For that I could get a 2TB external SSD. Tempted to go 2TB internal SSD on my 16" MBP M1 Max order, but hesitant about spending the extra $400, and thinking it might …
A list of successful iMac 27" (2012-2019) SSD upgrades
WEBDec 27, 2018 · Here you can find and discuss all the collected knowledge regarding upgrading the HDD, blade SSD and CPU of a 27" iMac 2012-2019, as well as a list of performed upgrades. Here is a list of all 27" iMac models subjected in this thread: Late 2012 - 13.2 - MD095LL/A (2.9Ghz i5-3470S, HDD only / Fusion HDD+128GB blade / blade …
2021 MacBook Pro 1tb vs 2tb - MacRumors Forums
WEBNov 5, 2021 · So at least for me, can't avoid external storage for long term storage, anyway. My take: both 1TB and 2TB are workable. Just have to dump files to long term storage more often with 1TB. Less than 1TB is too small, more than 2TB is too expensive, and can't avoid offloading files anyway. Last edited: Nov 5, 2021. bbons.
Video editors, do I need more than 1TB SSD? - MacRumors Forums
WEBJun 3, 2022 · If you are doing more than just Video editing, internal 1TB min, 2TB nice. I'm always pushing a 1TB internal to the limit, so choose 2TB. External I found 4TB ssd OK, NVMe better. My Libraries tend to grow to about 3.5 TB over the course of a year.
2tb SSD - how much free space for optimal performance
WEBJul 12, 2020 · macrumors 6502a. I recently bought a Mac Mini for music production, with a 2tb SSD. However, I’ve read conflicting advices about how much free space I should leave to maintain optimal performance. Those large sample libraries quickly use up the storage capacity. Some say 10% free space is enough, others up to 30%.
Mac Studio MAX version, 1 or 2 TB of memory - MacRumors Forums
WEBJul 9, 2022 · The big advantage of that super-fast storage comes from using it for system files, swap, temporary storage and work-in-progress. With Apple wanting a whopping $400 per TB you need a pretty clear use case - i.e. active projects that are 100GB+ each - to justify getting more than 1-2 TB.
What external ssd drive is best for a M1 Mac mini?
WEBAug 20, 2022 · USB 4 / Thunderbolt is the fastest but way more expensive. I think the best value for money is gen 2 drives. Mind you, M1/2, for some reason, will reduce the speed of both gen 1 and gen 2 by about 25% compared to Intel Macs / Windows. Thunderbolt / USB 4 is not slower on M1 instead. MiniApple, mszilard, mgscheue and 3 others.
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