I’m trying to upgrade my late 2013 iMac (non fusion) from a mechanical HDD to SSD.
I have a Crucial MX500 SSD, now I’m wondering if it’s going to make a significant connecting this SSD as and internal one with SATA interface or will it not be that much a difference if I use a good USB 3.0 enclosure and boot off the SSD as an external one?
=== Update (06/15/2020) ===
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Did a speed test on BlackMagic for the Crucial MX500. These seems to be orders greater than the mechanical HDD that came along with the iMac.
But the big question is, will I get better speeds if I use it internally with the SATA connect?
[image|2135919]
=== Update (06/15/2020) ===
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The verdict is out! My 1 TB Crucial MX 500 SSD connected to the internal SATA 3 interface is faster than the external USB 3.0 enclosure. Below is the speed test in Blackmagic before and after I attached the internal SSD.
Before:
[image|2136226]
After:
[image|2136218]
My biggest concern was whether it was really worth the trouble of opening up an iMac myself just to get a minor (or maybe no) difference in speed. But looking at the result I am definitely satisfied.
While I had opened it up I thought I might as well change the RAM modules, so I got a Kingston 16 GB (2x8GB) SO-DIMM kit and fit it into my Mac. My Mac is simply blazing now. I am so happy with the results. I normally run Machine Learning algorithms on my machine and some processes like the k-fold cross validation takes about 20 mins, but now it is hardly a minute.
Some pics of my PC Internals:
[image|2136223]
[image|2136224]
[image|2136225]
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=== Update (06/14/2020) ===
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Did a speed test on BlackMagic for the Crucial MX500 (see below my update as a reply). These seems to be orders greater than the mechanical HDD that came along with the iMac.
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But the big question is, will I get better speeds if I use it internally with the SATA connect?
I’m trying to upgrade my late 2013 iMac (non fusion) from a mechanical HDD to SSD.
I have a Crucial MX500 SSD, now I’m wondering if it’s going to make a significant connecting this SSD as and internal one with SATA interface or will it not be that much a difference if I use a good USB 3.0 enclosure and boot off the SSD as an external one?
=== Update (06/15/2020) ===
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Did a speed test on BlackMagic for the Crucial MX500. These seems to be orders greater than the mechanical HDD that came along with the iMac.
+
But the big question is, will I get better speeds if I use it internally with the SATA connect?
+
+
[image|2135919]
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=== Update (06/15/2020) ===
The verdict is out! My 1 TB Crucial MX 500 SSD connected to the internal SATA 3 interface is faster than the external USB 3.0 enclosure. Below is the speed test in Blackmagic before and after I attached the internal SSD.
Before:
[image|2136226]
After:
[image|2136218]
My biggest concern was whether it was really worth the trouble of opening up an iMac myself just to get a minor (or maybe no) difference in speed. But looking at the result I am definitely satisfied.
While I had opened it up I thought I might as well change the RAM modules, so I got a Kingston 16 GB (2x8GB) SO-DIMM kit and fit it into my Mac. My Mac is simply blazing now. I am so happy with the results. I normally run Machine Learning algorithms on my machine and some processes like the k-fold cross validation takes about 20 mins, but now it is hardly a minute.
Some pics of my PC Internals:
[image|2136223]
[image|2136224]
[image|2136225]
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=== Update (06/15/2020) ===
-
-
Did a speed test on BlackMagic for the Crucial MX500. These seems to be orders greater than the mechanical HDD that came along with the iMac.
-
-
But the big question is, will I get better speeds if I use it internally with the SATA connect?
I’m trying to upgrade my late 2013 iMac (non fusion) from a mechanical HDD to SSD.
I have a Crucial MX500 SSD, now I’m wondering if it’s going to make a significant connecting this SSD as and internal one with SATA interface or will it not be that much a difference if I use a good USB 3.0 enclosure and boot off the SSD as an external one?
=== Update (06/15/2020) ===
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The verdict is out! My 1 TB Crucial MX 500 SSD connected to the internal SATA 3 interface is faster than the external USB 3.0 enclosure. Below is the speed test in Blackmagic before and after I attached the internal SSD.
