> On May 7, 2016, at 12:28 PM, Robert MacLeay <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have done (am doing) this with a 2011 iMac. I have a Crucial 480GB SSD in > an ancient OWC FW800 drive case. > > Using the BlackMagic Speed Test on the two drives shows the internal disk is > 50% faster that the external SSD, but that does not show up in real-world > responsiveness. No contest, really.
Thanks for the reports, guys. Looks like my little plan will work, though of course not as well as installing the SSD in the Mac itself. I found a couple of deals on older enclosures on eBay (FW800 + USB 2), though not as cheap as I would have liked. Once I get it set up, I’ll report back. If anyone has a Firewire 800/SATA enclosure they’d like to donate to science, I’d love to take it off your hands. 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.
