So I have a new rMBP and I wanted some fast external storage but DIDN'T want to spend the money on Thunderbolt.
I had an extra Seagate Momentus 750GB HDD (SATA 3.0Gbs/16MB Cache/7200RPM) and a Corsair Force GT SSD that I coupled with a BYTECC HD3-S3U3 USB3.0 External Enclosure and wanted to share the results.
The tests are done with the Blackmagic Disk Speed app, a BASE model 2012 Macbook Pro Retina (2.3/8GB/256GB), 18" USB3.0 cord connected to the BYTEC USB3.0 external enclosure.
Corsair Force GT 240GB SSD
First Test: Copy/Paste 4.35GB .dmg file to OS to SSD
Time: 19 seconds
Second Test: Disk Speed Test
Write: 225.5 MB/s
Read: 254.2 MB/s
Seagate Momentus HDD
First Test: Copy/Paste 4.35GB .dmg file to OS to SSD
Time: 39 seconds
Second Test: Disk Speed Test
Write: 112.4 MB/s
Read: 114.1 MB/s
For ThunderBolt tests check this awesome thread out which inspired my thread. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1421396/
I had an extra Seagate Momentus 750GB HDD (SATA 3.0Gbs/16MB Cache/7200RPM) and a Corsair Force GT SSD that I coupled with a BYTECC HD3-S3U3 USB3.0 External Enclosure and wanted to share the results.
The tests are done with the Blackmagic Disk Speed app, a BASE model 2012 Macbook Pro Retina (2.3/8GB/256GB), 18" USB3.0 cord connected to the BYTEC USB3.0 external enclosure.
Corsair Force GT 240GB SSD
First Test: Copy/Paste 4.35GB .dmg file to OS to SSD
Time: 19 seconds
Second Test: Disk Speed Test
Write: 225.5 MB/s
Read: 254.2 MB/s
Seagate Momentus HDD
First Test: Copy/Paste 4.35GB .dmg file to OS to SSD
Time: 39 seconds
Second Test: Disk Speed Test
Write: 112.4 MB/s
Read: 114.1 MB/s
For ThunderBolt tests check this awesome thread out which inspired my thread. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1421396/
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