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does the 2013 iMac use PCI flash
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does this mean if you BTO to a bigger capacity drive then it will be faster like with the retina pro?
ok
i asked this on macbook air forums wondering if its same for imac :
is it worth upgrading 256gb to 1tb if i do not need the capacity, just the speed
thanks
As it has been stated elsewhere, I doubt you will notice the speed difference. Are you sure 256GB will be big enough? If not then consider getting a 512GB SSD.
The biggest speed boost is from the 128GB to 256GB SSDs on the MacBooks and that would be worth it, especially since 128GB is so small.
There have been some threads that the lower capacity SSDs have actually been slower than the 512GB/1TB options. I think 512GB/1TB is a good option. With Thunderbolt and USB3 an external SSD can be only a few inches away with 50-80% if of the speed on the Apple PCI-Express SSDs at about 50% of the price. I upgraded my iMac 27" to 512GB SSD for about $500. For $600 I can get a Samsung EVO 1TB that will run at 400MB/sec+ in a USB3 enclosure. I have a 4TB RAID 1 array for less worthy media and backups and plan on getting the 1TB SSD as I fill up my 512GB SSD built into my iMac.
thanks for the responses
it would be purely for the speed boost, 256gb is definitely enough, I'm a heavy computer user (10 hours a day) and my entire "digital life" (everything on my mac thats not the OS etc) fits on a 16gb memory drive! i have no idea why but not gonna complain 😉
it would be purely for the speed boost, 256gb is definitely enough, I'm a heavy computer user (10 hours a day) and my entire "digital life" (everything on my mac thats not the OS etc) fits on a 16gb memory drive! i have no idea why but not gonna complain 😉