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<blockquote data-quote="MikeFromMesa" data-source="post: 1797180" data-attributes="member: 305741"><p>A couple of years ago I bought a Thunderbolt external ssd that also had a usb 3 connection for use in making CCC backups. Much to my surprise the usb 3 connection was noticeably faster than the Thunderbolt connector so I used the device in that configuration. I mention that only because it made me realize that speed specs may not reflect actual hardware speed when in use in a real machine.</p><p></p><p>When I found I needed an external drive I bought a Samsung ssd and a 2.5" SATA external drive enclosure optimized for ssd and have been using that as my external drive for the past 18 months or so *. Recently I have thought about getting a larger external drive to hold my digital photos but thought I should ask what might be the fastest type of drive and connection. As it is I use my external drive to hold many of my apps since my Mini ssd is not large, and so would want the fastest thing I could get using the fastest connection I could use.</p><p></p><p>Not really being familiar with computer hardware I thought I should ask before I spent any money. Can anyone tell me what is the fastest thing I could attach to my Late 2014 Mac Mini. It is not a speed demon but it is configured with the only i7 chip available for the Mini I could get at the time, so I think it should be able to support whatever is the fastest external drive I can buy.</p><p></p><p>What is the current speed demon in external ssd hardware? I might also want to use this with my 15" MBP with its new usb hardware.</p><p></p><p>* I did some checking and found that it was actually almost 3 years ago. No wonder I am thinking about getting something faster.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MikeFromMesa, post: 1797180, member: 305741"] A couple of years ago I bought a Thunderbolt external ssd that also had a usb 3 connection for use in making CCC backups. Much to my surprise the usb 3 connection was noticeably faster than the Thunderbolt connector so I used the device in that configuration. I mention that only because it made me realize that speed specs may not reflect actual hardware speed when in use in a real machine. When I found I needed an external drive I bought a Samsung ssd and a 2.5" SATA external drive enclosure optimized for ssd and have been using that as my external drive for the past 18 months or so *. Recently I have thought about getting a larger external drive to hold my digital photos but thought I should ask what might be the fastest type of drive and connection. As it is I use my external drive to hold many of my apps since my Mini ssd is not large, and so would want the fastest thing I could get using the fastest connection I could use. Not really being familiar with computer hardware I thought I should ask before I spent any money. Can anyone tell me what is the fastest thing I could attach to my Late 2014 Mac Mini. It is not a speed demon but it is configured with the only i7 chip available for the Mini I could get at the time, so I think it should be able to support whatever is the fastest external drive I can buy. What is the current speed demon in external ssd hardware? I might also want to use this with my 15" MBP with its new usb hardware. * I did some checking and found that it was actually almost 3 years ago. No wonder I am thinking about getting something faster. [/QUOTE]
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