Back in 2014 I did a review of an Inateck USB3 enclosure I was testing in which I posted some comparison benchmarks to the Delock.For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.I could buy an external ssd, and try if I could move the OS and filesystem over onto it - and use the fusion drive for all my data files.I dont know how much speed I can gain by this how much slower it would be vs: 4) I could cut it open, and replace the fusion drive with an ssd and Im actually considering this.
Have seen some guides and think I could pull it off, and would be willing to take the risk (I would not risk losing data - just the machine). But there has to be a speed advantage in it over 3 for me to do so. It might be an extra thing taken down with two punches, since the hinge is broken (not at problem for me), so if I open it up anyway, I could consider replacing the hinge as well. I am tech savy. but have no experience doing any of the above with a mac - so Im really hoping someone can give me some feedback that will make me take the right decisions to make this mac live another few years. Has it always been slow If not what has changed Sierra has been better than some past OSs your iMac should have seen. Have you run Apples hardware test yet Adding more RAM can help depending on your usage. For example if the Mail program stays cached in RAM it will open near instantly. But if other programs are purging it from RAM you will be back to relying on the Fusion. I have a 1tb HDD but by leaving it on all the time and having 24gb of RAM its stays fairly snappy. MalwareBytes is a lightweight scanner that doesnt operate in the background or anything that I would recommend. While viruss are few and far between the odd adware can make its way onto your system. I downloaded adware imbedded in DivX player (trojan) and it found it and removed it. Internal SSD will offer you better performance and can TRIM unlike USB connected SSDs. I wouldnt be surprised if APFS couldnt leverage internal SSDs better as well although that is just a guess based on history. If you feel comfortable opening your iMac that would be the best option. If not an external SSD is fine too and plenty of people are doing that. Best Internal Ssd Hard Drive 2013 Upgrade My 2013I waiting on 2tb SATA SSDs to drop a bit more in price and Im going to upgrade my 2013 iMac. The Delock 42510 is the current version of the enclosure and can be purchased for 85. Aside from that, youd just need the SSD and a short Thunderbolt cable. TRIM commands work perfectly over Thunderbolt and as mentioned above, with USB3 there is no TRIM which can lead to increasingly degraded performance and write amplification.
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