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chaoticpinoy89

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Jan 21, 2014
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I'm thinking about getting a Thunderbolt SSD for my iMac to speed up boot times and application starts.

Here are what I was thinking my options were:
- LaCie Rugged 120GB Thunderbolt drive (~$200)
- Elgato 120GB Thunderbolt drive (~$200)
- Backup Plus Portable enclosure ($20-25 from eBay) + Samsung 840 Evo 120GB ($90) + Backup Plus Portable Thunderbolt adapter ($90) + Thunderbolt cable ($20).

I'm not sure which is the best option since the LaCie and Elgato both have been out for awhile and I'm having trouble finding them for a reasonable price from Amazon or Apple Store. The do-it-yourself option may be good since I can use my own SSD, but costs more. Speedwise, I think the LaCie and Elgato are about the same the do-it-yourself option may be the fastest speedwise.

I'm thinking of making it a fusion drive, but I'm not sure how hard that would be.

Thoughts?
 
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