Best option for 21" SSD?

[Andy2011]

I'm looking at getting a new iMac but the only one thing is holding me back from buying now is the lack of an SSD.

I assume I can boot from either an external USB3 or thunderbolt, but can anyone recommend me any reasonably priced enclosures/drives that will work?

Has anyone been doing this yet?

Ta

 

[Yeroon]

If 256 GB is enough, the LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt/usb 3.0 drive might be interesting (including TB cable!)

 

[AxiomaticRubric]

http://blog.macsales.com/15932-what-does-it-take-to-upgrade-a-2012-imac-21-5

If you are brave enough you can swap out the internal 2.5" drive after taking the whole thing apart.

 

[Andy2011]

That looks scary to put back together!!

 

[martinm0]

I'm looking at getting a new iMac but the only one thing is holding me back from buying now is the lack of an SSD.

I assume I can boot from either an external USB3 or thunderbolt, but can anyone recommend me any reasonably priced enclosures/drives that will work?

Has anyone been doing this yet?

Ta

I'm currently running my 2011 21.5 iMac off a Seagate GoFlex Thunderbolt sled (STAE121) and 128GB SSD. The sled costs $99 and can run any 2.5" HDD or SSD. I will note that some folks have reported disconnections (I have experienced a few lockups as well), but works great outside of those few blips. Provides a snappy experience and easy to upgrade!

 

[Andy2011]

That looks a pretty good option.. has anyone tried putting an SSD inside a USB 3.0 enclosure and using it as a boot drive? If so what kinds of speeds do you get from it?