iMac and SSD. USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt 2?
Hi,
I have a late 2014 iMac with 2 Thunderbolt 2 ports and 4 USB 3.0 ports.
My sessions are very light but slow, even though on an SSD (Samsung T3 USB-3.1 to 3.0 SSD).
My sample, VI drive is a Glyph Blackbox Pro HDD. (too slow?)
I am looking to upgrade my sample, VI drive.
It is between the Glyph Atom Thunderbolt 3 SSD or the Samsung T5 USB 3.1 SSD.
Question: which one would be faster for my setup?
1) Glyph Atom Thunderbolt 3 SSD, with Thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapter?
or
2) Samsung T5 USB 3.1 SSD, with USB-C to 3.0 cable?
Should I utilize my second, unused Thunderbolt 2 port (the first Thunderbolt 2 port is taken by my audio interface, Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt), or just get a regular Samsung T5 USB 3.1/3.0 SSD and be done?
Would there be a big difference between Thunderbolt 2 and USB 3.0 basically?
Let me know guys!
Thanks_
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Pro Tools 2024.3
macOS 14.4
iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021)
(16GB RAM, 1TB SSD internal)
Samsung T7 x a few
Samsung 980 Pro x 2 (in Acasis TB/USB 4 enclosures)
Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt (my hero)
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