I’m facing a similar decision but don’t really know which way to jump…
It’s like this….I have a mid 2010 27” iMac running Yosemite with a 2TB conventional internal drive. I really ought to upgrade to El Cap (so I can use the latest version of InDesign) but part of me thinks selling the iMac and getting a more recent one might be a better bet than upgrading to SSD (I mean, the iMac is six years old so probably nearer the end of its life than the beginning). Thoughts anybody? P ---- Phil Ward Skype: aphilw E: [email protected] W: philward.biz W: audio-icons.com W: soundcloud.com/philberish W: peggysdiaries.wordpress.com • Freelance writer and product designer. • Contributor to Sound on Sound magazine. • UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com. > On 13 Apr 2016, at 10:45, andrew lancaster <[email protected]> wrote: > > Gilly, the SSD which Sam fitted in my iMac (which is about 5 years old) has > transformed it. You won't regret your decision!! > > Andrew > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 13 Apr 2016, at 10:12, Gillian Snoxall <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Hi Sam, >> >> I have decided to follow your advice and install an SSD before upgrading to >> El Capitan. Which SSD would you recommend? >> >> Gilly >> >> >> >>> On 13 Apr 2016, at 09:55, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> I’ve not had or seen any of those issues after upgrading to El Capitan, >>> it’s been relatively smooth sailing so far (if you have an SSD installed) >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Sam >>> r please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. >>> >>>> On 13 Apr 2016, at 09:31, mac98aop <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Phil >>>> >>>> Just wondering how your El Cap upgrade is going now you've had it a few >>>> months? >>>> >>>> My father has updated (I've held off as love Mavericks) and had all sorts >>>> of issues, 'lost' images from iPhoto, duplicate Contacts, Safari not >>>> remembering passwords.... is it a horrid headache or has he just had a bad >>>> time of it. >>>> >>>> I don't recall ever being so frightened of updating a Mac! Feels all very >>>> 'Windozey' to me :( >>>> >>>> On Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 11:26:10 PM UTC, Phil Tomlinson wrote: >>>> I would certainly vouch for Sam's opinion here - he installed a 1 Tb SSD >>>> into my old iMac which was considerably crippled by El Capitan and it's >>>> brilliant. >>>> Phil Tomlinson >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad <https://yho.com/footer0> >>>> >>>> On Friday, March 18, 2016, 4:23 am, Sam - MacAmbulance <in...@ >>>> <>macambulance.co.uk <http://macambulance.co.uk/>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Installing El Cap, even as a fresh install, on a Mac with a rotational >>>> hard drive (ie non-SSD) will slow it down noticeably. I’d install an SSD >>>> and then upgrade to El Cap. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Sam >> >> >> -- >> 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] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug >> <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug > <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
