Is External Thunderbolt SSD as fast as Internal SSD?

[Nandifix]

I'm considering doing this maybe 1 year down the line with the new iMac. Will an external SSD with thunderbolt be as fast an an internal SSD bought with the iMac or installed aftermarket? Thanks!

 

[phoenixsan]

I think.....

this link is worth mentioning:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...derbolt_desktop_hard_drive_is_faster_than_SSD

Can be biased, right, but still interesting to me, and maybe for you