08-28-2018, 03:31 PM
Mid 2011 27 in. iMac with 12 gig ram and a 1 TB platter drive.
Currently using 212 Gig on the internal drive. I have 2 external platters. One is a 3 TB time machine back up and the other is a 1 TB drive with photos and music. The 1 tb drive is also backed up on time machine and the photos are also in iCloud.
Computer is a bit slow at times and I get beach balls on occasion. I'd like to do a SSD, but I will not open the machine by myself. Local authorized mac shop will put in a drive for about $400. Seems high to me. What about using an external drive as a boot drive and keeping the internal platter for data? If that's a good idea, what kind of drive should I buy? Where? I've looked at OWC of course and also elsewhere, but I really don't understand what I'm looking at.
Any suggestions sincerely appreciated.
Currently using 212 Gig on the internal drive. I have 2 external platters. One is a 3 TB time machine back up and the other is a 1 TB drive with photos and music. The 1 tb drive is also backed up on time machine and the photos are also in iCloud.
Computer is a bit slow at times and I get beach balls on occasion. I'd like to do a SSD, but I will not open the machine by myself. Local authorized mac shop will put in a drive for about $400. Seems high to me. What about using an external drive as a boot drive and keeping the internal platter for data? If that's a good idea, what kind of drive should I buy? Where? I've looked at OWC of course and also elsewhere, but I really don't understand what I'm looking at.
Any suggestions sincerely appreciated.