Yeah Samsung states on Amazon, so I don’t know. And unfortunately, I don’t have someone who would put one in, and not many shops will deal most likely, unless you have bought it from Apple directly. So thats why the curiosity about the Samsung T3 drives.
Portia. > On Sep 26, 2016, at 4:29 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > > I hesitate because of the throughput to the system. The drive itself may run > at internal speeds, but how fast can it talk to the computer? The connection > type will dictate that, and unless you're using a very modern one, I doubt > you'll reach the speed of an internal connection. I could be wrong, though; I > don't know the numbers off the top of my head. > > However, you said you're using a Mac Mini. I replaced my spinning drive with > an SSD in my Mini last year, and it's worked perfectly ever since. The Minis > can do this, unlike modern MacBooks, though I'd suggest a sighted person > comfortable with computers do the actual work. >> On Sep 26, 2016, at 02:14, Portia Scott <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> To add to my other reply, they run at internal SSD speeds. >>> On Sep 25, 2016, at 11:04 PM, Simon Fogarty <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Portia, >>> >>> Are these a USB 3 or thunderbolt devices? >>> >>> Yes you should be able to connect them to your mac and either run the OS >>> off them or use them as storage devices. >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> [mailto:[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Portia Scott >>> Sent: Monday, 26 September 2016 6:58 PM >>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Subject: Mac mini and SSD ideas/thoughts >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Has anyone checked out the portable, external Samsung T3 SSD’s from Amazon? >>> Do you think this would be a good idea? I thought it might, as getting it >>> to a shop to get an internal one would be hard, if you bought your mac mini >>> used or like-new from somewhere else. Maybe, just maybe, these may be >>> useful to run Mac OS? >>> >>> They are palm-sized. >>> >>> Any thoughts are welcome. >>> >>> Portia. >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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