Before:
[image|2136226]
After:
[image|2136218]
My biggest concern was whether it was really worth the trouble of opening up an iMac myself just to get a minor (or maybe no) difference in speed. But looking at the result I am definitely satisfied.
While I had opened it up I thought I might as well change the RAM modules, so I got a Kingston 16 GB (2x8GB) SO-DIMM kit and fit it into my Mac. My Mac is simply blazing now. I am so happy with the results. I normally run Machine Learning algorithms on my machine and some processes like the k-fold cross validation takes about 20 mins, but now it is hardly a minute.
Some pics of my PC Internals:
[image|2136223]
[image|2136224]
[image|2136225]
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=== Update (06/15/2020) ===
+
+
Did a speed test on BlackMagic for the Crucial MX500. These seems to be orders greater than the mechanical HDD that came along with the iMac.
+
+
But the big question is, will I get better speeds if I use it internally with the SATA connect?
I’m trying to upgrade my late 2013 iMac ( non fusion) from a mechanical HDD to SSD. I have a crucial mx500, now I’m wondering if it’s going to make a significant connecting this SSD as and internal one with SATA interface or will it not be much difference if I use a good USB 3.0 enclosure and boot off the SSD as an external one?
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I’m trying to upgrade my late 2013 iMac (non fusion) from a mechanical HDD to SSD.
+
+
I have a Crucial MX500 SSD, now I’m wondering if it’s going to make a significant connecting this SSD as and internal one with SATA interface or will it not be that much a difference if I use a good USB 3.0 enclosure and boot off the SSD as an external one?
=== Update (06/15/2020) ===
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The verdict is out! My 1 TB Crucial MX 500 SSD connected to the internal SATA 3 interface is faster than the external USB 3.0 enclosure. Below is the speed test in Blackmagic before and after I attached the internal SSD.
Before:
[image|2136226]
After:
[image|2136218]
My biggest concern was whether it was really worth the trouble of opening up an iMac myself just to get a minor (or maybe no) difference in speed. But looking at the result I am definitely satisfied.
While I had opened it up I thought I might as well change the RAM modules, so I got a Kingston 16 GB (2x8GB) SO-DIMM kit and fit it into my Mac. My Mac is simply blazing now. I am so happy with the results. I normally run Machine Learning algorithms on my machine and some processes like the k-fold cross validation takes about 20 mins, but now it is hardly a minute.
I’m trying to upgrade my late 2013 iMac ( non fusion) from a mechanical HDD to SSD. I have a crucial mx500, now I’m wondering if it’s going to make a significant connecting this SSD as and internal one with SATA interface or will it not be much difference if I use a good USB 3.0 enclosure and boot off the SSD as an external one?
=== Update (06/15/2020) ===
The verdict is out! My 1 TB Crucial MX 500 SSD connected to the internal SATA 3 interface is faster than the external USB 3.0 enclosure. Below is the speed test in Blackmagic before and after I attached the internal SSD.
Before:
[image|2136226]
After:
[image|2136218]
My biggest concern was whether it was really worth the trouble of opening up an iMac myself just to get a minor (or maybe no) difference in speed. But looking at the result I am definitely satisfied.
While I had opened it up I thought I might as well change the RAM modules, so I got a Kingston 16 GB (2x8GB) SO-DIMM kit and fit it into my Mac. My Mac is simply blazing now. I am so happy with the results. I normally run Machine Learning algorithms on my machine and some processes like the k-fold cross validation takes about 20 mins, but now it is hardly a minute.
Some pics of my PC Internals:
[image|2136223]
[image|2136224]
[image|2136225]
I’m trying to upgrade my late 2013 iMac ( non fusion) from a mechanical HDD to SSD. I have a crucial mx500, now I’m wondering if it’s going to make a significant connecting this SSD as and internal one with SATA interface or will it not be much difference if I use a good USB 3.0 enclosure and boot off the SSD as an external one?
=== Update (06/15/2020) ===
The verdict is out! My 1 TB Crucial MX 500 SSD connected to the internal SATA 3 interface is faster than the external USB 3.0 enclosure. Below is the speed test in Blackmagic before and after I attached the internal SSD.
