You can also find some NVMe and AHCI TB2 SSD enclosures. TB2 - Basically the same as the TB1 drive on your iMac if you use a SATA SSD. Probably not worth it, as they are expensive. Hard to find these drives, and eBay would probably be the best way to source them.
TB1 - A SATA SSD would be about the same speed as a USB3 SSD, but you get TRIM support. Recommended for most people unless higher speeds is required. You can get a SSD external drive like the Samsung T5, or get a cheaper SATA SSD with an enclosure or USB3 SATA cable adapter. SD Card - IIRC, I think it is limited to 5000Mbps link speed, and you would only see those speeds with a high speed SD card, which is very expensive. You can run it like that for a while, and if you decide to install it internally, you could always do that later.Ĭlick to expand.Like I said, there are plenty of options for the Late 2013 iMac, all with pros and cons, here are the external options: Either an enclosure, or just a SATA adapter cable, both could be purchased for around $10. You don’t need to get Thunderbolt, you could just run it using USB. A couple weeks ago someone had a similar question on the forum, and I found a name brand 2TB 2.5 inch SDD for $128 on NewEgg. You could get internal SSDs for really cheap right now. I got a 2 TB 2.5 inch HDD that I am currently booting from a Thunderbolt enclosure, but I plan on installing it internally soon so I can use Boot Camp. I suspected based off of the description, it was just a bad HDD, and it paid off as I was right. I got it for really cheap on eBay, because they had it listed for parts.
It has a 2 or 3 TB HDD that is currently dead. I have a linch iMac, that was a BTO model with the best of everything, with exception of the storage. You could run an external drive, for now, and install it later if you want.
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