GMP24 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Hi, I am wanting to run an orchestral library off a SSD to my 2015 MacBook Pro. Now I have a free Thunderbolt 2 port and also a USB 3.0 A little digging led me to the conclusion that although TB2 is theoretically faster than USB 3.0 (20Gbps c.f. 5 Gbps) or I guess roughly in MBps that's going to be 2.5GBps (TB2) c.f. ~625MBps (USB3.0), the transfer speed may be limited (bottleneck) by the drive speed itself (probably around 550MBps. Is this the correct conclusion? and if so, is there any point in trying to get a TB2 link working given that there seem to be no TB2 SSD's out there (that I can find) and the alternative might be trying to cobble together a TB3 Drive-Dock-TB3/2 Adapter link to connect to the MBP anyway. Is it just easier to use USB3.0 to a compatible SSD. Whats the fastest way to arrange things on my machine? And also what's the most cost effective solution? I welcome your advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 It all depends on the type of solid state drive you're using. You also have NVMe drives: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc/aura-p12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMP24 Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Thanks Triplets, Shall check out these drives. They look very fast! G. -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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