Corsair EX400U as external SSD for M4 Mac mini? - MacRumors Forums
Mar 18, 2025 · For anyone interested, I took delivery of the new Corsair EX400U external SSD today, which claims data speeds of up to 4,000MB/sec sequential read and up to 3,600MB/sec sequential …
M4 MacBook Pro + External SSD Issues? - MacRumors Forums
Nov 26, 2024 · If you have an external SSD enclosure on a MacBook Pro, that is one more device that you have to carry around with you, one that can be lost or stolen compared to making the internal …
External SSD for storage - A little advice please - MacRumors Forums
Nov 9, 2024 · The alternative is to place a fresh install onto your external SSD. I’ve done this with my M4 mini but have since changed to the home folder residing on my external instead, due to Apple …
Internal vs External SSD for M4 iMac - MacRumors Forums
Feb 27, 2024 · I'm looking for technical reasons to get the internal SSD vs external SSD drive. How much of a speed difference will I see reading/writing to the external SSD? I know that Apple charges …
Best Way to Use External SSD as "Main" Drive - MacRumors Forums
May 20, 2021 · I'm setting up a new iMac soon. Internal storage is 256gb, and I'll be using a fast external 4tb Thunderbolt SSD with it as well, where most of my files will be stored. How I've handled this with …
Users data folder on an external SSD? - MacRumors Forums
Jun 30, 2007 · In the meantime, I can visit the Apple Store and purchase a 512GB SSD. I’m interested in knowing if it’s possible to easily and conveniently keep the Users data folder on an external SSD. …
External SSD Strangely Slow Read Speeds - Advice?
Feb 22, 2025 · Tom's Hardware reviews of SSD usually include not just peak performance, but sustained write performance and power efficiency, particularly important for the external enclosure …
Best External Storage for Mac mini M4 for Music Recording?
Jan 11, 2025 · External SSD for samples (and another drive on which to back that up). External SSD for completed/archived projects (and another drive on which to back that up). Internal SSD large enough …
Mac Mini M4 256GB vs 512GB? - MacRumors Forums
Jun 8, 2015 · The only thing that worries me is the 256GB Internal SSD (even though on my old Windows PC the Internal SSD is also 256GB during its 13 years life) I know of the possibility of …
2017 iMac 27" external SSD as boot drive? | MacRumors Forums
Jan 28, 2009 · When I ran this external TB drive on a 2011 iMac, used the internal for backups and the OP would need to clone the current operating system to thew SSD, connect it up and choose it as …