Internal vs External SSD for M4 iMac - MacRumors Forums
Feb 27, 2024 · To get near 3000 MB/s real life speed from an external SSD could cost more than the internal SSD upgrade. However for a reasonable cost it will not be too much slower. There will be little overall computer performance difference between 2000 and 3000 MB/s
Users data folder on an external SSD? - MacRumors Forums
Jun 30, 2007 · To set it up, you’d move your specific user folder (within the main Users folder) to an external drive and then tell macOS where to find it. Here’s the basic process: 1. Connect and format the external drive for macOS (usually APFS or Mac OS Extended). 2. Move your user folder to the external drive. 3.
External SSD for storage - A little advice please
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Moving Home Folder to External for those getting the 256GB Base …
Nov 16, 2024 · I backup several terabytes of photos, music, family iPhones, laptops, 2 iPads, and one iMac to external hard drives. My final photo edits go to hared drives, but edits in progress are done in external 2TB SSD's. Once I decide with M4 Mini I want, the home folder and apps will be on an external 2-4TB SSD.
Disadvantages of choosing M4 Pro Mini with 512GB vs 1TB SSD
Oct 6, 2020 · Anyhow, working with a cramped internal drive wasn't ideal obviously, so I attached a Samsung T7 Shield 2 TB external USB 3.2 SSD and kept the Photos Library there. It felt like such a waste having 775 GB of empty space on the internal drive though. So, for my M4 Mac mini, I went with 512 GB internal, and a 4 TB external USB 4 SSD.
Mac mini M4 - about to buy one, which model, external hard drive …
Dec 3, 2024 · I picked up an OWC 1M2 SSD enclosure and a WD SN770 1TB SSD during Black Friday sales. I've moved my home directory and most 3rd-party apps of the M1 mini to the external SSD and will use it with the M4 mini once it arrives. The OS is going to stay on the internal drive. On the M1 mini the 1M2/SN770 is a bit faster than the internal 512GB SSD.
OWC's Thunderbolt 5 External SSD for Latest Macs is Impressively …
Apr 12, 2001 · Announced in September, OWC's Envoy Ultra external SSD is compatible with Apple's latest Macs, and it has Thunderbolt 5 support for advertised data transfer speeds of more than 6GB per second. That is up to double the speeds that OWC's previous high-end external SSDs with Thunderbolt 3/Thunderbolt 4 support can achieve.
Apple Intelligence disabled when booting from external drive
Nov 11, 2024 · As for why Apple Intelligence isn't allowed when booting from an external drive - it's almost certainly security. Apple's security chip (built into M-series, but basically the same as the T2 chip on the last few Intel generations) can only fully secure the internal SSD. External SSDs can't be truly secured, even with an encrypted file system.
2019 iMac external SSD upgrade - MacRumors Forums
Mar 3, 2023 · Hi, Looking for some recommendations for an external boot ssd (2tb) for my slowing 2019 27” iMac. I’m hoping that it will breathe some new life into this machine that seems to be aging rather quickly. Thanks for your help!
An external SSD that matches the speed of the internal SSD on a …
Oct 20, 2009 · It'd have to be a TB5 external SSD, AFAIK only becoming available as ready drives at the moment, but no TB5 enclosures yet, e. g. OWC Envoy Ultra – 6,000MB/s Thunderbolt 5 Portable SSD Brings revolutionary speeds of over 6,000MB/s while also getting the highest speeds possible for Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, and USB4 machines.