Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Other Apple Products
Other Hardware and Peripherals
best place to buy SSD drive for imac?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1852826" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>The problem is that there are so many different, incompatible, types off SSD's for Macs. You can't just choose the lowest price 1TB SSD from New Egg, for instance, you have to make absolutely sure that it will fit your year and model of Mac:</p><p></p><p>The Ultimate Guide to Apple’s Proprietary SSDs</p><p><a href="https://beetstech.com/blog/apple-proprietary-ssd-ultimate-guide-to-specs-and-upgrades" target="_blank">Apple Proprietary SSDs: Ultimate Guide to Specs & Upgrades | BeetsBlog</a></p><p></p><p>On top of that, there are all sorts of different technologies used in SSD's, even if they are made for your year and model Mac. You don't have to worry too much about this, even middling SSD's have good performance, but you DO have to make absolutely sure that you aren't purchasing an SSD that lacks DRAM:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybIXsrLCgdM&t=12s" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p><p></p><p>Finally, you have to make sure that the SSD that you get will support Apple's implementation of TRIM, *or* it includes it's own version of TRIM in firmware.</p><p></p><p>So, it really pays to go with a company that knows their stuff about Macs, like OWC, and which will assure you that the SSD you purchase will work with your Mac and that it won't be a dog.</p><p></p><p>Another choice is to purchase your SSD from a company that only makes SSD's for the Mac, like AngelBird:</p><p><a href="http://www.angelbird.com/en/prod/ssd-wrk-for-mac-929/" target="_blank">SSD WRK - Solid State Drive for Mac PC with TRIM | Angelbird</a></p><p><a href="http://barefeats.com/hard213.html" target="_blank">Angelbird SSD wrk = native TRIM for Mac</a></p><p></p><p>Good SSD review sites:</p><p><a href="http://www.anandtech.com/tag/ssd" target="_blank">SSDs - Latest Articles and Reviews on AnandTech</a></p><p><a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,3269.html" target="_blank">http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,3269.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.barefeats.com" target="_blank">http://www.barefeats.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1852826, member: 190607"] The problem is that there are so many different, incompatible, types off SSD's for Macs. You can't just choose the lowest price 1TB SSD from New Egg, for instance, you have to make absolutely sure that it will fit your year and model of Mac: The Ultimate Guide to Apple’s Proprietary SSDs [url=https://beetstech.com/blog/apple-proprietary-ssd-ultimate-guide-to-specs-and-upgrades]Apple Proprietary SSDs: Ultimate Guide to Specs & Upgrades | BeetsBlog[/url] On top of that, there are all sorts of different technologies used in SSD's, even if they are made for your year and model Mac. You don't have to worry too much about this, even middling SSD's have good performance, but you DO have to make absolutely sure that you aren't purchasing an SSD that lacks DRAM: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybIXsrLCgdM&t=12s]YouTube[/url] Finally, you have to make sure that the SSD that you get will support Apple's implementation of TRIM, *or* it includes it's own version of TRIM in firmware. So, it really pays to go with a company that knows their stuff about Macs, like OWC, and which will assure you that the SSD you purchase will work with your Mac and that it won't be a dog. Another choice is to purchase your SSD from a company that only makes SSD's for the Mac, like AngelBird: [url=http://www.angelbird.com/en/prod/ssd-wrk-for-mac-929/]SSD WRK - Solid State Drive for Mac PC with TRIM | Angelbird[/url] [url=http://barefeats.com/hard213.html]Angelbird SSD wrk = native TRIM for Mac[/url] Good SSD review sites: [url=http://www.anandtech.com/tag/ssd]SSDs - Latest Articles and Reviews on AnandTech[/url] [url]http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,3269.html[/url] [url]http://www.barefeats.com[/url] [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Other Apple Products
Other Hardware and Peripherals
best place to buy SSD drive for imac?
Top