SSD help for iMac late 2012

BIGBUCZ · Jan 2, 2013, 09:58 PM

Happy New Years to you all

And thank god for Mac Rumors

Now down to business, I finally decided to make the plunge and purchase my first IMAC, I decided to grab a 27" 3.2ghz, but not willing to pay an extra $250 for a fusion drive. I've read that it's not upgradable unless you open it up and i'm not willing to do that, and so thats were you come in. Is there a ssd that i can use via usb,

I think I read somewhere that I could use a owc usb 3.0 enclosure with a internal ssd if so then which ssd is best matched with the 3.2 ghz

jamesakano · Jan 2, 2013, 10:03 PM

Samsung 840 Pro

sounddesigner · Jan 2, 2013, 10:05 PM

Yeah there are a lot of options out there you can get an enclosure then buy any ssd that fits or get something like the LaCie rugged there.

BIGBUCZ · Jan 2, 2013, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sounddesigner

Yeah there are a lot of options out there you can get an enclosure then buy any ssd that fits or get something like the LaCie rugged there.

Thanks bud,
would I then be able to use the ssd to boot the imac os and all and other applications

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Originally Posted by sounddesigner

Yeah there are a lot of options out there you can get an enclosure then buy any ssd that fits or get something like the LaCie rugged there.

you own this one already ?

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Originally Posted by jamesakano

Samsung 840 Pro

seems like this one gets pretty good ratings whats your experience with it?

DisMyMac · Jan 2, 2013, 10:33 PM

How does SSD over TB compare with internal speeds (of either SSD or 7200rpm)?

WilliamG · Jan 3, 2013, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DisMyMac

How does SSD over TB compare with internal speeds (of either SSD or 7200rpm)?

Not quite as good, if you go via benchmarks. In terms of actual usage, very, VERY good. I'm personally using a Samsung 830 256GB and it's a speed demon over Thunderbolt (360MB/s reads, and 320MB/s writes), and apparently the 840 Pro is a bit faster still. Either way you can't go wrong.

michaelkc · Jan 3, 2013, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by WilliamG

Not quite as good, if you go via benchmarks. In terms of actual usage, very, VERY good. I'm personally using a Samsung 830 256GB and it's a speed demon over Thunderbolt (360MB/s reads, and 320MB/s writes), and apparently the 840 Pro is a bit faster still. Either way you can't go wrong.

What enclosure are you using for the SSD? I have one ready but I've not seen a TB enclosure anywhere.

Apple Corps · Jan 3, 2013, 06:34 PM

I would suggest you try the search function - this topic is covered in many posts already.

Jan 2, 2013, 09:58 PM	#1
BIGBUCZ macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	SSD help for iMac late 2012 Happy New Years to you all And thank god for Mac Rumors Now down to business, I finally decided to make the plunge and purchase my first IMAC, I decided to grab a 27" 3.2ghz, but not willing to pay an extra $250 for a fusion drive. I've read that it's not upgradable unless you open it up and i'm not willing to do that, and so thats were you come in. Is there a ssd that i can use via usb, I think I read somewhere that I could use a owc usb 3.0 enclosure with a internal ssd if so then which ssd is best matched with the 3.2 ghz
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jamesakano macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Samsung 840 Pro
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sounddesigner macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012	Yeah there are a lot of options out there you can get an enclosure then buy any ssd that fits or get something like the LaCie rugged there.
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DisMyMac macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2009	How does SSD over TB compare with internal speeds (of either SSD or 7200rpm)?
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Apple Corps macrumors 68020 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California	I would suggest you try the search function - this topic is covered in many posts already.
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