Would you suggest me to give it a try ?
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 6:15 am
Dear friends. Would be happy to get your help.
Just got a used IMac with Fusion Drive.
After having installed Windows I recognized the SSD was not provided to Windows at all.
Now I´m sitting here with that horrible performance due to the 7200rpm hard disk.
As you might know, opening up and installing hard drives is a pain - impossible for me.
Now I´ve been searching for an external SSD-Cache solution.
There are several USB 3.0 connectors and also thunderbolt.
They offer enough performance for external flash drives....
Currently there are 8GB RAM installed.
I also have an externa 64GB SSD in a USB 3.0 case.
Would you advise me to install FancyCache to use my external SSD as a cache ?
Would you say it could be really worth the try ?
Or would you say the risks are too high and the advantage too little ?
If yes, what might be the best configuration ?
What about Primo Ramdisk ?
Would you suggest me better to do a RAM upgrade (32GB) and use Primo Ramdisk to improve the performance?
Or could there be any other external SSD solution out there ?
Any help is appreciated !
Thanks a lot !
Just got a used IMac with Fusion Drive.
After having installed Windows I recognized the SSD was not provided to Windows at all.
Now I´m sitting here with that horrible performance due to the 7200rpm hard disk.
As you might know, opening up and installing hard drives is a pain - impossible for me.
Now I´ve been searching for an external SSD-Cache solution.
There are several USB 3.0 connectors and also thunderbolt.
They offer enough performance for external flash drives....
Currently there are 8GB RAM installed.
I also have an externa 64GB SSD in a USB 3.0 case.
Would you advise me to install FancyCache to use my external SSD as a cache ?
Would you say it could be really worth the try ?
Or would you say the risks are too high and the advantage too little ?
If yes, what might be the best configuration ?
What about Primo Ramdisk ?
Would you suggest me better to do a RAM upgrade (32GB) and use Primo Ramdisk to improve the performance?
Or could there be any other external SSD solution out there ?
Any help is appreciated !
Thanks a lot !