i7, 680 MX (+ external SSD)
I would like to run the external SSD setup... how are you doing it? Thunderbolt enclosure, USB 3, etc?
Thunderbolt enclosure (Amazon) + Thunderbolt Cable + Samsung S830 series 256 GB
read = 360, write = 310 But I had some issues with installing OS X. When I tried a fresh install, using the recovery partition, I ended up having to wait for over 40 (!) hours to get the download of additional components done. Booting and installing from a pendrive (USB 2.0) didn't work either, although this trick did the job on my MacBook Air. I just ended up cloning the SSD of my MBA to the enclosure (worked like a charm).
That enclosure is utter crap when used with an SSD. Because it is bus powered instead of using its own power source it is very unstable. You should have gotten the Seagate desktop adapter which would eliminate the problems you had.
27" 3.4Ghz i7. 8GB Ram, 680MX with 3TB fusion running windows
That enclosure is utter crap when used with an SSD. Because it is bus powered instead of using its own power source it is very unstable. You should have gotten the Seagate desktop adapter which would eliminate the problems you had.
For $50 more at Amazon, you could have purchased the desktop version, which already includes a thunderbolt cable.
.Thanks for the link, but it doesn't say anything about that adapter including a Thunderbolt cable.
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I stand corrected. However, this is the correct model to buy that comes with an an adapter and has 2 thunderbolt ports. Unfortunately, to get the extra thunderbolt cable you'll have to buy the desktop adapter with a goflex 3.5 hdd paired together.
27" 3.4Ghz i7. 8GB Ram, 680MX with 3TB fusion running windows
3TB or 1TB Fusion Drive?