zed4
Prominent Member
Hi,
Ive just bought an iMac 27 i7 3.4ghz with 16gb RAM and all the other options ticked, to replace my Dual Core Duo iMac 27. I was hoping for a big performance increase, but so far what Ive been using it for, Ive not seen one and I think this is down to file storage.
This is what I have currently .
1TB iMac drive storing OSX and apps
2TB WD USB external HDD storing Aperture library (500GB) and iTunes library (200GB)
3TB WD external firewire HDD as Time Machine backup for the above two drives
This has been working really well, but I find Aperture is a little slow and Id like a faster alternative. Obviously the bottleneck here is the USB HDD storing my libraries. So what to do?
My brother has just bought a Samsung Pro SSD for his Macbook Pro. Last night as a test we installed Mountain Lion onto it and connected it to my old iMac 27 via USB. We booted up both the old iMac running SSD over USB and the new iMac running its OSX on the internal HDD. Incredibly the old iMac booted nearly instantly, its mega fast, and thats over USB! So Im keen on the idea of fitting a SSD in my iMac, but will also look at alternatives.
I would like ideally 2TB of storage for my iTunes and Aperture library as they will grow over time, plus another 120GB for OSX and apps.
Would there be any speed difference fitting a SSD into the computer with SATA over having one fitted externally via Thunderbolt? Should I only be looking at SSD? I see WD now offer a 10,000RPM 2TB external drive with Thunderbolt but its mega expensive at £650!
Im thinking of a 2TB HDD to replace my 1TB internally, and then a 120GB SSD. Is that the best option?
Thanks,
Dan
Ive just bought an iMac 27 i7 3.4ghz with 16gb RAM and all the other options ticked, to replace my Dual Core Duo iMac 27. I was hoping for a big performance increase, but so far what Ive been using it for, Ive not seen one and I think this is down to file storage.
This is what I have currently .
1TB iMac drive storing OSX and apps
2TB WD USB external HDD storing Aperture library (500GB) and iTunes library (200GB)
3TB WD external firewire HDD as Time Machine backup for the above two drives
This has been working really well, but I find Aperture is a little slow and Id like a faster alternative. Obviously the bottleneck here is the USB HDD storing my libraries. So what to do?
My brother has just bought a Samsung Pro SSD for his Macbook Pro. Last night as a test we installed Mountain Lion onto it and connected it to my old iMac 27 via USB. We booted up both the old iMac running SSD over USB and the new iMac running its OSX on the internal HDD. Incredibly the old iMac booted nearly instantly, its mega fast, and thats over USB! So Im keen on the idea of fitting a SSD in my iMac, but will also look at alternatives.
I would like ideally 2TB of storage for my iTunes and Aperture library as they will grow over time, plus another 120GB for OSX and apps.
Would there be any speed difference fitting a SSD into the computer with SATA over having one fitted externally via Thunderbolt? Should I only be looking at SSD? I see WD now offer a 10,000RPM 2TB external drive with Thunderbolt but its mega expensive at £650!
Im thinking of a 2TB HDD to replace my 1TB internally, and then a 120GB SSD. Is that the best option?
Thanks,
Dan