Just to reiterate that I took Sam's advice and the SSD swap is like getting a brand new machine.
Get as big as you can afford and you won't look back. As and when I do need to upgrade the whole machine, it'll never be anything than an SSD for me. Sent on the move. Apologies for any typos and brevity. > On 13 Feb 2016, at 08:37, andrew lancaster <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'd be interested in this too - mine seems very slow compared to how I think > I remember it. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 12 Feb 2016, at 15:06, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Sam, if I was to lug my Mid-2011 21.5” 500GB iMac down to Brighton sometime, >> how much would it cost to replace its drive with a swanky SSD? >> >> I’m very pleased with my iMac otherwise but it’s getting slower. iDefrag >> certainly helped, no doubt there, but each time I use my partner’s MacBook >> Air it reminds me how slow my iMac is. >> >> AND >> >> I had pretty much all my photos in Aperture and I’m now using Photos with >> iCloud Library. For me it’s worked very well and so far no lost photos, no >> duplicates (apart from image versions from Aperture, or at least that’s what >> I think it is …) That’s my experience, sadly yours doesn’t sound so good. :-( >> >> >> Stephen >> >> "This [Assange] episode teaches some lessons. Essential among them is the >> fact that analysis in the corporate media is now crippled beyond repair, its >> credibility a smoking wreck.” ~ Simon Wood, daily99998271.blogspot.jp >> >> >>> On 12 Feb 2016, at 12:34, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> El Cap always slows down Macs without an SSD. You could install one into >>> your iMac for a fraction of the cost of a new Mac >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Sam >>> >>> >>> MacAmbulance Ltd. >>> Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development >>> >>> Sam Mullen ACMT >>> +44 (0)7747778022 >>> [email protected] >>> www.macambulance.co.uk >>> MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration >>> number 8466597 >>> This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain >>> privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in >>> error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. >>> >>>> On 12 Feb 2016, at 11:43, PHILIP TOMLINSON >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I started to get duplicates on transferring to El Capitan and the new >>>> Photos. I imagined that it's because I haven't selected some option or >>>> other. I haven't discovered the tick box yet though. I bought the app >>>> Beetle Cam to deal with the duplicates because it was taking me a >>>> ridiculous amount of time to delete them manually. Beetle Cam seems to do >>>> the job very well and gives you time to retrieve deleted photos in case >>>> you've made the wrong decision. >>>> However, El C is making my old iMac very slow. I'm saving up and deciding >>>> which mac to buy next! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad >>>> >>>> On Friday, February 12, 2016, 9:43 am, mac98aop <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I still haven't updated to ElCap but am edging closer. >>>> >>>> I too have an enormous photo library and Photos.app scares me! >>>> >>>> Where are all these duplicates coming from? >>>> Is it widely experienced or are there certain setups/configs that make it >>>> happen? >>>> >>>> AP >>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 11:44:57 AM UTC, Phil Tomlinson wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Dear Friends I really need advice. >>>>> This morning I tried to open “Photos” on my iMac and, although its name >>>>> appears on the menu bar, no screen appears. If I click on “photos” in the >>>>> “window” menu, a screen does appear but it is blank and empty. Most of >>>>> the other menu items are greyed out. >>>>> Several things that I did recemtly may possibly have a bearing on this >>>>> awful, terrible event:- >>>>> 1. I installed “BeetleCam” duplicate cleaner first on my iPad, then on my >>>>> Mac and used it a couple of times. All seemed well. >>>>> 2. I purchased some file space on Google Photos and backed up all of my >>>>> pictures in Photos onto it. It finished backing up yesterday. All seemed >>>>> well. This morning Photos is empty!!! >>>>> I still have all my pictures in the iOS version of Photos on my iPad, >>>>> thank God, but I worry that if I sync my iPad with my iMac, they too will >>>>> disappear…. All my pictures are available on Google’s “Photos” but the >>>>> quality isn’t as good as on Mac Photos. >>>>> I want my Photos back!! >>>>> >>>>> Phil >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/smug/-yiCI0-gr6w/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. 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