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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cr00zng" data-source="post: 1800725" data-attributes="member: 318059">Agreed and I'd add couple of things...While the transfer rate is an important indicator for the performance, the response time is more important in my view. HDDs generally have 3-5 ms response time, while the SSDs have 0.1-0.3 ms response time. In another word, the SSDs are ten times faster or more, than HDDs as far as response time is concerned. The PCI x4 NVMe drives are even faster, or flashdrive as Apple calls them, around 0.02 - 0.05 ms. I do invest in older machines with latest technologies that can be installed. For example, add a 512 GB Samsung SSD to a MBP for a year or so and use it for backup purposes afterward. It may cost more than a hard drive, but I make up the difference afterward by doing so. And yes, I've even added a 1 TB SSD and no, not from Apple or OWC... ;D</blockquote>