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External SSD as Startup..?

Hello.


I use an iMac 27" 2012 as the display for my MBP Retina 2014 in target disk mode when I use Logic. Is target disk mode a bad option?


Is there any budget solutions that is great via Thunderbolt if I want another ssd drive to be the startup disk for my iMac?


iMac 27″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Apr 26, 2023 1:12 AM

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Posted on Apr 26, 2023 4:54 AM

I personally use a Samsung T7 SSD as a Catalina boot drive on my 2019 iMac. I find that they give very good performance at a good price point. I get these real world speeds.


to implement that, you can use the steps in Use an external SSD as your startup disk with your iMac or Mac mini - User Tip.

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Apr 26, 2023 4:54 AM in response to Askenriddaren

I personally use a Samsung T7 SSD as a Catalina boot drive on my 2019 iMac. I find that they give very good performance at a good price point. I get these real world speeds.


to implement that, you can use the steps in Use an external SSD as your startup disk with your iMac or Mac mini - User Tip.

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Nov 16, 2023 7:24 PM in response to jeffreythefrog

I just purchased a 2tb Samsung T7 to put new life to my 2019 intel fusion iMac which was running painfully slow. Voila using it as the Sonoma startup has sped up most processes significantly. Boot is less than 1 minute and program load has improved. BTW 2tb Samsung T7 on sale at Costco for less than $100

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