tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797526579651167122.post5286023528720700518..comments2023-12-25T15:44:39.990+00:00Comments on Views of a Coder: Adding fast external disks to various Mac models, with benchmarksThomas Tempelmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17366020023638328512noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797526579651167122.post-57679937568160462572017-04-09T09:27:28.365+01:002017-04-09T09:27:28.365+01:00I'd tried an external SSD with my 2009 iMac an...I'd tried an external SSD with my 2009 iMac and performance of USB 2 was just ridiculously bad. I ended up opening the iMac (easier but trickier than expected, but well worth it) and replace the DVD drive with an SSD and also replacing the big HD while I was on it. Now it's all combined as a 4TB fusion drive and runs surprisingly smooth.<br /><br />For other iMacs I've successfully Karstenhttps://briksoftware.comnoreply@blogger.com