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Nov 15, 2019 10:05:47 #

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Gene51 wrote:

Nothing wrong with an SSD as an external device ot... (show quote)

On the Mac, you would want Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps). It uses the USB-C connectors found on recent Macs.

Nov 15, 2019 10:07:30 #

knelso4

Lenfagen wrote:

Has anyone added an SSD to their system as an external drive to store photographs? I want to move to an SSD in my laptop. Should I get it as an internal drive and use an HHD as an external drive?

I replaced internal HD with SSD for faster (nearly instant) recovery from hibernation and very fast reboot. Works fine. I use external HD fir backup.

Nov 15, 2019 10:12:58 #

Paul Buckhiester Loc: Columbus, GA USA

Lenfagen wrote:

Has anyone added an SSD to their system as an external drive to store photographs? I want to move to an SSD in my laptop. Should I get it as an internal drive and use an HHD as an external drive?

Check out the new Sandisk external SSDs. They are fast and small. I use the 1 and 2 TB versions.

Nov 15, 2019 10:41:32 #

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

jerryc41 wrote:

Probably a typo for HDD. Either that or it's a Hard, Hard Drive.

OK, I went to Google and found that "HDD" means the old style spinning hard drive. I'd just never heard them called this before.

Nov 15, 2019 10:46:14 #

rightofattila

Dave H2 wrote:

I have done both SSD and normal HD both internally... (show quote)

Hillary Clinton didn't have any problems erasing a hard drive.

Nov 15, 2019 10:47:35 #

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

rightofattila wrote:

Hillary Clinton didn't have any problems erasing a hard drive.

I'm sure she had someone else do it for her...

Nov 15, 2019 11:07:13 #

kcooke Loc: Alabama

Heres a reference point. I recently replaced the HHD in my MacBook Pro 13-inch, Mid 2009 in hopes of breathing new life and speed into this old laptop. It is not my main computer but i use it for travel.
With HHD the time to get to the log in screen was a little more that 2 minutes from completely off. With SSD this time is now 14 seconds. from log in to ready to go is 5 seconds now. For me the $80 for a 500gb SSD is worth it.

Nov 15, 2019 11:33:45 #

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

jackm1943 wrote:

OK, I went to Google and found that "HDD" means the old style spinning hard drive. I'd just never heard them called this before.

HDD means the spinning style hard drive. They come in two speeds generally. 5400 rpm and 7200 rpm. SSDs are considered faster and longer lasting than the HDD.

Nov 15, 2019 11:50:03 #

Canisdirus

Jagnut07 wrote:

So what does the M and M2 signify in the SSD nomenclature? I have seen both but no idea what it means
Thanks.

M is for internal and external enclosures.
M.2 is designed to plug straight into your motherboard.

Nov 15, 2019 11:55:29 #

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

kcooke wrote:

That's good for a 10 year old MacBook Pro. My Lenovo laptop with Windows 10 is 7 years old. I'm hoping for an improvement too. Your results may be hard to beat. But, I am due a new laptop, as features become outdated so quickly.

Nov 15, 2019 11:58:50 #

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

mas24 wrote:

HDD means the spinning style hard drive. They come in two speeds generally. 5400 rpm and 7200 rpm. SSDs are considered faster and longer lasting than the HDD.

I got SSD on my new computer and love not hearing everything spinning up all the time, and it is much, much faster. I'm still using HDD for my external drives on which I store image files. Might need to think about upgrading them.

Nov 15, 2019 12:01:54 #

photoman43

If your laptop has the space for an internal SSD I would add it as a replacement for the current HDD. I would get a 1 TB one as more space can be a help in processing photo images.

You can get SSDs for use as External hard drives too. I use a 1 TB SSD from Samsung with my laptop. To benefit from maximum speeds, make sure the drivers will work with your laptop's operating system. From what I have read if your laptop has win 10 you should not have any issues. If you are still using win 7, there may be some issues regarding driver compatabilities.

If I were buyng an external SSD today, I would get a 2TB SSD like this one. It is small and compact:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1346578-REG/samsung_mu_pa2t0b_am_t5_2tb_portable_ssd.html

You can also buy an SSD Enclosure and install the SSD in it. Some come with fans to dissipate the heat. Others are just a metal case where the metal case draws the heat away from the SSD. These are inexpensive and what I would use if the external drive would be for home use and not travel.

I am not an Apple user so I cannot comment on their products.

Nov 15, 2019 12:54:40 #

coachejp

Screamin Scott wrote:

I have an internal 180 GB SSD and an internal 2 TB HDD. I also have 2-4 TB external HDD's. The SSD has my OS and programs, no images or data...

Screamin,

Do you BOOT from the 4 TB drives?

Thanks for the help, Ed

Nov 15, 2019 12:57:37 #

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

coachejp wrote:

Screamin,

Do you BOOT from the 4 TB drives?

Thanks for the help, Ed

No, they are simply for data storage. My OS is on my SSD as well as LR et al.

Nov 15, 2019 13:11:11 #

JFCoupe Loc: Kent, Washington

Check out the UHH for November 14, 2019. There was a post and good information in replies about this very topic.

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