IMac SSD to SSD upgrade

[saladino]

So I just upgraded my 2011 iMac’s internal secondary SSD from a 256GB Samsung 840 Pro, to a 500GB Samsung 860 EVO. Is this a good upgrade? I sure appreciate the extra space, and I believe the lack of space on my previous drive was slowing down the performance. Thoughts?

 

[redheeler]

You haven't indicated how much space was left on the old SSD, but if it was almost full then yes that can slow down performance.

 

[saladino]

243 of 256 GB used

 

[nambuccaheadsau]

Crucial tells us the old 10% rule still applies to SSDs. Yes it was slow because it was overfull.

 

[saladino]

So over-provisioning doesn’t take care of this then?