Semulov block mounts5/20/2023 Or, they can leave the drives separate if they choose (which is what I have running ML).For those who are unfamiliar with osascript, it’s a command line interface to AppleScript that allows you to execute AppleScripts and OSA language scripts from the terminal. Given that assumption (we know what those do), it's not hard to manage media files (they all go on the external storage) and everything else (on the SSD).įinally, I would submit that anyone with the skills to take apart a machine can do their own Fusion Drive cheaper than what Apple charges you. Without those, I'd be surprised if the rest of most consumer's data is more than 40 to 50GB. I would imagine the typical consumer is similar to me: most of the large data files are music, photo, and TV/movie files (the OP falls in this category too). I question the usefulness of the Fusion Drive algos. He'd still have a mass storage capability by putting the (formerly internal) HD in an enclosure. extend the usable life of the machine instead of buying a new one. The problem here is that a Fusion drive is not an option for the OP: he's running 10.6.8 and plans to stay that way. I said: "But the Fusion drive has a 128GB SSD". Point being: you have to look at more than just $/GB when considering an SSD install. I went the SSD route and used the MBP for another 2 years before replacing it with a used iMac about 6 months ago.Īnd that used (2010) iMac, which inherited the SSD from the old MBP, was half the cost of a brand new base iMac, and mine is far faster in normal usage than that new iMac. That was my experience: I was considering replacing my 1st gen 17" MBP with a new mac, when a friend suggested installing an SSD. If you re-read my third paragraph, the SSD will actually be a cost-saver in the end by increasing the performance of the old machine, making it relevant for another two years or so instead of buying a brand new one. My "massive win" comment was not aimed at a strict cost comparison between HD and SSD. A 128GB SSD can be had for around $100 hardly a bank-breaker. But if you are, your numbers are wrong a quick look at Newegg shows plenty of SSD's that are significantly less the $1/GB. Yes, the majority of large files are media files in iTunes, so a 128 or 256 GB SSD should do, then put the media files on an external drive (with the cost of drives these days it wouldn't surprise me if buying an external 2.5" drive would cost less than just the enclosure/power supply for the (now internal iMac) 3.5" drive and I'd have one less set of cable mess to deal with.īy the way, is there a utility which will allow me to power down drives until I need them? My experience is that "sleeping" drives always wake up whenever a Finder file-selector is opened. Perhaps I can find some cheap ones at eBay. According to my Activity monitor findings, am I already exhausting the available 4 GB memory? It may seem so from the explanation link posted earlier on system memory readings in the Activity monitor, as "page outs" should be at zero if there's enough RAM available, right?ĭDR2 RAM is quite costly compared to DDR3, so it might not be worth doing unless I'd really have use for it. There are only two RAM slots as far as I can remember so I'd have to scrap one of the memory modules if I was to upgrade to 6 GB. So with the iMac getting close to the ending of the warranty period I'm thinking that replacing the hard drive with an SSD could solve a lot of the problem -what do you think? Likewise I installed SMC fan control and found out the hard drive temperature was quite high (right now Disk drill says 42 C while SMC fan control says 36 C -I have no idea why they show different numbers since I assume there's only one temperature sensor, but despite this I feel the temperature is too high -anyone know?). Finally, a mechanical hard drive generates a lot of heat, so thinking an overheated hard drive could be the culprit I installed the free version of Disk drill which can display the hard drive temperature in the menu bar. I recently read some articles on the iMac's design not being the best to combat heat buildup and to make things worse, dust builds up inside as well. We have an iMac 8.1 which seems slow (lots of beachball) despite 4GB memory (should be enough for mail, web and regular everyday stuff) and a 50% full 500GB hard drive.
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