I’ve been looking for ways to improve the responsiveness of my old iMac (24” mid-2007). I’ve upgraded the hard drive already to a Samsung 5400RPM 2TB model, but I still get the beachball fairly often. I’m not complaining - it’s amazing that this thing can still run the latest OS. However, I would like something that responds better.
Which leads me to my question. I had a hard time replacing the hard drive in this Mac, and don’t want to repeat the experience, if possible. Can I put an SSD in Firewire 800 or 400 enclosure, and would I experience a significant improvement in responsiveness? Most people focus on the improvement in raw speed, which would be lost due to the relatively slow transfer rate of Firewire. However, one of an SSDs big advantages is in seek times/IOPs/latency, which I’d still get with Firewire. So has anyone tried using an SSD in a Firewire enclosure, and did they see an improvement in performance? Firewire 800 is also a good bit more expensive than FW400; would it make a big difference? Thanks, Eric -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