Before:
[image|2136226]
After:
[image|2136218]
My biggest concern was whether it was really worth the trouble of opening up an iMac myself just to get a minor (or maybe no) difference in speed. But looking at the result I am definitely satisfied.
While I had opened it up I thought I might as well change the RAM modules, so I got a Kingston 16 GB (2x8GB) SO-DIMM kit and fit it into my Mac. My Mac is simply blazing now. I am so happy with the results. I normally run Machine Learning algorithms on my machine and some processes like the k-fold cross validation takes about 20 mins, but now it is hardly a minute.
Some pics of my PC Internals:
[image|2136223]
[image|2136224]
[image|2136225]
I’m trying to upgrade my late 2013 iMac ( non fusion) from a mechanical HDD to SSD. I have a crucial mx500, now I’m wondering if it’s going to make a significant connecting this SSD as and internal one with SATA interface or will it not be much difference if I use a good USB 3.0 enclosure and boot off the SSD as an external one?
=== Update (06/15/2020) ===
The verdict is out! My 1 TB Crucial MX 500 SSD connected to the internal SATA 3 interface is faster than the external USB 3.0 enclosure. Below is the speed test in Blackmagic before and after I attached the internal SSD.
Before:
[image|2136226]
After:
[image|2136218]
My biggest concern was whether it was really worth the trouble of opening up an iMac myself just to get a minor (or maybe no) difference in speed. But looking at the result I am definitely satisfied.
While I had opened it up I thought I might as well change the RAM modules, so I got a Kingston 16 GB (2x8GB) SO-DIMM kit and fit it into my Mac. My Mac is simply blazing now. I am so happy with the results. I normally run Machine Learning algorithms on my machine and some processes like the k-fold cross validation takes about 20 mins, but now it is hardly a minute.
Some pics of my PC Internals:
[image|2136223]
[image|2136224]
[image|2136225]
I’m trying to upgrade my late 2013 iMac ( non fusion) from a mechanical HDD to SSD. I have a crucial mx500, now I’m wondering if it’s going to make a significant connecting this SSD as and internal one with SATA interface or will it not be much difference if I use a good USB 3.0 enclosure and boot off the SSD as an external one?
=== Update (06/15/2020) ===
The verdict is out! My 1 TB Crucial MX 500 SSD connected to the internal SATA 3 interface is faster than the external USB 3.0 enclosure. Below is the speed test in Blackmagic before and after I attached the internal SSD.
Before:
[image|2136226]
After:
[image|2136218]
My biggest concern was whether it was really worth the trouble of opening up an iMac myself just to get a minor (or maybe no) difference in speed. But looking at the result I am definitely satisfied.
While I had opened it up I thought I might as well change the RAM modules, so I got a Kingston 16 GB (2x8GB) SO-DIMM kit and fit it into my Mac. My Mac is simply blazing now. I am so happy with the results. I normally run Machine Learning algorithms on my machine and some processes like the k-fold cross validation takes about 20 mins, but now it is hardly a minute.
Some pics of my PC Internals:
[image|2136223]
[image|2136224]
[image|2136225]
I’m trying to upgrade my late 2013 iMac ( non fusion) from a mechanical HDD to SSD. I have a crucial mx500, now I’m wondering if it’s going to make a significant connecting this SSD as and internal one with SATA interface or will it not be much difference if I use a good USB 3.0 enclosure and boot off the SSD as an external one?
=== Update (06/15/2020) ===
The verdict is out! My 1 TB Crucial MX 500 SSD connected to the internal SATA 3 interface is faster than the external USB 3.0 enclosure. Below is the speed test in Blackmagic before and after I attached the internal SSD.
Before:
[image|2136226]
After:
[image|2136218]
My biggest concern was whether it was really worth the trouble of opening up an iMac myself just to get a minor (or maybe no) difference in speed. But looking at the result I am definitely satisfied.
While I had opened it up I thought I might as well change the RAM modules, so I got a Kingston 16 GB (2x8GB) SO-DIMM kit and fit it into my Mac. My Mac is simply blazing now. I am so happy with the results. I normally run Machine Learning algorithms on my machine and some processes like the k-fold cross validation takes about 20 mins, but now it is hardly a minute.
