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  • Plugable Thunderbolt 3 NVMe SSD review: Just as fast as your MacBook Pro storage

    Wabash_SphinxWabash_Sphinx
    I recently bought OWC's Envoy ProEx, and it appears to be a close match. When I bought an iMac 2 years ago, it was a stretch to get a 1 TB SSD, so I'm super happy to have an additional 2 TB with the OWC model. Interestingly, it doesn't have a detachable cable either. For me, that's OK, because I leave it plugged in as expansion storage. As for clutter, it sits behind my iMac and isn't really visible. It's a bit cheaper than the Plugable.
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  • Plugable Thunderbolt 3 NVMe SSD review: Just as fast as your MacBook Pro storage

    Wabash_SphinxWabash_Sphinx


    I recently bought OWC's Envoy ProEx, and it appears to be a close match. When I bought an iMac 2 years ago, it was a stretch to get a 1 TB SSD, so I'm super happy to have an additional 2 TB with the OWC model. Interestingly, it doesn't have a detachable cable either. For me, that's OK, because I leave it plugged in as expansion storage. As for clutter, it sits behind my iMac and isn't really visible. It's a bit cheaper than the Plugable.
    It's also half the speed of this model. That's not a bad thing, mind you, because not everything demands this kind of speed.
    Are you looking at the Thunderbolt 3 model?  According to OWC, "Up to 2500MB/s sustained performance".  The article above says ". Plugable says the drive can deliver more than 2400 megabytes per second for read speed, and 1800 megabytes per second of write speed."

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  • Apple may be working on two new Studio Display models

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    I would have thought they would have a new display ready for the M4 releases.  I’m ready to replace my 27” iMac with the base model Mac Studio.  I currently have a second display, which is a Samsung 27” 5K, but it was only available in mat glass, and I find everything looks a little fuzzy. I don’t want to invest in obsolete technology with the current Studio Display, although I’ve been tempted.  Instead, my stopgap is to convert the iMac to a display (directions from iFixIt:  https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Convert+an+iMac+Intel+27-Inch+EMC+2639+into+an+HDMI+Monitor/165631). I’ve found a local Mac repair shoot that will do it for 2 hours labor plus parts.  That should keep me in business until there’s an updated Studio Display.
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