Hello Mac experts,
Still considering the Mac route for my next desktop. This could be a 27" iMac or a Mac Mini, not sure yet as both have advantages and disadvantages for what I'm doing.
In either case I had been thinking to install (or have installed) a SSD for the system and applications. While thinking this through and doing some reading I figured I might as well keep the internal drive for data and use external SSD drives via F/W800 for the system and applications (Photoshop, Lightroom, Cubase or ProTools).
Is it possible to use an external SSD this way and for permanent use? Will the iMac/Mac Mini just boot or do you have to tell it each time?
And if this works could I then go ahead and build two different systems that way? For example one audio-only system and one photo editing system -or a Mac "creative" sytem and a Win XP work-related environment? I know that boot camp etc will do the latter as well but this would also turn this into a portable system, right?
Obviously this may all change once new iMacs and/or Mac Minis are released depending on what features will be added or may go away...
Thanks
Still considering the Mac route for my next desktop. This could be a 27" iMac or a Mac Mini, not sure yet as both have advantages and disadvantages for what I'm doing.
In either case I had been thinking to install (or have installed) a SSD for the system and applications. While thinking this through and doing some reading I figured I might as well keep the internal drive for data and use external SSD drives via F/W800 for the system and applications (Photoshop, Lightroom, Cubase or ProTools).
Is it possible to use an external SSD this way and for permanent use? Will the iMac/Mac Mini just boot or do you have to tell it each time?
And if this works could I then go ahead and build two different systems that way? For example one audio-only system and one photo editing system -or a Mac "creative" sytem and a Win XP work-related environment? I know that boot camp etc will do the latter as well but this would also turn this into a portable system, right?
Obviously this may all change once new iMacs and/or Mac Minis are released depending on what features will be added or may go away...
Thanks