Some pics of my PC Internals:
[image|2136223]
[image|2136224]
[image|2136225]
I’m trying to upgrade my late 2013 iMac ( non fusion) from a mechanical HDD to SSD. I have a crucial mx500, now I’m wondering if it’s going to make a significant connecting this SSD as and internal one with SATA interface or will it not be much difference if I use a good USB 3.0 enclosure and boot off the SSD as an external one?
=== Update (06/15/2020) ===
The verdict is out! My 1 TB Crucial MX 500 SSD connected to the internal SATA 3 interface is faster than the external USB 3.0 enclosure. Below is the speed test in Blackmagic before and after I attached the internal SSD.
Before:
[image|2136226]
After:
[image|2136218]
My biggest concern was whether it was really worth the trouble of opening up an iMac myself just to get a minor (or maybe no) difference in speed. But looking at the result I am definitely satisfied.
While I had opened it up I thought I might as well change the RAM modules, so I got a Kingston 16 GB (2x8GB) SO-DIMM kit and fit it into my Mac. My Mac is simply blazing now. I am so happy with the results. I normally run Machine Learning algorithms on my machine and some processes like the k-fold cross validation takes about 20 mins, but now it is hardly a minute.
Some pics of my PC Internals:
[image|2136223]
[image|2136224]
[image|2136225]
I’m trying to upgrade my late 2013 iMac ( non fusion) from a mechanical HDD to SSD. I have a crucial mx500, now I’m wondering if it’s going to make a significant connecting this SSD as and internal one with SATA interface or will it not be much difference if I use a good USB 3.0 enclosure and boot off the SSD as an external one?
=== Update (06/15/2020) ===
+
The verdict is out! My 1 TB Crucial MX 500 SSD connected to the internal SATA 3 interface is faster than the external USB 3.0 enclosure. Below is the speed test in Blackmagic before and after I attached the internal SSD.
Before:
[image|2136226]
After:
[image|2136218]
My biggest concern was whether it was really worth the trouble of opening up an iMac myself just to get a minor (or maybe no) difference in speed. But looking at the result I am definitely satisfied.
While I had opened it up I thought I might as well change the RAM modules, so I got a Kingston 16 GB (2x8GB) SO-DIMM kit and fit it into my Mac. My Mac is simply blazing now. I am so happy with the results. I normally run Machine Learning algorithms on my machine and some processes like the k-fold cross validation takes about 20 mins, but now it is hardly a minute.
I’m trying to upgrade my late 2013 iMac ( non fusion) from a mechanical HDD to SSD. I have a crucial mx500, now I’m wondering if it’s going to make a significant connecting this SSD as and internal one with SATA interface or will it not be much difference if I use a good USB 3.0 enclosure and boot off the SSD as an external one?
+
+
=== Update (06/15/2020) ===
+
The verdict is out! My 1 TB Crucial MX 500 SSD connected to the internal SATA 3 interface is faster than the external USB 3.0 enclosure. Below is the speed test in Blackmagic before and after I attached the internal SSD.
+
+
Before:
+
+
[image|2136226]
+
+
After:
+
+
[image|2136218]
+
+
My biggest concern was whether it was really worth the trouble of opening up an iMac myself just to get a minor (or maybe no) difference in speed. But looking at the result I am definitely satisfied.
+
+
While I had opened it up I thought I might as well change the RAM modules, so I got a Kingston 16 GB (2x8GB) SO-DIMM kit and fit it into my Mac. My Mac is simply blazing now. I am so happy with the results. I normally run Machine Learning algorithms on my machine and some processes like the k-fold cross validation takes about 20 mins, but now it is hardly a minute.
I’m trying to upgrade my late 2013 iMac ( non fusion) from a mechanical HDD to SSD. I have a crucial mx500, now I’m wondering if it’s going to make a significant connecting this SSD as and internal one with SATA interface or will it not be much difference if I use a good USB 3.0 enclosure and boot off the SSD as an external one?