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What samsung ssd should I put in my early 2009 mac pro?

Hello, I am looking to but two small samsung ssd in my mac pro. i already have the adapter brackets but i want to make sure im getting the best option of the 2.5 inchb samsung ssd.s I dont know how fast the hard drive bus is on my mac pro so i dont want to spend extra money on a drive that is too fast that the mac cant make use of the extra speed. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks much

Mac Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4), upgraded to 12 core 5,1

Posted on Jul 4, 2015 2:57 PM

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The hatter
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Jul 4, 2015 5:55 PM in response to elvstudios

To use standard 2.5" form then use SATA III PCIe controller

SATA II = 250MB/SEC

SATA III = 500MB/SEC

PCIE-SSD = 700-1500MB/SEC like SM951witj Lycom adapter


Go for cheap? Fast? But not for small and RAID0

Avoid OWC and theit controllers or Sndforce based SSDs

A blade does not use a controller, they use an adapter and both bootable and easy to use


The larger blades of 256 - 512 or more are faster


Of course any SSD will improve performance, and even a slow128GB is enough for basic boot drive


"trimforce" is part of 10.10.4

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What samsung ssd should I put in my early 2009 mac pro?

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