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Which SSD external enclosure?
hthecraftyelf
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I have a macbook pro now with a 256SSD in it, and want to augment that to do a Windows 8 WTG install in addition to just storing data on an external drive. Ideally it'd be a 256GB SSD since those are finally affordable. How would I best do this? There are tons of USB3 enclosures and no good comparisons. Which will be the best enclosure for speed that needs no external power source?
What about Thunderbolt? I gather I'd gain a little using Thunderbolt, but not enough to warrant the cost from what I've seen?
Thanks in advance!
What about Thunderbolt? I gather I'd gain a little using Thunderbolt, but not enough to warrant the cost from what I've seen?
Thanks in advance!
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SSD drives use massively lower power than a traditional spindle mechanical hard drive, you may need mounting adapters to fit the 2.5" SSD into the external enclosure but that's about all you would need. You shouldn't have any problems.
My roommate bought a £16 usb 3.0 case and put a 256GB Crucial M4 SSD in it, and has excellent speeds with his retina MBP. (As far as I can tell, the bottleneck is the SSD)
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